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Benjamin Abtan

Let’s open Europe to immigration

Why Pope Francis's visit to Lampedusa highlights a challenge for all of us.

By Benjamin Abtan

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In France, as elsewhere in Europe, the far right kills

The murder of the young anti-fascist activist Clément Méric in France is the tip of a rise in far…

By Benjamin Abtan

It is time for Turkey to recognise the historical fact of the Armenian Genocide

It is now 98 years since 1.5m Armenians were systematically massacred. Recognising what happened is the only way to…

By Benjamin Abtan

Hungary is no longer a democracy

Europe has been slow to act, but it is not too late.

By Benjamin Abtan

Europe: democracy, or barbarism?

An open letter to Angela Merkel.

By Benjamin Abtan

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