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– France: does the debate on national identity teach us anything?
Ethnic identity  - Immigration  - New Leviathan  
Oiseux debate on national identity in France The French population numbered 64.3 million inhabitants on January 1, 2009 (mainland and overseas territories). The fertility curve, which had reached two children per woman in 2006, had fallen very slightly in 2007, a decline with no future since French women broke a record again in 2008, with 2.02 children per woman, which brings France's natural generation renewal threshold ( 2.07). Just two children per woman would not be e...Read More >>

– The pitiful result of the Lisbon Treaty
European Union  - New Leviathan  
Mountains and mice: the births of Leviathan Barroso, Van Rompuy, Ashton… Despite the joy and pride that the appointment of our Prime Minister to the post of first permanent President of the Council of the European Union may arouse in Belgium, it is clear that it is an unenthusiastic trio which will embody Europe from now on, in the new configuration established by the Treaty of Lisbon. Herman Van Rompuy, a candidate whom the Belgians have reason to believe will be perfect...Read More >>

– Treaty of Lisbon: no to imposture
European Union  - New Leviathan  
Thank you Ireland! The Irish said "no" by a large majority to the European Treaty of Lisbon, three years after the rejection of the Constitution by the French and Dutch in 2005. According to the final official results, the no won with 53.4% votes, against 46.6% “yes”. (…) Ireland, the only European country to have submitted the European treaty to a referendum, rejected the text on June 12 by 53.4% ​​of the votes, precipitating the EU into a new institutional crisis. Its fate became even more uncertai...Read More >>

– Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: where is the EU going?
European Union  - New Leviathan  - State institutions  
The European Union and Europe Broken down, in crisis, paralyzed, in a coma, disenchanted... So many expressions which reflect the same observation: the European Union is in the grip of disaster as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome - of which birth certificate of the European Economic Community. On this occasion, the Twenty-seven will not fail to praise the merits and successes – peace, prospe...Read More >>

– The failure of multi-ethnicity
Ethnic minorities  - Great Britain  - Immigration  
The slow death of the “multicultural society” 1, Danish justice abandoned at the beginning of January, for lack of proof of incitement to violence, from prosecuting imams established in Denmark who had carried out a "tour" in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon in December 2005 to draw attention to the publication of the caricatures and the lack of reactions from the Copenhagen government (see also below). On the other hand, those responsible for "Charlie Hebdo" are being prosecuted...Read More >>

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