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Author: Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

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Perspectives 

Opinion: A small step toward a European army

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Nato

An historic breakthrough or just another attempt doomed to peter out? The EU plans to coordinate EU members’ military capacities

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Perspectives 

Greece left alone in the refugee crisis

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece

EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos is “not the happiest person on earth,” he said in Brussels as he presented the

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Apple, taxes, and just punishment

August 31, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Margrethe Vestager reminds us of the purpose of the European Union. Only she – as European Commissioner for Competition –

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Europe 

Nato and Russia want dialogue, not a new Cold War

July 9, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Nato, Poland, Russia

The NATO summit in Warsaw is deciding on new troops for Eastern Europe. Russia is to be both deterred and

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Europe 

Cyprus may torpedo EU-Turkey deal

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Cyprus, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Two days before the next refugee summit between the EU and Turkey, it is far from certain that a deal

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Opinion: EU levels empty Schengen threat at Greece

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

The EU’s current plan is to protect external borders and, if necessary, expel Greece – not from the eurozone, but

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Europe 

Donald Tusk’s first year as European Council president

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Do you remember Herman Van Rompuy? You don’t even remember the name? The Belgian was the first president of the

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Looking away from the Greece-Macedonia border

November 24, 2015May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Following the reprehensible terror attacks in Paris, politicians and the media have understandably concentrated on the security situation, the hunt

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Perspectives 

Opinion: EU refugee summit over Balkan route has saved Europe for now

October 26, 2015May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece, Hungary, Turkey

Facing the complete failure of the handling of the refugee crisis, key European Union (EU) states have agreed upon emergency

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