European Union

Apr
10
2020
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A Short Story of European Union (EU) and The Pandemic: A French Perspective

A Short Story of European Union (EU) and The Pandemic: A French Perspective

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Written By : Patrick Saumet Retired Engineer, French Armed Forces Photo credit: Shutterstock.com On the 9th of May 1950, the foreign ministry of France laid the founding text of the next EU, as said Martin Luther King in the US… it had a dream and Charles de Gaulle was the French president. This text and thinking follow the end of the WW2 to ensure peace in Europe. In 1951, 6 states (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) began the first structure of the next EU through the CECA (European community for coal and steel), in 1954 the attempt to…
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Apr
06
2020
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What does it mean to be a ‘European’ in the present period of crisis : A Russian Perspective

What does it mean to be a ‘European’ in the present period of crisis : A Russian Perspective

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Written By : Ksenia Antropova Export Development Advisor, Saint Etienne Photo Credit: shutterstock.com I’m deeply and strongly convinced about the important role that the European Union plays in our daily intellectual life. I come from Russia, the country having the largest territorial presence in our planet, where I’d grown up under an atmosphere of Nationalism with overpowering desire of domination on the rest of the world and a blatant hostility toward the European Union. Now, after living in France and being a part of a bigger geographical community, I can myself see that my attitude has changed a lot and…
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Dec
10
2018
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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 3

Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 3

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Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com When you have been profligate your entire life, no, make that, for many generations; and profligacy has become a part of your genetic makeup, then recklessness simply becomes a way of life. Watching everyday life in Britain gives one such an impression. Well, at least for the most part. There are some, like the young and famous linguist, Alex Rawlings, who is so scared of what is to come after Brexit, that he cannot imagine how “This whole country is on the brink of the worst disaster since the second…
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Nov
22
2018
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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

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Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com Humanity for the large part has been playing ostrich regarding climate change and the impending chaos it entails, perhaps even extinction of life on Earth. However, because there is no defined timeline for these projected calamities, one can stay with one’s head buried in the sands interminably. Brexit however, is a totally different matter. For Britain the world ends in March 2019. Panic is gripping Britain tighter and tighter as the days go by. The country is gradually waking up to the idea that the promises made by the leavers…
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