How to talk about terrorism - This is no time for taboos in the classroom

1 September 2016, 4:12 PM CET | Updated 5 September 2016, 5:38 PM CET www.politico.eu

By Thorbjørn Jagland, Sayeeda Warsi and Francesco Ragazzi Europe’s young people are growing up at a time when the Continent is facing a host of divisive issues: terrorism, austerity, refugees, war in Ukraine, instability in Turkey and Brexit in Britain. As they develop their cultural and...

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The situation in Turkey after the failed coup and the role of the Council of Europe

22 August 2016 Le Monde / La Stampa / Hürriyet / Hürriyet Daily News / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Much has been written and said about the recent military coup attempt in Turkey and its aftermath. Yet it is difficult to comprehend, until you have witnessed it for yourself, the deep impact on Turkish citizens of these violent events which claimed 290 lives. During my recent visit to Ankara, I...

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