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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister takes on James Hansen, Al Gore, Europe and environmental scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:30:01 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/feed/ 0 Several European countries--most notably Germany--are welcoming descendants of Third Reich victims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:05:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/feed/ 0 Questioning the present and future of carbon pricing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/eu-officials-agree-to-cap-bankers-bonuses-at-annual-base-salary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/eu-officials-agree-to-cap-bankers-bonuses-at-annual-base-salary/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:25:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/eu-officials-agree-to-cap-bankers-bonuses-at-annual-base-salary/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – Top European Union officials late Wednesday struck an agreement on a package... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/will-u-s-eu-trade-talks-put-canada-on-the-backburner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/will-u-s-eu-trade-talks-put-canada-on-the-backburner/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:49:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/will-u-s-eu-trade-talks-put-canada-on-the-backburner/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Officials on both sides of the Atlantic insisted Wednesday that the Canada-European... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/eurozone-finance-ministers-to-elect-new-chairman-wont-decide-on-cyprus-bailout-before-march/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/eurozone-finance-ministers-to-elect-new-chairman-wont-decide-on-cyprus-bailout-before-march/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:10:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/eurozone-finance-ministers-to-elect-new-chairman-wont-decide-on-cyprus-bailout-before-march/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – The Dutch finance minister was poised on Monday to take over as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/an-army-for-europe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/an-army-for-europe/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:57:01 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/an-army-for-europe/feed/ 0 Decision comes amid threat of financial collapse in EU http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/eu-fisheries-chief-sees-healthy-level-of-fishing-by-2017/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/eu-fisheries-chief-sees-healthy-level-of-fishing-by-2017/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:56:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/eu-fisheries-chief-sees-healthy-level-of-fishing-by-2017/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – European Union fisheries leaders say they are moving towards more efficient and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-euro-crisis-and-its-impact-on-canada-explained-with-pictures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-euro-crisis-and-its-impact-on-canada-explained-with-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:57:07 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-euro-crisis-and-its-impact-on-canada-explained-with-pictures/feed/ 0 The eurozone crisis: an illustrated guide to the biggest threat to the Canadian economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/the-commons-not-enough-time-to-explain-so-dont-bother-trying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/the-commons-not-enough-time-to-explain-so-dont-bother-trying/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:25:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303456 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/the-commons-not-enough-time-to-explain-so-dont-bother-trying/feed/ 0 Gerry Ritz has now taken 50 questions on the travails of XL foods. Still, the opposition seems unsatisfied http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/creditors-ask-greece-to-introduce-six-day-work-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/creditors-ask-greece-to-introduce-six-day-work-week/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:17:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/creditors-ask-greece-to-introduce-six-day-work-week/feed/ 0 Eurozone lenders are demanding that the Greek government introduce a six-day work week in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/and-thats-why-the-brits-have-a-problem-with-brussels/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/and-thats-why-the-brits-have-a-problem-with-brussels/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:37:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/and-thats-why-the-brits-have-a-problem-with-brussels/feed/ 0 That's why the Brits have a problem with Brussels http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/what-does-canada-get-in-exchange-for-this-lost-credibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/what-does-canada-get-in-exchange-for-this-lost-credibility/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:00:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/what-does-canada-get-in-exchange-for-this-lost-credibility/feed/ 0 Scott Clark dissects the Harper government’s loud refusal to be part of an IMF... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/on-arctic-drilling-doing-business-with-china-and-why-he-deserves-to-be-paid-us15-million/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/on-arctic-drilling-doing-business-with-china-and-why-he-deserves-to-be-paid-us15-million/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:00:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/on-arctic-drilling-doing-business-with-china-and-why-he-deserves-to-be-paid-us15-million/feed/ 0 Peter Voser talks with John Geddes about Arctic drilling, doing business with China, and why he deserves to be paid $15 million http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/despite-it-all-most-greeks-want-to-keep-euro-as-currency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/despite-it-all-most-greeks-want-to-keep-euro-as-currency/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:11:36 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/despite-it-all-most-greeks-want-to-keep-euro-as-currency/feed/ 0 Greeks will head to the polls in a snap election this Sunday amidst the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:10:38 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/feed/ 0 Cypriot officials let a Russian ship loaded with ammunition sail on to Syria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/the-right-way-for-the-west-to-get-tough-with-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/the-right-way-for-the-west-to-get-tough-with-iran/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-right-way-for-the-west-to-get-tough-with-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/the-right-way-for-the-west-to-get-tough-with-iran/feed/ 0 Sanctions from members of The European Union are appropriate and necessary http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:20:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/feed/ 7 In a time of crisis, the country has been praised as ‘a model EU nation’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/acropolis-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/feed/ 33 Other Eurozone countries are faltering, with far more worrying consequences http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:50:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/feed/ 13 The Prime Minister calls on Europe and the G20 to get their respective and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/states-of-disunion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/states-of-disunion/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:00:28 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/states-of-disunion/feed/ 16 Europe’s grand experiment seems to be failing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/feed/ 0 Many of those struggling to get by in the British capital are former immigrants from Eastern Europe http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/what-it-takes-to-get-back-to-aaa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/what-it-takes-to-get-back-to-aaa/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:50:03 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208334 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/what-it-takes-to-get-back-to-aaa/feed/ 7 Washington doesn't have to look far for examples of how to climb back from a downgrade http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/28/a-guide-to-the-anglo-danish-marmite-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/28/a-guide-to-the-anglo-danish-marmite-war/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 12:04:46 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/28/a-guide-to-the-anglo-danish-marmite-war/feed/ 7 Nothing stirs the blood of the British like a nice slapfight over European regulation,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/goodbye-emerald-isle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/goodbye-emerald-isle/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:00:44 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/goodbye-emerald-isle/feed/ 8 With the economy in a tailspin, the Irish are leaving the Emerald Isle at the rate of 1,000 a week http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/25/return-of-the-iron-fist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/25/return-of-the-iron-fist/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:00:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/25/return-of-the-iron-fist/feed/ 5 Hungary's crackdown on the media sparks a backlash at home and away http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/the-trouble-with-double-genocide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/the-trouble-with-double-genocide/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:00:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/the-trouble-with-double-genocide/feed/ 22 Efforts to equate Nazi and Soviet atrocities open old wounds on both sides of the old Iron Curtain http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/the-eu-stands-on-guard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/the-eu-stands-on-guard/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:00:20 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/the-eu-stands-on-guard/feed/ 0 Illegal migrants crossing into the European Union through Greece’s land border with Turkey http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/ratko-mladics-fan-club/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/ratko-mladics-fan-club/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:40:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/ratko-mladics-fan-club/feed/ 0 Among many Serbs, the fugitive general remains popular, and seen as the victim of a smear campaign http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:20:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155381 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/feed/ 0 A pampered continent protests the rollback of its lavish welfare state http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-good-deal-but-what-about-the-drugs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-good-deal-but-what-about-the-drugs/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:00:07 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/a-good-deal-but-what-about-the-drugs/feed/ 0 Free trade with the EU could hurt the sick and ailing in the Third World http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/06/whos-the-smartest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/06/whos-the-smartest/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:02 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/06/whos-the-smartest/feed/ 0 A new ranking of European countries places the Nordic nations at the top of the list. As for the bottom . . . http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/the-moldovans-are-coming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/the-moldovans-are-coming/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:03 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139896 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/the-moldovans-are-coming/feed/ 0 Applying for Romanian citizenship: Fears of a back-door entry into the European Union http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:40:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/feed/ 11 Ottawa says it’s on the verge of a historic pact with the EU, but corporate Canada isn’t sold on the idea http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/your-%e2%80%98downturn%e2%80%99-their-%e2%80%98upturn%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/your-%e2%80%98downturn%e2%80%99-their-%e2%80%98upturn%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:40:53 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=115259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/your-%e2%80%98downturn%e2%80%99-their-%e2%80%98upturn%e2%80%99/feed/ 76 Still foolish enough to be in the private sector paying for the benefits of the public sector? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmaker-of-year-angela-merkel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmaker-of-year-angela-merkel/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:20:41 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95805 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmaker-of-year-angela-merkel/feed/ 0 Invisible woman http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/17/why-free-trade-with-the-eu-goes-nowhere/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/17/why-free-trade-with-the-eu-goes-nowhere/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:00:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=70754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/17/why-free-trade-with-the-eu-goes-nowhere/feed/ 31 The provinces have been so eager to keep one another out, they’re reluctant to let European investors in http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/where-have-you-gone-john-turner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/where-have-you-gone-john-turner/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 16:46:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=55515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/where-have-you-gone-john-turner/feed/ 20 Adam Radwanski wonders why no one’s asking questions about free trade with Europe. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/somethng-rotten-in-bulgaria/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/somethng-rotten-in-bulgaria/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:40:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2045 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/somethng-rotten-in-bulgaria/feed/ 1 Corruption runs rampant in the EU’s newest member state http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/megapundit-wilma-flintstone-on-modern-parenting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/megapundit-wilma-flintstone-on-modern-parenting/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:23:46 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1866 Must-reads: ...Andrew Cohen on Judaism in Poland; Jonathan Kay on the decline of jihadism;]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/megapundit-wilma-flintstone-on-modern-parenting/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Andrew Cohen on Judaism in Poland; Jonathan Kay on the decline of jihadism;