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Barroso, the Union's in a statePresseuropWith all that has recently transpired throughout Europe, observers have been awaiting the first speech on the state of the European Union from its Belgian chief executive. Though the EU is indeed slowly pulling itself out of the financial crisis, the tone of the speech reveals a marked lack of ambition, according to the European press. |
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The spirit of urban renewalLa StampaA number of declining ex-industrial European cities like Bilbao, Berlin and Lille have succeeded in using culture to buck the downward trend. But a fancy new opera house or mega-museum is not enough to kindle the urban renewal dynamic: an open mind for the unexpected and even inefficient is also an indispensable ingredient. |
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Greece |
Greek life support a mistakeHospodářské Noviny |
Immigration |
Spain has most foreigners in EuropeEl Mundo |
Light pollution |
Darkness falls but only in SloveniaFrankfurter Rundschau |
Economic crisis |
Has the run on Ireland begun?The Irish Times |
CartoonSitting on the dykeJoep Bertrams
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