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    Is it fair that rich EU countries pay for the development of poorer EU countries?

    Should more money be taken from the rich to give to the poor? However we dress it up, this is arguably the most fundamental…
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    Can the EU survive populism?

    Populism is struggling to break through. Ever since the 2014 European Parliament elections, commentators have been talking about a rising…
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    Is ‘fake news’ just news you don’t agree with?

    It seems like ‘fake news’ is everywhere these days. Before November 2016, it was a little-used phrase most often applied to…
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    Who do you hope wins Eurovision 2017?

    Europe’s not all doom and gloom. As well as high unemployment, the refugee crisis, Brexit, political extremism, terrorism, and worsening EU-Russia relations,…
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    How can technology be used to improve healthcare in Europe?

    European healthcare is sick. Faced with ageing populations, as birthrates stay low and people live longer and longer, public healthcare budgets…
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    Should the EU compensate cities for hosting refugees?

    Tampere, Finland’s third-largest city, has been described as being on the “frontline” of the refugee crisis. The city has a population of…
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    Should everyone be considered organ donors unless they ‘opt-out’?

    Thousands of Europeans die each year waiting for an organ transplant. Tens of thousands are on waiting lists across the EU, but…
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    Does housing asylum seekers apart from locals increase tensions?

    In Berlin, as in other German cities, the issue of refugees is a controversial one. Where should all the newcomers…
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    Should cannabis be legalised across the EU?

    Should ‘soft drugs’ like cannabis be legal? On 21 Febuary 2017, a majority of MPs in the Netherlands (77 to 72)…
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