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Supporters of the European Union took part in a “March for Europe” though Prague, Czech Republic, in March. Credit Vit Simanek/CTK, via, Associated Press
by Ivan Krastev | Jun 25, 2017 | Opinion
SOFIA, Bulgaria — At the end of 2016, devastated by Brexit and unsettled by Donald Trump’s victory in the American presidential election, many Europeans fell into deep despair. They had become resigned to the notion that the European Union’s moment in history was...
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European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, in December. Credit Yves Herman/Reuters
by Ivan Krastev | May 3, 2017 | Opinion
SOFIA, Bulgaria — When you can’t understand why people behave in a certain way, the easiest thing to do is to convince yourself that people do not know what they are doing. This is what European political, business and news media leaders have done in response to the...