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Berggren, Henrik
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Socialist danger
The Socialist Party's decision to form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party represents a danger for Serbia, comments the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. "The ultra-nationalists must be prevented from taking Serbia on another goose chase at all costs. ... The problem is that coalition governments in Serbia mostly lead parties to usurp parts of the state apparatus in a bid to protect their own interests. From this perspective, rumours that the Socialists will receive the Interior Ministry are unsettling. But this is also a historic opportunity. The Socialists' breach with the Milosevic era can pave the way for the extradition of war criminals to the International Tribunal in The Hague."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU enlargement, » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Europe, » Serbia
Criticism about reserving WC tickets for business
Columnist Henrik Berggren is annoyed that many of the tickets for World Cup games aren't on sale for fans. He points out that sixteen percent of the three million tickets have been reserved for sponsors, and eleven percent for a Swiss travel agency selling luxury trips, adding up to over a quarter of the tickets. "This is just another example of the quasi-feudal privileges which business leaders have conferred upon themselves over the past few years. This was also evident in the Swiss Skandia scandal and the Enron scandal in the US. The fact that certain companies are using the tickets to spoil journalists, civil servants and politicians doesn't improve things. If football is one of the basic values that define Europe, as British historian Tony Judt argues, then the future looks bleak."
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More from the press review on the subject » Sport, » Europe
Controversy over the caricatures of Muhammad
Henrik Berggren says Jyllands-Posten's apology comes too late, and is only half-hearted. "In the big picture of things, the EU states are now called on to show solidarity with Denmark. Not with the 'Jyllands-Posten' cartoons, which Bill Clinton quite rightly compared with 1930s anti-Semitic pictures, but against countries which make no distinction between state power and free civil society. The stance adopted by Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is perfectly understandable. To discuss things that have been published in Danish newspapers with official representatives from other states would be an indirect attack on freedom of the press and freedom of expression. At the same time, one of the main purposes of diplomacy is to discuss issues with representative of regimes with whom one disagrees. The internal criticism of the Danish government's chaotic behaviour also shows it should have more actively sought dialogue, without compromising its basic position in this issue."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Denmark
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