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  • Macron Opens Door in Corsica, Rutte Pours Cold War in Sofia

    Bonifacio Corsica France
    Citadel of Bonifacio in Corsica, France (Unsplash/Hendrik Cornelissen)

    French president Emmanuel Macron has told Corsicans he will try to meet their demands for more autonomy while keeping the island in the “republican fold”.

    Ainslie Noble has argued that will be difficult, though:

    1. The French Constitution seems to rule out equal status for the Corsican language.
    2. Barring foreigners from buying Corsican estates is impossible under EU law.
    3. Amnesty for violent separatists may be a bridge too far.

    Nationalists won a majority of the seats in Corsica’s regional council in December. Given the island’s economic dependence on metropolitan France, a Catalonia-style rebellion is nevertheless unlikely. (more…)

  • Bulgaria’s Right Wins Election Amid Scandals, Unemployment

    Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov’s conservative party won Sunday’s election, partial results showed, but might not be able to form a majority government as the Socialists expanded their share of the vote from 18 to 26 percent.

    Far-right nationalists, who backed Borisov’s previous government, said on Monday that they would not join a right-wing coalition while the Socialists seek support from a liberal ethnic Turkish party to form a government instead. (more…)