Many European Nations Don't Confront Past Atrocities
Vladimir V. Putin laying a wreath in the Katyn forest during a Russian-Polish ceremony in 2010.Credit Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters Can Germany ever close the chapters of World War II? Over the past 60 years, successive German governments have been compensating victims of the Holocaust. In my latest Letter From Europe, I write about the battle over how to pay pensions to Holocaust survivors who volunte
Europe's 'oldest prehistoric town' unearthed in Bulgaria
The prehistoric town at Provadia features two-storey houses and a defensive wall Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have uncovered the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe. The walled fortified settlement, near the modern town of Provadia, is thought to have been an important centre for salt production.
Eric Hobsbawm obituary
Had Eric Hobsbawm died 25 years ago, the obituaries would have described him as Britain's most distinguished Marxist historian and would have left it more or less there. Yet by the time of his death at the age of 95, he had achieved a unique position in the country's intellectual life. In his later years he became arguably Britain's most respected historian of any kind, recognised if not endorsed
Opinion | Can Europe Survive the Rise of the Rest? (Published 2012)
Oxford, England WHO won the most medals at the Olympics? Europe. Who has the largest economy in the world? Europe again. And where do most people want to go on holiday? Europe, of course. On many measures of power, the European Union belongs with the United States and China in a global Big Three. Yet say that to officials in Beijing, Washington or any other world capital today and they would proba
Black Market for Body Parts Spreads Among the Poor in Europe (Published 2012)
In Kovin, Serbia, Pavle Mircov has advertised a kidney for sale online after losing his job.Credit...Ian Willms for The New York Times BELGRADE, Serbia — Pavle Mircov and his partner, Daniella, nervously scan their e-mail in-box every 15 minutes, desperate for economic salvation: a buyer willing to pay nearly $40,000 for one of their kidneys. The couple, the parents of two teenagers, put their org
Welcome Back to 1931
Recover your password. A password will be e-mailed to you. By J. Bradford DeLong and Barry Eichengreen New preface to Charles Kindleberger, The World in Depression 1929-1939 Charles Kindleberger’s classic book on the Great Depression was originally published 40 years ago. In the preface to a new edition, two leading economists argue that the lessons are as relevant as ever. The parallels between E
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EDL takes part in far-right European rally in Denmark
The English Defence League is hoping to strengthen ties with counterparts in other European countries Far-right groups from across Europe are holding a rally in Denmark aimed at setting up what they term an anti-Islamic alliance across the continent. The demonstration has been organised by various groups who are concerned about the "Islamification of Europe". The English Defence League (EDL), whic
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Environmentally Correct Europe Turns to Coal
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm: an appreciation
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-01/the-idea-of-europe-needs-to-catch-up-with-reality.html
Roma 'face same inequalities in west Europe as in east'
Jean Renoir’s Timely Lessons for Europe (Published 2012)
Across Angry Europe, Voting for 'The Other Lot'
Interview With Roma Boy Used for Inflammatory Swiss Magazine Cover
Greece-Germany tension rises, reflects wider European rift
RETHINKING THE IDEA OF ‘CHRISTIAN EUROPE’