Something is rotten in the state of...Europe

Few days ago, I was reading an online Newspaper and I was quite surprised that in the same day two articles about Europe were published. The first was talking about how EU is strong now, after such a difficult year. The other one was showing the exactly opposite thesis. The truth is the nobody really knows how EU is now and how it will be in...

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The 3 guys who made the "Catalonia Affair" a giant mistake

2017 has seen one of the worst and unreasonable political crisis in Europe since over 20 years: the Catalonia claim of independence. We have seen the tension before and during the referendum, we have seen the dispute between Rajoy and Puigdemont, the declaration of Independence, the suspension of Catalonia autonomy and the new elections,...

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Why don't we talk about Venezuela?

I didn't hear a lot about Venezuela recently, but the crisis that this Country is crossing since few years is astonishing. Chavez used the funds coming from the oil (whose Venezuela is one of the most important exporter) to finance a strong social program. The problems started when the oil price fall down of over 50%. Inflation increased...

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The Trump mess about Jerusalem

We didn't get exactly why, but it is almost unanimously recognized that the choice of the US President to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (and consequently moving the Embassy from Tel Aviv), is making an unnecessary confusion in the weak balance in the Middle-Est. Israel declared in 1980 Jerusalem as his own capital, but...

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5 things you should definetely know about Rohingya

I bet that many of you never heard the word "Rohingya" before few months ago. Rohingya refugees near the Naf River, which separates Myanmar and Bangladesh. Villages in Myanmar burned in the background. Now that even Pope went to meet some of them (without pronouncing their name...), it should be necessary to have some basic information about...

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NotonlyEurope Chapter II - Note to the reader

My DEAR READERS, I know I didn't publish almost anything in 2017, focus of many other things. But I have decided no to let this blog die. So I am back! Many things happened this year, from Trump to the crisis in Catalonia, passing by what is going on in Asia. I will try to have a new format: shorter and more personal. Keep r...

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Can Trump be the new "glue" of Europe?

Trump is the 45th President of United States.  We cannot predict what he will do, but for sure he will have a totally different approach of his predecessor and for sure his Presidency will have a huge impact in the World. Definitely huge effects are expected in the relation between US and Europe. Few days ago Trump attacked the...

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