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Democratic dominos line up. Will they fall?

In the major capitals of Europe, almost anyone in an official capacity that you talk to is using the language of impending danger and potential doom. Fear is palpable. Uncertainty about the…

Merkel fights on as history awaits

What a journey she has been on! When it was first touted that Angela Merkel would become the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for the German Chancellorship after her election as party…


Media mistrust in Europe is rife

Almost one in two European citizens do not believe their national media provide trustworthy information and more than half think they are not free from political or commercial pressure, a European Union…


Are GMOs really the cream of the crop?

It has been 20 years since the wholesale adoption of genetically modified crops by American and Canadian agriculture. However, the promises of higher yields and less pesticide use were not enough to…


Path to Scotland’s independence in Europe

If you think Brexit complicated British politics, try living in Scotland. Those Scots who favour independence – 45 per cent of us, including me in 2014 –  thought our time had come when David…


UK citizens: waving, not drowning

Grateful UK citizens have bombarded the office of European MP Charles Goerens with offers of thanks following his proposal to introduce “associate European Union citizenship”. The Luxembourg MEP last week called for…


Rise of the machines: new drone rules on horizon

Imagine a future scenario where dozens of aerial drones buzz past each day, like swarms of flies, delivering parcels, reacting to emergencies and monitoring traffic conditions. This is the potential prospect being…


Welcome to a Brexit world

Donald Trump’s victory in the US election has confirmed that the Brexit vote was not just some historical oddity but the first manifestation of what we now know is a shift in…


Protecting the future of great British food

British foods that form part of the nation’s culinary heritage need European laws to protect them from British imitators, Chief-Exec.com has been told. Instead, their future has been left in limbo by…


Smartphones: from little acorns, great hoax grow

There is a common misconception that Extremadura should be translated as “extra hard”. It actually takes its name from the river Duera. Its financial currents began to shift in 2015, when Spain’s…