The European Union has long promulgated a narrative of 'Europe as saviour' - from fascism, dictatorship and communism. Today it is the 'Europe of sorrow' which drives a considerable amount of eurosceptic politics.
In an interdependent world, nationalism offers no bolt-hole. The task for all progressives is to find effective ways to engage with continental partners, creating a new blend of national and European politics.
Sending citizens who are fleeing one authoritarian regime to another authoritarian regime will only result in more anger, frustration and extremism in the years to come.
2016 will be remembered as the year in which the European Union definitively broke the civilisation pact on which it was founded after the Second World War.
Portugal appears to be saying goodbye to an implacable crisis. Beyond its shaky economic recovery, the political and social relevance of the current ongoing debate on austerity should be acknowledged. Português Español
Like all referendums, the ‘Brexit’ vote will be a lottery. Why not go the whole hog and take the decision by lot?
Portugal parece estar a dizer adeus a uma crise implacável. Mais além duma recuperação económica instável, a relevância política e social do atual debate sobre a austeridade deve ser tida em conta. English Español
Portugal parece estar dejando atrás una crisis implacable. Más allá de una recuperación económica inestable, es importante fijarse en la relevancia política y social del actual debate sobre la austeridad. English Português
Pragmatism need not be the equivalent of political inertia. It is about recognising the prevailing conditions in the legal-institutional order and the constraints they impose on any given initiative. Response to Thomas Fazi.
It is hard to shake the feeling that the real reason why the Böhmermann crisis has exceeded all rational proportions has more to do with German dissatisfaction with Merkel than with Erdogan.
Do we measure a nation's greatness as being restricted to its borders, or as being part of a much larger project?
