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Articles about European Union, ordered by date. 
Beaten back
The vicious game of hounding out asylum-seekers in Europe continues in defiance of international law. Katie Dancey-Downs reports.
The debate: Can the European Union be reformed?
Anti-EU sentiment is rising across much of the continent. The European Union’s institutions can appear undemocratic. And the wisdom of its commitment to austerity policies in member states like Greece has been roundly questioned. Almost everyone agrees that the EU needs to be reformed. But is it possible? Hilary Wainwright and Grace Blakeley take sides.
Brexit and the dark arts
Lobbyists, chlorinated chicken and tricksy business in the fog of Brexit.
Will new laws tame the tech giants?
The backlash against social media titans is in full swing. But are moves to bring them to heel, including new privacy laws, appropriate? Mike Morel investigates.
Between Sudan and a hard place
Eritrean refugees who try to escape into neighbouring Sudan are caught up in a deadly stand-off between East Africa’s big powers – as European Union (EU) money aimed at keeping them there continues to roll in all the while writes Sally Hayden.
Racism bites in Britain
Activists have stepped up anti-racism efforts, Amy Hall writes.
The fight goes on…
Workers’ struggles and successes from around the globe, from this month's New Internationalist magazine.
What now for progressives in a post Brexit world?
Britain’s EU referendum has unleashed a complex set of crises and challenges. Vanessa Baird tries to look ahead.
TTIP fatally wounded, but its ‘ugly brother’ is still a threat
The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) is looking a lot less likely, but we’re still not safe from toxic trade deals, writes Guy Taylor.
‘The best help comes from simple, solidarity movements’
Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.
The EU-Turkey summit exposes our inhumanity to refugees
Open and democratic societies cannot be built on fear and hatred, writes Nick Dearden.
Fight for the heart of Europe
On the frontlines of the refugee crisis in Lesvos, Hazel Healy finds loss, humanity – and answers.
Sounding the TTIP alarm across the European Union
Canada is the most sued country in the ‘developed’ world, and that should be cause for grave concern, argues Maude Barlow.
Worldbeater: Wolfgang Schäuble
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble: ruthless schemer and reactionary heavyweight.
Is the European Union damaging to democratic rights?
Anti-poverty campaigner John Hilary and politics professor Carlos Closa go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
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