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Scotland almost live

Scotland votes decisively against reclaiming its independence.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 19 September 201428 January 2022

Sweden follows the script

Sweden's new government will almost certainly be led by the Social Democrats, but the electorate has given them something less than an enthusiastic endorsement.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Scandinavia 3 Comments 16 September 201428 January 2022

Election preview: Sweden

Sweden's Social Democrats are eyeing a likely return to power, but putting together a parliamentary majority may be difficult.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 14 September 201428 January 2022

Change at the top in the EU

The European Union is getting a new head of state and foreign minister. The fact that they don't call them that is a symptom of the EU's problems.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 1 September 2014

Left, right and centre in central Europe

Slovenia is set to get a new centre-left coalition government, which is becoming something of the norm in central Europe. Hungary remains an outstanding exception.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 25 August 2014

Mr Abbott takes on the Scots

The Australian prime minister has a go at telling Scotland which way it should vote in next month's independence referendum. Scots are unlikely to be impressed.

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 16 August 201428 January 2022

And so it came to this

A hundred years ago, Europe descended into the nightmare of the First World War. Could something like it happen again?

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Charles Richardson Europe, War and peace 1 Comment 3 August 2014

Ukraine loses a prime minister

Ukraine looks set for parliamentary elections later this year, to complete the political transformation set in train by February's revolution.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 27 July 2014

Some thoughts about “terrorism”

Terrorism everywhere, it seems: Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza. Or are we using the label as a substitute for serious thought?

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 5 Comments 24 July 201428 January 2022

Juncker gets the job

Luxembourgish Christian Democrat Jean-Claude Juncker will be the next head of the European Commission. At best it's a small step towards democratic accountability.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 16 July 2014

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