Wybory do PE

W dniach od 4 do 7 czerwca Europejczycy wybierali deputowanych do Parlamentu Europejskiego. Zgodnie z przewidywaniami obserwatorów frekwencja była niska. W wielu krajach partie prawicowe zdobyły więcej głosów niż w ostatnich wyborach. Kampanię wyborczą zdominowały tematy polityki wewnętrznej. » Więcej

Linki Europa wybrała
Fakty Eurowybory 2009 - wstępne wyniki

Integration

Europe is becoming increasingly diversified. But crucial questions face society with so many cultures rubbing shoulders. One indicator for successful integration is the number of immigrants who apply for and are granted citizenship. This number is steadily on the rise in Europe. How does multinational cohabitation function from country to country? » Więcej

Debata Speaking the same language
Linki Somehow different
Linki Home sweet home?
Debata The polarised polder regions

The new insecurity

Redundancies at major companies, short-time work, spiralling state debt,
government resignations, falling currencies. Since the collapse of the international financial system, each day has brought more bad news. People worried about their future are taking to the streets all over Europe. » Więcej

Linki Commented link list
Debata The reverse pyramid
Debata Latvia's Penguin Revolution
Debata A country plunges into anarchy

The politics of death

Eluana Englaro lay in a persistent vegetative state for almost seventeen years. Her family fought a long battle to allow her to die a dignified death, and finally secured the right to medically assisted suicide. The 38-year-old Italian died on February 10 2009. » Więcej

The Gaza war

After the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip at the end of 2008, an unstable ceasefire has been reached since mid-January. The conflict between Israel and Hamas has provoked debate and demonstrations across Europe. » Więcej

Debata An endangered equilibrium
Linki Annotated link list

The Gas dispute

It was a cold winter - and then, to make things worse, the gas was cut off. While Slovakia and Poland considered reopening old nuclear power plants or building new ones, the political leaders of Russia and Ukraine used the energy crisis to reposition themselves vis-à-vis Europe. A look at what was written in the Russian and Ukrainian press. » Więcej

Fakty Hooked on gas
Debata A victory for Russia?
Debata The intermediary
Energy sources and consumption
Fakty Distribution of natural gas reserves

Barack Obama

He has inspired hope worldwide and symbolises the US's tremendous capacity for self-renewal: Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Europe's press watched him very closely both during the election campaign and in the run-up to his inauguration. What are Europeans expecting from the new man in Washington? » Więcej

Debata A new friend?
Debata Black or white

Financial crisis

Baffled bankers, bad loans, tumbling stock prices, companies going bust in the US and Europe. All of a sudden there were calls for more state, more morals on
the money market and true values. Is the financial world falling apart? Are
we facing a global recession? And what should a new economic world order
look like? » Więcej

Debata Tales of money
Debata Grappling for growth
Tło wydarzeń Crisis of confidence
Debata Capital issues
Debata System failure
Debata The search for sense

Dictatorships in Retrospect

In some European countries, like Spain, it has taken some time to address what happened under the former dictatorship. In others, like Germany, this process has already become part of everyday life for many citizens. In Poland information from the archives is being used for political purposes, while in the Czech Republic writer Milan Kundera is having to defend himself publicly. How varied is the approach of European countries to their past? » Więcej

Artykuł A curse from the past
Wywiad “Many people want to read their own file”
Artykuł The silence of the archives