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What is wrong with Europe these days is its structures and cultures have combined to create dysfunctional responses from government to crises. Read here

Varadkar and Spanish PM Sanchez ask for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken if conditions of agreement have been broken Read HERE

Do neo-liberal structures have a stranglehold on democracy? In the case of Greece we found out that it does. How can this be broken, asks Chris Dillow. Read here