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Euro Crisis
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How Portugal overcame the crisis
Dr. Jorge Antas de Barros, Honorary Consul and member of United Europe, has thought about the experiences of his home country Portugal, how it survived the crisis and where it…
The Heart-Or-Mind Question About Europe
As United Europe’s latest group of Young Professionals gathered in London, the issue of Brexit loomed large. Prime Minister David Cameron had just announced the date for his country’s long-awaited…
Facing a Dangerous World: A Sobering Debate at a Young Professionals Seminar
Over the past few years, the world around Europe has become much more dangerous. What a contrast to the profound optimism of the 1990s! Of course, people in their late…
A Young Professionals Seminar About a Diverse and Deeply Divided Europe
Switzerland is a good place to be reminded of the fact that Europe is more than the European Union. Europe is, of course, a geographic entity that includes countries like…
Stagnation or a New Beginning: Europe after the Euro Crisis
In the aftermath of the Euro crisis, Europe is facing what could turn into a decade long period of stagnation, leading experts say. The necessity of reducing the public debt…
Jürgen Grossmann: Moment of truth for Germany and Britain
A British exit from the EU would be a desaster for Britain and Germany, and it would profoundly change the nature of the EU. In this essay, Jürgen Grossmann, owner…