08/09/2008

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Dossier | 14/05/2008

Israel and Europe

Israel declared its independence sixty years ago. How have relations developed since then between the countries of Europe and the Jewish state? And what is expected of the European Union in the Middle East conflict? » more

Background On the road for sixty years
Essay Tough Love
Interview "Europe abandoned its moral voice"

Dossier | 06/05/2008

Narrating the Nation

Colonialism, two World Wars, genocide of the Jews, communist tyranny and Europe's separation: Does such a historical legacy permit the development of a common european identity? » more

Essay Europe’s oppressive legacy
Article A history of European identity
Article Colonialism in the European memory

Dossier | 11/03/2008

The Year 1968

The protests of 1968 became an important chapter in the national history of many European countries. Retrospectives, memories and analyses play a central role in the debates in Eastern and Western Europe. To what extent were the events in different European countries connected, therefore constituting a European movement? » more

Debate 1968 - a European movement?
Background The March 1968 events
Analysis “We demand the impossible”

Dossier | 19/02/2008

Euro

Fifteen of the 27 EU states belong to the euro zone. While the "old” EU states Britain, Denmark and Sweden have chosen to remain outside the currency union, the new eastern European members are particularly eager to join. How strong is the unifying power of the euro? » more

Debate The symbolic power of the euro
Essay The Euro Shows: History Rewards the Brave

Dossier | 05/02/2008

Communist Secret Services

A central question for Europe's post-communist states is how to deal with the legacy of the old regimes, in particular the secret police files. Should they be closed and forgotten or made accessible to the public for review? » more

Debate Coming to terms with the past in Eastern Europe
Article 18 years after the opening of the Stasi archives
Analysis Sluggish processing of the past

Dossier | 30/05/2007

Controversy over Soviet Monuments

The relocation of a Soviet monument from the centre of the Estonian capital Tallinn to another site has led to serious rioting and a diplomatic imbroglio. The controversy over the bronze statue in Estonia provides an illustration of Eastern Europe's approach to history and of relations between Russia and Europe. » more

Debate The Controversy over Soviet Monuments in Eastern Europe
Pictures Dismantling Memorials in a Wave of Iconoclasm
Article Russia’s new-old places of memory

Dossier | 18/04/2007

Holocaust Denial

In the battle against right-wing extremism German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries wants an EU-wide ban on denial of the Holocaust. But does such a ban make sense? And wouldn't it encroach on freedom of expression? » more

Debate Should Holocaust Denial be Banned?
Article The memory of the Holocaust in Israel and Germany

Dossier | 22/03/2007

European Identity

The EU is celebrating its birthday, but it's not quite sure of its identity. The celebrations suggest its story began 50 years ago, but does everyone see it this way? What is the nature of Europe? And where are its borders? » more

Debate European Identity
Background 50 years Treaties of Rome

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Change through rapprochement

At a four-way summit in Damascus, French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the Middle East conflict and the nuclear dispute with Iran with his counterparts from Syria, Qatar and Turkey. Sarkozy hopes his efforts will bring Syria out of its international isolation. Will the summit help foster political development in the Middle East?

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