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Europe's Ever-Closer Disunion

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Euroskeptic parties scored big gains in the just-completed European Parliament election. What impact will the rise of populist forces have on the survival of the single currency, the lives of immigrants, and the future composition of the European Union, and how will consumers, investors, and national policymakers feel the effects?

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  1. A Manifesto for European Change
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    A Manifesto for European Change

    Jun 3, 2014 Tony Blair proposes a new approach and a new agenda for realizing the EU's potential.

  2. The Messages of May 25
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    Jun 3, 2014 Ana Palacio encourages Europe and Ukraine to draw the right lessons from one another's recent elections.

  3. Europe’s Nationalists on the March
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    May 31, 2014 Joschka Fischer asks why so many Europeans are turning to an ideology that has meant only war and destruction.

  4. Re-Winning Europe
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    Re-Winning Europe

    May 30, 2014 Javier Solana offers a plan to renovate the EU's increasingly ineffective and unpopular institutions.

  5. Strengthening Europe’s Limited Power
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    Strengthening Europe’s Limited Power

    May 30, 2014 Jean Pisani-Ferry wants the EU to work within its current mandate but to have the tools needed to carry it out.

  6. Europe’s Ukrainian Lifeline
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    Europe’s Ukrainian Lifeline

    May 28, 2014 George Soros shows why EU support for Ukraine would end up benefiting Europe.

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