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Danny Callaghan

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Berlin, Germany, London
As seen in: The European Correspondent, Spotify, EUobserver
Journalist covering migration, financial crime & climate politics
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Clean electricity, please – hold the gas

Clean electricity, please – hold the gas

The European Correspondent — Sweden and Britain: one country produces cheap, low-carbon and (almost) fossil fuel-free electricity. It also earns billions by selling surplus units to European neighbours. The other is hooked on gas and pays twice as much for electricity. Any guesses which is which?
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Lessons from the far-right

Lessons from the far-right

The European Correspondent — As the summer break winds down, kids are back in school. That includes us. Today's subject: what lessons does the rise of far-right populism have in store for the continent?
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Return hubs: Europe's migration control fantasy

Return hubs: Europe's migration control fantasy

The European Correspondent — Over the past year, both the UK and the EU have been floating schemes to outsource rejected asylum seekers – the so-called return hubs. In short, they are extremely expensive, impractical, and equally ineffective. Unsurprisingly, they'll likely be illegal.
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Kids watch porn - and Britain wants to change that

Kids watch porn - and Britain wants to change that

The European Correspondent — Type 'doggy' into Google's search bar and you might get cute pet videos. Or something entirely different. For today's children raised in the wild west of the internet, this is both a problem and a reality - one troubling parents, teachers and governments worldwide.
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We riot when it suits us

We riot when it suits us

The European Correspondent — Burning houses, rioters clashing with the police, UK flags hanging out of windows: over the course of several nights, a small town north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, went up in a flurry of racist violence, with rioters targeting local immigrant families.
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Saving the planet, one lawsuit at a time

Saving the planet, one lawsuit at a time

The European Correspondent — Some climate activists glue themselves to runways, others take their fight to court. Legal action – litigation – is becoming a powerful tool to force governments and corporations to act.
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Corporate capture catches carbon

Corporate capture catches carbon

The European Correspondent — A £2 billion carbon capture project in the UK aims to remove around 2.5% of the country's current emissions. But the technology has its sceptics.
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The life of a Soviet dissident

The life of a Soviet dissident

The European Correspondent — Oleg Gordievsky – one of the most highly placed Western spies during the Cold War – died last month near London, aged 86.
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Indefinitely detained

Indefinitely detained

The European Correspondent — In the UK, immigration authorities can detain non-British citizens indefinitely – and they do. More than a third of those taken into immigration facilities last year spent longer than a month in detention. One in ten were held beyond half a year, all without a court ruling or judicial review.
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Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti: "We took our government to court – an won"

Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti: "We took our government to court – an won"

The European Correspondent — Co-founder of the environmental group KlimaSeniorinnen, the BBC listed Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti as one of 2024's most influential women worldwide. She talked to The European Correspondent about her unconventional retirement as a prominent climate activist.
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Brexit: how's it gone?

Brexit: how's it gone?

The European Correspondent — Five years ago, Britain left the EU. The divorce was painful: years of bitter negotiations and a series of rejections led to sour feelings on both sides. But half a decade later, time (and geopolitics) is beginning to heal Brexit's wounds.
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Deadliest year on record: how to save lives in the Channel

Deadliest year on record: how to save lives in the Channel

The European Correspondent — Last year, the UN recorded the highest number of deaths or missing people in the English Channel for more than a decade. Which policies can save lives in the future?
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Britain's coal phaseout: a dirty relationship comes to an end

Britain's coal phaseout: a dirty relationship comes to an end

The European Correspondent — For the first year in more than a century, Britain will produce no coal in 2025. The UK phased out coal power, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, last September – becoming the only G7 country to have achieved this landmark so far.
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Podcast: How do we begin to fight tax abuse?

Podcast: How do we begin to fight tax abuse?

The European Correspondent — Tax abuse is not new. Between companies not declaring activity in certain countries to avoid corporate tax, and high-income individuals moving their assets to shell companies, tax abusers know how to play with the law to avoid doing their fair share. Listen to this episode from Meanwhile in Europe on Spotify.
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Operation Legacy: erasing colonial history

Operation Legacy: erasing colonial history

The European Correspondent — Five Kenyan men's action against the British government led to a rabbit hole, at the end of which was a massive pile of hidden documents proving Britain's crimes in its former colonies.
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How to solve Europe's tax abuse problem

How to solve Europe's tax abuse problem

The European Correspondent — Multinational corporations and the super-rich rob European citizens of billions of euros every year through tax avoidance and evasion. What can we do to stop this?
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Europe's migration paradox: the obvious answer to labour shortage

Europe's migration paradox: the obvious answer to labour shortage

The European Correspondent — As a continent with a shrinking population and a critical labour shortage, the influx of young migrants is a perfect solution to one of our biggest problems.
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How Western Europe robs citizens of billions

How Western Europe robs citizens of billions

The European Correspondent — Europe’s "axis of avoidance" constitutes the greatest enablers of tax abuse: Britain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. These nations are estimated to be responsible for more than half of global tax losses – amounting to a hefty €255 billion annually.
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Britain leans left

Britain leans left

The European Correspondent — Today, British citizens go to the polls. While rightwing populism is trending in Europe, a victory for the centre-left Labour Party in the UK seems inevitable – bringing an end to 14 years of Conservative rule.
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Safe countries don't mean safe citizens

Safe countries don't mean safe citizens

The European Correspondent — Italy’s government has recognised Egypt as a safe country of origin, simplifying the process of returning people to the North African state. Yet Italy isn't the only country in Europe expanding its 'safe country of origin' list.
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Out of sight, out of mind

Out of sight, out of mind

The European Correspondent — For almost a decade, a central pillar of European border control has relied on states outside of the EU to prevent arrivals – a policy known as externalisation. The outcome is a stark denial of the universal right to claim asylum.
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Dropped in the desert

Dropped in the desert

The European Correspondent — Tens of thousands of people arbitrarily detained, transported to hostile territories and abandoned – funded and facilitated by the EU: an investigation led by Lighthouse Reports has documented EU complicity in systematic, racialised expulsions from North Africa.
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How Germany pulled the plug on Palestine conference

How Germany pulled the plug on Palestine conference

EUobserver — On Friday (12th April), Berlin police stormed an officially-registered conference taking place at a private venue — cutting off electricity before ordering attendees to leave. In response, thousands protested over the weekend for the right to free expression.
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Born in Syria, elected in Germany: Ostelheim's mayor lays out ambitious vision

Born in Syria, elected in Germany: Ostelheim's mayor lays out ambitious vision

EUobserver — Ryyan Alshebl left Syria in 2015 amid the ongoing war. Eight years later, he was elected mayor of the German town Ostelsheim – aged 29. His vision includes citizen engagement programmes, climate-neutrality and building a cohesive society.
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