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Landini, Olivier
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Unions of Europe, unite!
In view of the Europe-wide anti-austerity protests by thousands of workers the daily Le Quotidien comments that we are seeing the birth of a new European workers' movement: "Parallel to the construction of the European Union, Barroso's European Commission and of the Treaty of Lisbon, for several years we've also been seeing the emergence of another Europe, that of the workers' struggle. ... Incidentally the unions are already one step ahead of the nation states that comprise the EU. The European Trade Union Confederation already has the large Turkish and Swiss unions as members. This cross-border trade union solidarity is a new phenomenon, one with which politicians will now have to come to terms. If there is sense to the 'divide and rule' principle, the European unions have certainly tapped into it to create a new strike force against the liberal Europe that is taking shape even as they watch."
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Olivier Landini on European identity
Writing for the daily Le Quotidien, Olivier Landini reflects on Europe's identity, its origins and foundations: "Is it [the basis for Europe's identity] a religion, as a large part of the opponents to Turkey's EU accession claim? The Christian roots of almost all European countries are indeed undeniable. But are these roots and the values they entail still really productive nowadays? Are they still acceptable for all? Can today's 500 million Europeans still recognise a unifying principle in them today? Yes, the churchgoers would answer in chorus. But what about the others - the millions of secularists, atheists and also Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and other followers of sundry religions? Can we just pretend they're not there? … Yes, Europe has a Christian legacy, but today's European society is very diverse. The invasions, movements, migration, and influences to which the continent has been subjected are many in number. And this has shaped Europe's history."
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