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Eastern extravaganzas

Political vagaries, a hatred of the elite, corruption and staunch nationalism divide Eastern Europe between populists and liberals

The European border guard: New in name only?

The migrant crisis has spurred reforms to Europe’s border agency Frontex, but it can only be as strong as member states allow it to be

Reforming the Common European Asylum System

The political crisis surrounding the handling of refugee inflows in the EU has now reached a stage where there is too much bad blood for a “more of the same” approach to have much hope of working