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Author: Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

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Opinion: Without a migrant deal with Turkey, the EU is naked

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

In March 2016, the European Union struck a deal with Turkey that the country would block migrants and asylum-seekers from

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Europe 

EU summit poses burning questions beyond just Brexit

October 17, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Even without Brexit, the European Union has enough problems on its plate to fill the agenda for its two-day Brussels summit,

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Europe 

Antisemitism on the rise in the EU

October 15, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

For years, antisemitic prejudice and violence have been on the rise in the European Union. Wednesday’s attack on a synagogue and

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Opinion: EU immigration policy is grist to the far-right mill

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

A final attempt by EU interior ministers to find agreement on a common immigration policy ahead of European parliamentary elections

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Opinion: EU online copyright reform won’t break the internet

February 15, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

For two years, lobbyists, internet stakeholders, publishers, media professionals and online activists have been hard at work influencing the institutions

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Europe 

CSU’s Manfred Weber sets his sights on EU’s highest office

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

A little-known Bavarian is seeking the European Commission’s top office. Who is Manfred Weber? And what chances does a little-known

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Opinion: Post-austerity, Greece gets a second chance

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

Despite all the mistakes that were made and all the hardships that the Greek people have had to endure, the

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Opinion: Brexit has reached a dead end

August 15, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Brexit

The UK’s Brexit negotiations with the European Union are at an impasse — that’s according to Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Perspectives 

EU offers Eastern Partnership members money, motivation

November 24, 2017January 2, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

The EU has invited representatives from six post-Soviet states to take part in its fifth annual Eastern Partnership summit. On

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