Briefing: 9 May, Europe Day – Save our Europe!

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A call to European citizens and leaders
Save our Europe!

Nationalism, xenophobia and insularity threaten the European Union's fundamental values. On Europe Day, let’s reaffirm those values and move forward to a more integrated Europe.

The EU's international role
Absent and consenting

Il Post, Milan
The presence of the EU flag without anyone beneath to represent it at the recent Hannover summit is testimony to the secondary role that Europe plays on the international stage.

UK referendum
Can the ‘Remain’ vote win?

France Inter, Paris
After lagging in the polls, ‘Bremain’ campaigners have now come out on top in the most recent voting intentions, with two months to go before the 23 June vote. But many people are still undecided, threatening to shake both the country and the entire EU to their foundations.

EU-Turkey
Nothing’s really new on the Turkish front

On the eve of Angela Merkel’s and some top EU officials visit in Turkey, Turkish columnist Cengiz Aktar reviews the country’s implementation of the refugee flow stemming agreement and the current state of Ankara’s EU accession path. Contrary to what Ankara or Brussels may say, both are in some kind of stalemate.

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi on corruption
‘Economic crisis and austerity reduced the public’s tolerance’

In association with ANTICORRP
Panama papers on the one hand, domestic corruption scandals in Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Romania and nearly everywhere else on the other. The world seems to be getting more corrupt, but the public is getting more aware and less forgiving, says international expert Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.

Presidential elections in Austria
Far-right scores a ‘landslide victory’ in first round

Der Standard, Vienna

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GEN summit 2016

The GEN Summit 2016 will gather over 600 international editors-in -chief and media experts in Vienna, Austria next June to tackle "The Rise of Platform­Driven News". Speakers from CNN, Twitter, The Washington Post, Mashable, NBC News, and many more will present a variety of thought -provoking sessions identifying real media solutions.

Go to GEN Summit website

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Cartoon

Who will be Europe’s next father?

Reload

The union isn’t dead yet