World News
Euroviews. COVID-19 is the catalyst we need to fight nationalism – by uniting us all to solve the crisis ǀ View
As a global problem encompassing oceans and continents, the idea that a pandemic is considered to be a country-specific problem is one of the most short-sighted considerations that world leaders have drawn.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. An independent Scotland isn’t ready for EU membership. It needs a constitution first ǀ View
I am still unconvinced that the SNP really wants to lead a new independent Scotland into the EU. The SNP only brings up EU membership as a persuasive argument to achieve independence more easily.
Germany
Euroviews. George Soros: The rise of nationalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall ǀ View
The fall of the Berlin Wall dramatically and suddenly accelerated the collapse of communism in Europe. Thirty years later, the situation is very different. International cooperation has hit serious roadblocks, and nationalism became the dominant creed.
European Union
New far-right alliance in European Parliament
Before the European elections there was a lot of talk about a nationalist wave – well, that didn't quite materialize, but the far-right parties see themselves as a force to be reckoned with. This week they gave birth to a new parliamentary group.