Charlemagne: Hobbling behind America
EUROPEANS like to blame America for their crisis. But look at the numbers, and it is plain the euro zone has mishandled its response. Take growth: output in America has surpassed its pre-crisis peak and is growing; the euro zone has yet to make up the lost ground and is shrinking. Or joblessness: it stood [...]
Turkey’s political imams: The Gulenists fight back
Fethullah Gulen: at home in America IN A recent sermon Fethullah Gulen, Turkey’s most powerful Muslim cleric, preached against hubris. Delivered in rural Pennsylvania, where Mr Gulen lives in self-imposed exile, it was broadcast from his website with an electrifying effect. Was the holy man alluding to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian prime minister?Mr [...]
Whatever Happened To Southampton’s 2003 FA Cup Final Team?
It was only 10 years ago this year, but so much has happened to the Saints since that May day in Cardiff where they lost in their first final appearance since beating Manchester United back in 1976. Gordon Strachan’s men lost 1-0, just about deservedly, to the last good Arsenal team. In the intervening years [...]
Euro Lower League Week – Monaco Sont De Retour Là Où ils Appartiennent
France After being linked with world class players like Radamel Falcao, Monaco finally made it across the Ligue 2 finish line thanks to an injury time Ibrahima Toure goal at Nimes which gave them a 1-0 win & secured promotion for Claudio Ranieri’s men. Nantes also enjoyed an equally impressive 1-0 away win at fellow [...]
French public opinion: Morosity rules
TOGETHER, France and Germany are the founding fathers of the European Union and the euro zone’s two biggest economies. But in the past few years, their economic divergence has driven them apart politically. GDP figures for the first quarter showed that France is back in recession—its third—whereas Germany has narrowly avoided one (see article). France [...]
Turkey and Syria: An explosive border
“ERDOGAN had better not set foot here, it’s all his fault, government resign,” shouted Yusuf, a teenager standing near a mourning tent in Reyhanli, where twin car-bomb explosions on May 11th killed at least 51 people, wounded scores more and left a once sleepy border town looking like war-racked Syria. Locals blame the interventionist Syrian [...]
[Agenda] EU leaders discuss energy and tax next WEEK
Energy and tax policy are on next WEEK’s agenda as European leaders gather in Brussels to discuss the issues at the EU summit on Wednesday. Related Stories EU targets tax evasion on savings EU finance ministers draw blank on new tax law [Analysis] Cold War politics hang over EU shale gas revolution News from [...]
Car Hire Reus Airport
If you are travelling to Catalonia, many people end up going to Reus Airport which is just seven kilometres from Tarragona in the province of Catalonia. to make the trip that much easier why not hire a car from the airport. It’s not that expensive and you’ll be able to see the beautiful Catalan landscape as you make the trip down.
Charlemagne: What is the alternative?
WHEN a German newspaper in January headlined the success of populists across Europe and their absence in Germany, Frauke Petry thought: “We are here, but nobody sees us yet.” Two months later the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, which calls for the euro to be broken up, started making news. These days its leaders (Ms [...]
The Importance Of Michael Carrick To Manchester United
Michael Carrick has excelled in the centre of Manchester United’s midfield this season, becoming a key figure in their title charge. He has been praised heavily across the country in recent weeks but that is definitely not how it has always been. He was something of a ridiculed character in the past – particularly after [...]
Education and the French mindset: Bangalore-sur-Seine?
Is 42 the answer to France’s prayers? WHEN French entrepreneurs decided in March to launch a swanky new school for software developers, they thought they were on to something. But even they were startled by its popularity. For 1,000 student places starting this autumn on a three-year course, they have fully 50,000 applications.France has a [...]
The Man In The Middle
The referee is seen as a hero one minute in the game, then a villain in the next – that’s just the way it goes. I personally believe that referees have one of the hardest jobs in sport and in the world, apart from soldiers and doctors. Referees have to face a stupid amount of [...]