Articles by David Crossland

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‘The Laptop-and-Latte Generation Has Found Its Party’
David Crossland - Der Spiegel, 3 Oct 2011

The German Pirate Party won 8.9 percent in the Berlin election to gain its first-ever seat in a state parliament. It could become a political force at the national level, say observers, arguing that the party represents a generation of Internet users who have been ignored by the web-phobic mainstream parties.

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‘Hungary Is a Disgrace for Europe’
David Crossland – Der Spiegel, 25 Apr 2011

An attack on pluralism, legislated intolerance, a crippling of checks and balances: Critics of Hungary’s new constitution are not hard to find. The country’s neighbors are also unhappy. German commentators say it is a scandal for Europe.

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‘The Roma Are EU Citizens — Everywhere in the European Union’
David Crossland - Spiegel, 13 Sep 2010

France’s expulsion of Roma people could be copied by other governments unless it is vigorously condemned by the European public, warn German media commentators. They argue that Brussels is right to voice its misgivings against a policy that flies in the face of the principles the French nation has stood for since the revolution.

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