Best Columns - Europe
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Britain: Whom, sir, are you calling small?
feature At the G-20, Prime Minister David Cameron was “clearly irritated” by a remark made by a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Europe: Is it time to bomb Syria?
feature The West has so far been governed by those who say the Syrian conflict is too complex and messy to get involved in.
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Spain: Catalonia’s demand for independence
feature More than 1 million Catalonians formed a human chain that stretched from the Pyrenees to the southern tip of Catalonia.
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Germany: Another triumph for Angela Merkel
feature With her decisive win, Angela Merkel became the only major European leader to be re-elected twice since the 2008 global financial crash.
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Turkey: Crackdown strains ties with Europe
feature Will Turkey crackdown's on anti-government protesters hurt its chances of joining the European Union?
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United Kingdom: How to curb Islamist extremism
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Ireland: Where are the Catholic holidays?
feature Ireland has gone too far in purging Catholicism from public life.
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Turkey: Crackdown prompts nationwide movement
feature An environmental sit-in has turned into an open revolt against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Germany: Bring back the deutschmark!
feature At the founding convention for the new Alternative for Germany party, speakers denounced the euro.
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United Kingdom: Threatening rape on Twitter
feature “Aggressive stalkers” are hounding British women on Twitter.
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Belgium: A king who can’t level with us
feature King Albert II can no longer ignore allegations that he had a child out of wedlock.
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Italy: Berlusconi guilty of ‘bunga bunga’
feature A three-judge panel has found former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty of abuse of office and patronizing an underage prostitute.
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France: Ruled by a tiny clique
feature The “self-proclaimed inventor of liberty and equality” is actually the most elitist country in Europe.
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United Kingdom: What made Beckham different
feature As David Beckham “bid a blubbing farewell to his 22-year career, ”no one doubted that he’d remain a superstar.
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