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Denis MacShane MP Articles

Less Brussels, more ‘Network Europa’

In the celebrations by the centre-right Partido Popular in Madrid last night one message came over again and again. Mariano Rajoy said his government would place Spain ‘at the head of Europe.’ Allowing for the hyperbole of election night excitement, his statement...
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Don’t blame Europe for Tory economic errors

One of the most repeated excuses on offer from David Cameron and George Osborne for the poor performance of the economy is that it is all the fault of the Eurozone. Again and again ministers and their echo-chambers in the commentariat blame Europe for Britain’s...
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Tale of two Georges hides crisis of transition

So the grandfather, so the grandson. In 1967, George Papandreou, was prime minister of Greece. He threw in the towel as political and economic instability plunged Greece into chaos. Now it is the turn of his grandson, also George Papandreou, to offer to leave office....
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End of the fiesta

This month’s general election in Spain heralds another defeat for the left in Europe, reports Denis MacShane The shabby building in Calle Feraz just up from the bullet-marked bunkers that defended Madrid from General Franco’s assault 75 years ago is unadorned. Just a...
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