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...Harvard Magic Society, refers to what his society does as “illusions.” Then he pauses. “They’re tricks, not illusions,” he says. Founded in 2001, the Magic Society currently counts about half a dozen active members, each an expert in a different kind of magic. On Saturday, the group will enchant audiences both young and old with their craft in the annual Arts First Magic Show. The group has talent, Miller says, and past shows have been very successful. “It is always...
...older member states already wary about migrant labor, the recession has aggravated concerns over low-cost competition for jobs at a time when work is scarce. It shows in public opinion: a Eurobarometer survey last December found that 59% of people in the 12 newer members thought the E.U. was strengthened by enlargement, compared to just 44% in the 15 older members...
...countries invested heavily, and have assets, subsidiaries or delocalized production in the new member states," says George Dura, a researcher at the Brussels-based Center for European Policy Studies. "It's unfair and selfish to regret a decision when times are lean, but to reel in the profits in good times. The old E.U. countries, who are partly responsible for the economic downturn, need to show more solidarity with their poorer neighbors...
...plan to draw poorer neighbors such as Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine closer to the E.U. will be launched on May 7. But this "Eastern Partnership" - which nudges them towards European norms of democracy, open markets and the rule of law - is also jeopardized by the crisis. "When E.U. member states themselves are entering dire straits, it will also be increasingly difficult to commit more E.U. funding for the neighbors," says Nicu Popescu from the European Council on Foreign Relations. (Read: "How One Man Plans to Sink the European Union...
...Germany and France, always wary of enlargement, have raised doubts about Turkey and the Balkans, who are currently in talks to join. Last month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a "phase of consolidation" in the E.U. once Croatia becomes the 28th member in a few years. Enlargement skeptics like Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy raise mainly political objections but the recession gives an added budgetary argument. (See pictures of Sarkozy...