The City in Europe and the World The City in Europe and the World The City in Europe and the World () is a 2005 collection of essays examining the relationship between the City of London's financial markets, politics, government, and Europe, edited by Stephen Barber and with a foreword by Peter Mandelson. The book covers topics such as the political economy of the City, the Lisbon strategy, the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), the euro, relations between the City and party politics, PFI, foreign exchange, regulation, ethics, financial exclusion, European expansion, globalisation and the future of the City in Europe, the book addresses some of the
Islam in Europe Islam in Europe Islam is the second-largest (after Christianity) and fastest-growing religion in Europe. Although the majority of Muslim communities in Europe formed recently, there are centuries-old Muslim societies in the Balkans. Islam entered southern Europe through the invading "Moors" of North Africa in the 8th–10th centuries; Muslim political entities existed firmly in what is today Spain, Portugal, South Italy and Malta for several centuries. The Muslim community in these territories was converted or expelled by the end of the 15th century (see "Reconquista"). Islam expanded into the Caucasus through the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century. The