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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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
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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.
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These days, the Turkish Lira is a mess. This mess reminds us that there are good reasons why monetary policy should be largely beyond political influence.
Here are the reasons why politicians like to determine monetary policy:
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THERESA ZETTL Sex work is dirty and morally unacceptable – only two out of many prejudices sex workers face. However, women are more likely than men to be sexualized, objectified and dehumanized. Female sex workers experience stigma and violence associated
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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
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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,
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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?
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The 9th of December is international anti-corruption day. The 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day seeks to highlight the rights and responsibilities of everyone – including States, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public, and youth – in tackling corruption.
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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
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