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MacShane, Denis
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5 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Make immigrants welcome
In the left-wing liberal daily The Guardian former Minister for Europe Denis MacShane puts the argument for immigration to Britain: "There are 300,000 'non-Brit' sudents at our universities providing an economic lifeline to stretched university finance as well as creating new cohorts of young men and women who, one hopes, will appreciate their stay in Britain and become economic and political friends of Britain when they go home. ... We create new barriers and type-cast 'non-Brits' as the unwelcome other at our peril. ... Britain has to be open for business, for ideas, for people. The immigration debate as defined by the Tories, the [daily newspaper] Daily Mail, [the interests organisation] Migration Watch and the [right-wing extremist] BNP [British National Party] is about shutting down Britain."
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More from the press review on the subject » Migration, » United Kingdom
The Spanish legislatives are of great importance to the EU
The British MP Denis MacShane, former Minister of European affairs, analyses the European dimension of the legislative elections that will take place in Spain on March 9th. "Europe needs a strong, progressive, tolerant and open Spain to counter the presence of neoliberal and nationalist governments within the EU. ... . In an increasingly globalised world, the danger isn't that we might see too much of Europe in the future, but rather not enough. ... The labour party and the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) have common positions on Europe while differing on certain matters. Both can bring a lot to the next chapter of Europe's construction. And with the right-leaning tendency of numerous countries, it is important for Spain to keep a political balance within the EU as it is going through a crucial historical moment."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Domestic Policy, » Spain, » Europe
Denis MacShane explains why the EU must not forget Mladic
In an article that has also been published in the English press, the former British MP Denis MacShane, who was notably responsible for Balkan issues between 2001-2005, salutes the Netherlands and Belgium for having blocked negotiations for Serbia's EU accession. "Saying Serbia can open EU membership talks without first handing over Mladic was seen as a way of supporting the pro-European politicians in Belgrade. Yet the policy shift was a dramatic reversal of existing EU policy in the Balkans, as Europe had always made EU membership conditional on cooperation with the international tribunal in The Hague. ... Belgium and the Netherlands stopped other EU foreign ministers from turning a blind eye to genocidal massacres reminiscent of the second world war."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU enlargement, » EU Policy, » Netherlands, » Belgium, » Europe, » Serbia
Great Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Denis MacShane, the British Labour politician and former Minister of State for Europe, portrays his party colleague Gordon Brown: "Brown is an intellectual. He received a doctorate for a paper on the early history of the Labour party when he was just 22. He devours books. ... The security officers who patrolled the Treasury regularly stumbled upon a figure crouched in a corner of the library behind a huge pile of books and papers. He writes endlessly. He used to host a breakfast seminar for intellectuals and professors almost every week. At conferences, he runs around from group to group with a notebook in his hand, asking for ideas and discussing how these can be put into practice in the form of policies that win voters rather than alienating them (as the Left has done for several years now in so many countries). As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon cultivated a serious image, but he's funny and good company, particularly when he's talking about Scottish football teams."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » United Kingdom
Does the EU really want Turkey?
An ardent advocate of Turkey and the EU, Denis MacShane, former British Minister for Europe (2002-2003), considers "disgraceful" the attitude of some member states towards the country in an article that has already appeared in the daily 'Financial Times'. "Turkey, of course, does much to drive its friends in the west quite mad. The trials of writers and journalists are an insult to any notion of democracy. The occupation of northern Cyprus and refusal to normalise relations with Nicosia is intolerable – but is likely to last forever if Europe continues to patronise the Turks. ... Leaving Turkey turning on the spit of European debate – roasted by condescension, ignorance and hostility – will transform one of Europe's greatest assets into a source of conflict and tension."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU enlargement, » Turkey
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