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Debate: Gaza conflict: ceasefire or escalation?

Mon, 08/08/2022 - 11:47
The Israeli government and representatives of Islamic Jihad have agreed on a ceasefire with Egyptian mediation. At least for the first few hours on Monday, both sides have adhered to the truce. A look at Europe's commentaries shows how unstable the situation in and around the Gaza Strip remains.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Who spied on the Greek opposition?

Mon, 08/08/2022 - 11:47
Panagiotis Kontoleon, head of the Greek intelligence agency EYP, has resigned over a wiretapping scandal. Opposition politician and MEP Nikos Androulakis had filed a complaint after the EU Parliament's Cybersecurity Agency discovered the Predator spyware on his mobile phone. The Greek press takes stock of the pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Nato summit: a new course for Europe?

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:14
The war in Ukraine has injected new life into Nato, as this week's summit in Madrid has clearly shown. Northern expansion, billions for rearmament and the strengthening of the eastern flank are the main measures taken in reaction to the common threat from Russia, which no longer enjoys partner status. Europe's press does not see these developments as entirely positive.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Nato accession: Turkey seeks 33 extraditions

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:14
Turkey is demanding a high price for agreeing to Nato membership for Sweden and Finland: a day after signing a vaguely worded trilateral memorandum it demanded that the two countries extradite 33 people it considers "terrorist suspects", and who are said to belong to the PKK or the Gülen movement. Commentators are fiercely critical.
Categories: European Union

Double standards | Il Manifesto - Italy

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:14
Categories: European Union

Debate: Czech EU presidency begins

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:14
The Czech Republic takes over the European Union's rotating presidency from France on July 1. The country's first EU presidency in 2009 went down as a fiasco due to the fall of the country's government at the time. Commentators wonder how things will turn out this time round.
Categories: European Union

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