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	Dutch collapse: Sign of the global geopolitical dislocation by Newropeans-Magazine Conversations with Franck Biancheri, president Newropeans and Reinder Rustema, dutch member of Newropeans board Both internationnaly and domestically, the socio-political fabric of past decades is unravelling.
	We Europeans are all 'PIIGS' ...and Anglo-Saxons are 'Usuk' by Newropeans-Magazine In the past few months, a “new” acronym has been increasingly blossoming in the Anglo-Saxon press: “PIIGS”
	The fake democracy of the citizens' initiative by Newropeans-Magazine Soon, the real European direct democracy will start. The treaty of Lisbon includes the option of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI): European citizens can send a proposal to the European Commission to make a bill on a certain issue. Th

	Can the Dutch parliament prevent problems with snow? by Newropeans-Magazine Last week, there was heavy snow in the Netherlands, the first time in several years. Travelling by public transport was never so difficult: the Dutch Railways (NS) advised travellers to stay home because NS could not guarantee that travellers w
	Stop interactive policy making! by Newropeans-Magazine Why do I always have this strange feeling when people talk about interactive policy making? To me, it always seems very inefficient to talk with citizens about every plan that is made, to organise evenings where these plans are discussed, and t
	Todo por el Imperio, nada fuera del Imperio... by Newropeans-Magazine Los actos forzados nunca son buenos ni convenientes. Y en los asuntos de la política, aún menos. A José María Aznar, siendo presidente del Gobierno, le “forzaron”, le “aconsejaron” o le “indicaron
	Surely this is not our own Abu Ghraib? by Newropeans-Magazine Having just returned home from a consultancy trip, I came across a veritable plethora of articles in our broadsheets about claims that British soldiers in Basra - in the southern part of Iraq, not far from Kuwait - had recreated the torture condit
	Bargaining across borders - doing garment industry's dirty laundry by Newropeans-Magazine Dictionary defines ‘shame’ as a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt and embarrassment. One way to evoke this emotion is to read the results of the recent Norwegian study concerning the wages that the Western garm
	Attention tout s'accélère: Non à Blair! by Newropeans-Magazine Non à Blair! Après la belle victoire du Oui, la présidence suédoise sort enfin de son mutisme et cela pour asséner un coup de plus sur la tête des citoyens européens, un peu abasourdis il faut l'avouer sur le cont
	Iraq: Teetering Between Hope & Despair! by Newropeans-Magazine As is my wont of following the world news on some European channels, both radio and television, I was struck this week by the dearth of coverage about Iraq. Only one year ago, we would have been inundated with endless stories about what is occu
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