Europe

Last 28th and 29th June there was an important political meeting of the European Council, focusing on migration. The Council was held in a very polarized and bewildering scenario. Despite many observers fully expecting it to fail, it was able...

The Rule defines the distribution of responsibilities among EU states regarding asylum seekers. But the reform proposal that tries a compromise between the Dublin III Rule and the request to introduce compulsory quotas didn't reach an agreement among Member States

European institutions are a kind of socio-cultural miracle, because they have shown that it is possible for identity and universalism to foster each other and in so doing make democracy and peace reality. But in the past two years, this...

Seven of Europe’s top race horses touched down at JFK and two of them are Italians; will compete against United States and Canadian Trotters. The million-dollar event is 10 days away, plenty of time to get over any jet lag,...

The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. They expressed their solidarity with Spain in its fight against terrorism and stressed the...

Let’s face it, dear little Englanders. Your country we all respect and admire, in spite of its great imperial past, and the huge advantage of having a global language called English everyone strives to learn or at least understand, is...

The Union, having absorbed large areas of sovereignty from the individual European countries, is now able to assure that they cannot alone act effectively - but at the same time has shown itself to be incapable of taking successful action....

Since Matteo Renzi's former Foreign Affairs Minister has been nominated High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,  the EU establishment in Brussels has tried very hard to weaken her power. Now, with the "scandal" of porcelain dishes and crystal glassware, Federica Mogherini's "Mission Impossible" becomes even more so......

That Greece is well beyond the edge of bankruptcy and that it will eventually have to abandon the euro has become perfectly obvious. Admitting that though, and acting in consequence, is impossible. That’s the heart of the political problem. But a fantastic solution does...

The District of Columbia has legalized the “recreational use” of marijuana but the DEA worries of the risk of massive attacks by bands of savage rabbits... In Europe the dream of fracking is fading; in the Middle East "cherchez" Israel for the success of ISIS? (Leggi in italiano)