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Dossier | 20/08/2008

Prague 1968

Prague 1968

On August 21 1968, the troops of the Warsaw Pact marched into Prague and put an abrupt end to the reform programme which the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia had proclaimed that spring. How did the failure of Prague Spring affect people in Eastern and Western Europe? » más

Entrevista "The experiment came to a slow and sad end"
Artículo As the tanks came
Imágenes The unknown photographer

Dossier | 14/05/2008

Israel and Europe

Israel and Europe

"¿Cómo se han desarrollado las relaciones de los países europeos con Israel desde su declaración como Estado independiente? ¿Qué expectativas depositan otros países en la Unión Europea respecto al conflicto de Oriente Próximo?" » más

Fondo On the road for sixty years
Ensayo Tough Love
Entrevista "Europe abandoned its moral voice"

Dossier | 06/05/2008

Narrating the Nation

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? » más

Ensayo Europe’s oppressive legacy
Artículo A history of European identity
Artículo Colonialism in the European memory

Dossier | 11/03/2008

The Year 1968

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? » más

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

Dossier | 19/02/2008

Euro

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? » más

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

Dossier | 05/02/2008

Communist Secret Services

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? » más

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

Dossier | 30/05/2007

Controversy over Soviet Monuments

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. » más

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

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