Europe

Why Italy might not exist in five years

Source: The Local For many foreigners, Italy seems to have a strong, unified identity. But its language, food culture, religion and history often blind the outsider to the fact that many Italians themselves fail to identify with the Italian state – and many are so disillusioned that they would like […]

Time to Try a Third Way in Bosnia

Source: Balkan Insight: Note by the Editor: These days posted in newly opened mission in Croatia. Getting in depth knowledge of situation prevailing in Balkan states. The blockage of Bosnia’s EU path was formalized at the press conference of the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, in Sarajevo on February […]

Switzerland: FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS Federal Court ruling underlines university mobility

 Swissinfo.ch Switzerland’s Federal Court has sided with a foreign student who says he should have been accepted to Lucerne University, thereby establishing that all Swiss universities must operate under the same model when accepting students from elsewhere with equivalent qualifications. Currently, each Swiss university decides individually which foreign qualifications it […]

Turkey losing faith in the European dream

  For the last year, Turkey has been dogged by one of the worst domestic political crises in its history. It started with the countrywide protests sparked by the Gezi Park sit-in and continued with the Turkish government corruption scandal. It was then further exacerbated by the government’s ban on […]