Now playing Next Bulgaria Euroviews. Racism at the heart of Bulgarian football is becoming a litmus test for the rule of law ǀ View The racism on display at the Bulgaria v England match is only part of a wider picture of intimidation and hooliganism in the country - and the rot goes straight to the upper echelons of power. 01/11/2019
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Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. Instead of ignoring abuses of its member states, the EU must defend its citizens’ rights ǀ View What is certainly questionable is whether there has really been a paradigm shift in countries that wish to take part in the European project; a change which has meant going from being old nation states to becoming new member states. 24/09/2019
Now playing Next China Euroviews. I once was a Chinese nationalist. Hong Kong changed my mind ǀ View In the images of millions upon millions of Hong Kongers marching peacefully for a better future, I see the Hong Kong I fell in love with. 09/09/2019