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Europe: Suddenly scared of nuclear power
feature Without consulting any of her European allies, Angela Merkel ordered the closure of nearly half of Germany's nuclear power plants for three months for safety checks.
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Portugal: Lessons from one who has been there
feature “Not only will this bailout, when it is inevitably forced on you, not get you out of your current troubles, it will actually prolong your troubles for generations to come,” said an editorial in the Sunday Independent.
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Turkey: Hopes and perils of the Arab Spring
feature Can Turkey serve as an example of a modern Islamic nation to Arab countries?
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United Kingdom: A race that wasn’t meant to be safe
feature Many of the safety measures that animal-rights advocates are calling for would actually make the course more dangerous, said Peter Scudamore in The Daily Mail.
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United Kingdom: Bickering over Scottish independence
feature The Scottish government plans to hold a referendum on independence from Britain.
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Hungary: Persecuted for electing right-wingers
feature When so many voices utter the same criticisms, it is time to ask ourselves: Do they have a point? said Gabor Stier at Magyar Nemzet.
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Serbia: Lessons from Yugoslavia’s demise
feature The late 1980s saw “excessive nationalism” and rising incompatibility among the Yugoslav states—just what we’re seeing now in the EU, said Momcilo Pantelic at Politika.
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United Kingdom: Isolated within Europe
feature The British Prime Minister will not go along with changes to the European Union treaty that require member countries to submit their national budgets to bureaucratic oversight.
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France: The man Sarkozy pushed aside
feature Dominique de Villepin has been acquitted of all charges of trying to smear Sarkozy—charges Villepin says were trumped up—and has just announced that he will run for president, said Sophie Pilgrim at France24.com.
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Germany: Epidemic of rhino robberies
feature This year alone, robbers have stolen rhinoceros horns from museums, antiques stores, and even private collections in at least eight European countries, said Stefan Ulrich at Süddeutsche Zeit.
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Spain: Creating a nation of homeless
feature Spain has to stop kicking families out of their homes.
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Ireland: Teach our youth how to drink
feature The decline of the family pub has led to a rise in alcoholism.
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Europe: Blaming Germany for soaring unemployment
feature An internal document from France’s ruling Socialist Party rails against Angela Merkel for insisting on austerity and fiscal prudence.
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United Kingdom: In bed with Russian oligarchs
feature The sanctions the European Union imposed on Russian officials are at best “a limited response” to Russia’s Crimea grab.
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