Beyond the Battle of Alexandria
Beyond the Battle of Alexandria,two years after the revolution, everything began again in Alexandria...
Europe after Europe: the other Europe in waiting
Niccolo Milanese This text was originally published on Opendemocracy.net as part of their ‘Can Europe Make It?’ Series There is a tendency when speaking of ‘things European’ to speak almost exclusively in what we could call ‘vertical’ terms, as if the…
From the democratic deficit to a democratic default?
From the democratic deficit to a democratic default? this article is part of the paper "A blessing in disguise? What the Euro Crisis tells us about the democratic deficit and the future of post-national Europe"
Tunisia: from the point of view of an activist exiled in Italy: An interview with Osama Al Saghir
In 1789 French patriots sparked off the row of modern times. The masses showed that no oppressive force would ever have been capable of apprehending the anger that was borne of their humiliation for having been denied the right to…
Libya: interference or support?
Interview by: Luigi Cascone Translation by: Chris Mckee Mrs Malika Benarab-Attou is a member of the Delegation for relations with the Magreb countries and the Arab Magreb Union. A member of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament,…
A Movement for Real Democracy
Interview with G. G. Clavell on the present and future of the movement of the indignados and the transnational dimension of protest. Could you sum up the three most important demands you feel are associated with the movement for real…
For a union of ever more citizens’ rights
by Niccolo Milanese Over recent years there has been increased discussion of the problem of European Union member countries backsliding when it comes to fundamental rights. Article 2 of the treaty on European Union says that ‘the Union is founded…