RIGHTS-EUROPE:  The Ghost of Nationalism Resurfaces
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BUDAPEST, Sep 7 (IPS) - Tensions between Hungary and Slovakia have risen to  unexpected heights after a series of xenophobic incidents, with  members of the sizeable Hungarian minority in Slovakia being  targeted by Slovak nationalist youths.
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The death and legacy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dominate today&#39;s European papers. Some hold out the hope that his passing will provide a new impetus for peace in the Middle East, while others are
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
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Newer EU members are struggling to promote a more traditional morality.
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Why are Europeans in such a state of anxiety about multiculturalism?
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The BBC's Gabriel Partos examines how European countries use forms of self-government to accommodate minorities.
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Common sense, Ã¦sthetics, and national character have prevailed; the forces of high modernism and weenie rationalism have received a setback.  The European Union has chosen to no longer pressure people in the British Isles to convert exclusively to the metric system.
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LONDON, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European constitution emerged as a less   emotive but more immediate issue than Iraq during the three-day  European  Social Forum that concluded in London last weekend.
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Ever so slowly, countries that once made up the former Yugoslavia are reorienting themselves toward the West and its democratic institutions.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: The EU must not relent to the siren voices who oppose the territory's path to independence.
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Belarusians' decision whether to scrap presidential term limits in a referendum this weekend could determine if this East European nation will remain an isolated Soviet-style throwback or slowly turn toward the ...
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (08/11/04) - A Sunday referendum in Macedonia against a government law granting the countryâs ethnic Albanian minority more political rights and powers has failed due to insufficient voter turnout.
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Muslims' sense of belonging could be eroded by EU nations not tackling discrimination, a watchdog warns.
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Paese minacciato anche da nazionalismo e fondamentalismo
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It is often said that the debates over Turkey&#39;s application for membership into the European Union (EU) reveal the fact that the European project has come to a standstill and that they reflect a lack of vision from its leaders.
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LONDON, Oct 25 (IPS) - The third European Social Forum appears to mark the   end of the âlove storyâ between grassroots social movements and  the  international gatherings that are now in vogue. In any case,  discontent in  both camps -- the activists and the official  organisers -- will leave a  mark on future events.
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BELGRADE, Oct 15  (IPS) - Serbia and Montenegro are back in consideration for  EU membership but growing  local resistance to foreign capital  could be in the way.