Britain is half way between its vote to leave the EU and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear what will happen. Britain is already half way between its vote to leave the European Union and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear...
Leaders in Spain have stepped back from the precipice in their battle over Catalonia’s bid for independence. But resentment persists. Demonstrators supporting Spanish unity wave Spanish and Catalan flags, Barcelona, 8 October 2017 (EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia) This is...
Catalonia’s drive to win independence from Spain is the latest threat to Europe’s framework and a reminder of other movements on the continent. People raise their hands as they demonstrate in favor of dialogue, Barcelona, Spain, 7 October 2017...
They try to cross the Mediterranean with their families. But child migrants and refugees are at great risk of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. The body of a 3-year–old Syrian migrant boy, Aylan Kurdi, lies on the sea shore, near Bodrum, Turkey, 2 September...
By Robert Hart Spain is in the grip of its most serious constitutional crisis in years, with the government of the north-eastern region Catalonia, the wealthiest and most powerful of the country’s 17 autonomous regions, staging a fresh bid for full independence. The...