DerSpiegel – Ralf Neukirch – Empty Compromise: EU Foreign Policy Fails Again On Syria – 29 May 2013

European Union foreign ministers Jean Asselborn, Laurent Fabius, William Hague and Guido Westerwelle.

European Union foreign ministers have sought to sell their Syria compromise as a success. In reality, Monday’s agreement is an abdication of leadership, once again proving that Europe cannot be taken seriously as an actor on the global stage.

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Der Spiegel – Ralf Neukirch, Christoph Pauly, Christoph Scheuermann And Christoph Schult – The Next Crisis – Britain Losing Allegiance To The EU – 15 October 2012

Europe won the Nobel Peace Prize last week, but it comes at a time when the threat of the European Union splitting is considerable. Great Britain is turning away from the EU and the German government is allowing it to do so. In the future, Chancellor Merkel wants to forge ahead with projects London opposes.