Jacopo Barbati - openDemocracy

Underestimating the European election results would be an error

The elections are over, and the results are plain to see. We have, inside the “You tell us!” project, at length discussed the elections themselves, about parties, intolerance, euroscepticism, and

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 6 Jun 2014

Underestimating the European election results would be an error

The elections are over, and the results are plain to see. We have, inside the “You tell us!” project, at length discussed the elections themselves, about parties, intolerance, euroscepticism, and

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 6 Jun 2014

Some words on the euro

I know that this topic concerns only a part of the people who live in Europe, but it is an important topic for everybody. The Eurozone covers around 333 million

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 23 May 2014

Some words on the euro

I know that this topic concerns only a part of the people who live in Europe, but it is an important topic for everybody. The Eurozone covers around 333 million

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 23 May 2014

The last chance to create a united Europe?

Reading the news this week, I was hit by one article saying that “Norway’s leaders snub Dalai Lama in deference to China”. Of course many Norwegian citizens protested against

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 16 May 2014

The last chance to create a united Europe?

Reading the news this week, I was hit by one article saying that “Norway’s leaders snub Dalai Lama in deference to China”. Of course many Norwegian citizens protested against

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 16 May 2014

We have to complete Europe. We must make Europeans

We’ve already talked about the relations between southern and northern Italians and the political message based on racism, propagated by the party called Lega Nord. One of this party’

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 29 Apr 2014

We have to complete Europe. We must make Europeans

We’ve already talked about the relations between southern and northern Italians and the political message based on racism, propagated by the party called Lega Nord. One of this party’

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 29 Apr 2014

"Apathy" is generated by the EU's intrinsic nature as a mere economic and political body "without a soul".

I’m 25 and I don’t consider myself so 'young' any more, but when talking about the 'younger generation', commentators often refer to people of

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 31 Mar 2014

"Apathy" is generated by the EU's intrinsic nature as a mere economic and political body "without a soul".

I’m 25 and I don’t consider myself so 'young' any more, but when talking about the 'younger generation', commentators often refer to people of

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 31 Mar 2014

There is always someone more northern than us

Southern Italians who have emigrated to northern Italy for economic reasons have often faced discrimination from their wealthier compatriots. But now northern Italians are emigrating to Switzerland for economic reasons - and are suffering similar discrimination themselves. Read more from our You T

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 5 Mar 2014

There is always someone more northern than us

Southern Italians who have emigrated to northern Italy for economic reasons have often faced discrimination from their wealthier compatriots. But now northern Italians are emigrating to Switzerland for economic reasons - and are suffering similar discrimination themselves. Read more from our You T

By Jacopo Barbati

/ 5 Mar 2014