Magazine / Society / Monarchy / From the press | 28/12/2007

Europa's monarchies in times of change

In Belgium and Spain there are controversies over the role of the king, while in other countries with constitutional monarchies this role is not being questioned. How do Europe's monarchies differ?

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Main focus of Friday, 21. April 2006

Monarchy and national identity

The Queen celebrates her 80th birthday on April 21. The European press takes this as an opportunity to examine the role of monarchy in the ... » more

Belgium

Le Soir - Belgium | Monday, 12. November 2007

What is the Belgian monarchy for ?

Professor Marc Uyttendaele of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels) believes that the stature of the king has suffered from the political ... » more

Diario Sur - Spain | Tuesday, 6. November 2007

Can Belgium finally end its crisis?

"Disagreement between the Flemish and French speakers has plunged the Belgian State into a serious political crisis this time. Yesterday [November 5th] Belgium broke the ... » more

Diário de Notícias - Portugal | Tuesday, 6. November 2007

Can Belgium finally end its crisis?

For Ferreira Fernandes, Belgium is showing how national governments are not indispensable in the EU. "Belgium is the bureaucratic capital of Europe. The directives from ... » more

El País - Spain | Tuesday, 4. September 2007

Is the division of Belgium inevitable?

"The federal system is having difficulty containing the secessionist whims essentially expressed by the Flemish", notes the Spanish daily. "The Flemish are the most prosperous ... » more

Het Laatste Nieuws - Belgium | Thursday, 19. October 2006

The Belgian King celebrates victory over extreme right

"Politics is like sport. When you win, you get to go see the King. So, after Kim and Tia Hellebaut [Two Belgian athletes], Patrick Janssens ... » more

Bulgaria

Sega - Bulgaria | Tuesday, 4. December 2007

Bulgaria doubts Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's liberalism

13 MPs belonging to the National Movement Simeon II (NMSS), which is a partner in Bulgaria's coalition government, have left their party. Their resignation came ... » more

Britain

Die Zeit - Germany | Thursday, 11. January 2007

Jeremy Paxman on the deeper justification for monarchy

With today's German premiere of Stephen Frears' film 'The Queen', BBC moderator and Elizabeth biographer Jeremy Paxman explains why he remains true to his queen, ... » more

El País - Spain | Tuesday, 5. September 2006

Stephan Frears and the British Monarchy

At the Venice Mostra, British director Stephan Frears presented his film 'The Queen', about relations between Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair. Interviewed by ... » more

Luxembourg

Woxx - Luxembourg | Friday, 27. October 2006

The reinforcement of national identity in Luxembourg

David Wagner comments the proposition made by the Luxembourg member of parliament Michel Wolter to modify the national flag. "Everything indicates that times are going ... » more

Poland

Gazeta Wyborcza - Poland | Thursday, 21. December 2006

Jesus as king of Poland

Catholics in Poland revere the Virgin Mary as "Queen of Poland," because according to legend she helped the country in its fight against Swedish occupation ... » more

Romania

Romania Libera - Romania | Wednesday, 19. December 2007

Monarchistic dreams in Romania

There is talk of bringing back the Romanian monarchy. Ioan Vianu looks back at 30 December 1947, the day when Romania's communist regime forced Romanian ... » more

Spain

Diario Sur - Spain | Tuesday, 13. November 2007

Spain cannot tolerate Hugo Chavez's criticism of the King

On November 11th, behind the Ibero-American Summit held in Chili, the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, insinuated that the King of Spain had been informed ... » more

El País - Spain | Friday, 2. November 2007

A royal visit renews tension between Madrid and Rabat

King Juan Carlos of Spain is due to pay a visit to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Malilla in Morocco on Monday, November 5th. ... » more

El País - Spain | Wednesday, 31. October 2007

Isabel Burdiel says the monarchy is not Church property

The Spanish historian Isabel Burdiel regrets that "The catholic Church continues to consider that kings 'belong' to them. According to the notion that the power ... » more

ABC - Spain | Thursday, 27. September 2007

The monarchy incarnates Spanish unity

The conservative daily springs to the defence of the Spanish monarchy, whose authority is contested in a growing national debate. "Republicanism constitutes a legitimate ideological ... » more

El Periódico de Catalunya - Spain | Tuesday, 7. August 2007

José Manuel Fajardo refuses the immunity of Spanish royalty

The Spanish justice has filed a lawsuit against the satirical magazine 'El Jueves' because of a caricature of the Rotal family it considers slanderous. For the ... » more

El País - Spain | Friday, 12. October 2007

A tense national holiday in Spain

This Friday October 12th is a national holiday in Spain. The leader of the Popular Party Mariano Rajoy, in a video on YouTube, invites the ... » more

El Correo - Spain | Wednesday, 26. September 2007

Should the Spanish monarchy be abolished ?

Regional independence movements have attacked the Crown on several occasions in Spain recently. The writer Juan Bas, who was born in the Basque country, calls ... » more

La Vanguardia - Spain | Monday, 24. September 2007

Against the extremist Catalan independence movement

Around a hundred Catalan nationalists set fire to portraits of King Juan Carlos on Saturday, September 22nd in Gerona, campaigning in support of a young ... » more

Sweden

Dagens Nyheter - Sweden | Wednesday, 11. July 2007

Should Swedish King retire ?

According to a recent survey, conducted on the occasion of Crown Princess Victoria's birthday, 64 percent of all Swedes would be pleased if King Carl ... » more

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