Do you feel like being European?
Then you are part of a growing majority. At least Eurobarometer says so.
The trend is pretty clear in recent years. More and more people feel that they belong not only to a nation but also to Europe.
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Actually, who are these Europeans?
Polish parliament targets TVN with media law
On Friday 17th December, the Polish ruling party PiS unexpectedly passed legislation restricting press freedom, targeting the independent TV channel TVN, owned by the US company Discovery. The law is designed to compel Discovery to sell a majority stake in
Read moreCheaper and faster: How the EU Commission wants to make cross-border train travel more attractive
There are two options to get more Europeans on the train and to fly less. Option number one: make flying less attractive. Option number two: make rail travel more attractive.
The history of railroads in Europe is the history of national railways and national railroad companies. Every country built up its own routes. Naturally, if the country was bigger, the distances were longer; if the country was small, the distances were short. There were few cross-border rails.
Read moreA great step for rainbow families
Theresa Zettl A great step in the right direction for the LGBTQI+ community and rainbow families: the European Court of Justice has ruled that the relationship between child and parent recognized by one EU state must also be recognized by
Read moreThe Ukrainian conflict
Theresa Zettl Relations between the EU and Russia have been severely strained since 2014 as a result of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, Russian support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s policies in its neighborhood, Russia’s disinformation and interference campaigns,
Read moreDare democracy: How tax collection would make the EU more responsible
Imagine. How would public interest in European issues change if the European Parliament was fiscally sovereign? What if the parliament was allowed to charge taxes or go into debt?
Read moreHow music, tv shows and entertainment unite Europe
EMANUELE LOMBARDINI Unite Europe after II World War, but also entertainment. When EBU (European Broadcasting Union) was founded in 1954, at Montreux Palace Hotel, the scenario that presented itself was that of a devastated continent, which needed to find itself
Read moreWhat would a perfect European Union look like?
How would the corona pandemic have gone if it had been fought centrally at the European level? What would our landscapes in Europe look like if agricultural policy took place primarily at a national level and not, as currently, at the European level?
Read moreHuman Rights Day 2021
The Human Rights day is an opportunity to celebrate achievements in the field, as we’ve made considerable progress since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10th December 1948. It was the
Read moreWhat does the future of the EU’s poorest country look like?
Bulgaria has the world’s highest Covid-19 mortality rate. Bulgaria has the EU’s lowest vaccination rate. Bulgaria is the EU’s poorest country. But Bulgaria has had hope again since Mid November. And this hope has a name: Kiril Petkov.
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