europe prophecies

Part weblog, part column, Europe Prophecies followed the unfolding of the Future of Europe’s still-weaving tapestry. Here, we have reflections and gossip collected in coffee shops by European Paul Hilder.
Monday 6th June

Italian Spring

Marco Scalvini, 6 June 2011
The Berlusconi era may be nearing its end, but media populism remains a danger across Europe and requires new political forms of organisation to combat it
Sunday 15th February

Beyond the bipolar economy - the inner flipper

Daniel Jeffreys, 15 February 2009
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Thursday 10th April

Europe, Hungary is coming!

Paul Hilder, 10 April 2003
As Hungarians vote on whether to join the EU, we dive into their imaginations. What does enlargement mean at ground level? From a German factory in the north-east to the bustle of Budapest’s entrepreneurs, from hopes and fears to past terrors, Hungarian voices and stories jostle. In the corners of Europe, its futures can be glimpsed.
Friday 21st March

Caesar crosses the Rubicon

Paul Hilder, 21 March 2003
As the first war of the new era begins, the die is cast and War Fever peaks. Through the sandstorm and the summits, can we see our way toward responsibility and the Futures of Europe? From Cyprus to Malta and Belgrade to Finland, the wind is rising...
Friday 21st February

UN-Nato-EU: Do we have a clue?

Paul Hilder, 21 February 2003
The imminence of war is forcing decision – and division – across the continent. Writing updates almost daily, our Europe editor, looking out from central Europe to its southern and eastern frontiers, finds a shared panorama of concern: Iraq, the US, the uncertain future. The ground beneath Paul Hilder’s feet seems everywhere to rumble: what is Europe for?
Thursday 30th January

Europe prophecies: slouching from Versailles?

Paul Hilder, 30 January 2003
What exotic beast is being cloned in the engine-rooms of Europe? Between the Convention's ambition and US disdain, Polish impatience and Franco-German amity, after the Copenhagen summit and before Iraq, the continent is again a field of passionate contest. openDemocracy's Europe editor says it is time for Europeans to unlock not just minds, but imaginations.
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