Which takes precedence: The 2016 referendum or the Parliament? (And what if the Parliament can’t take a position?)
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Can Europe Come Together?
The elections to the European Parliament halted the rise of the far right but produced more fragmentation—and that’s not good enough.
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Macron’s Cheek: Daring to Tell Brexit Nationalists They Are Wrong
In a scathing open letter, the French president called on Europeans to unite against the rising tide of populist nationalism.
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Europe’s Winter of Discontent
Domestic political turmoil in the European Union’s four largest economies spells trouble ahead.
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The EU Leads the Way to Internet Privacy Over Profit
We should be rooting for the success of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Could the U.S. Pass the EU’s Democracy Test?
The EU’s basic treaty requires its members first and foremost to be democracies.