Current Affairs

A symbol of change in Northern Ireland

On Thursday last week, Northern Irish voters went to the polling booths as part of UK-wide local council elections. The result was historic: the Irish republican party, Sinn Féin (We ourselves in Irish) gained the largest number of seats in the Northern Irish Assembly for the first time in the (...)

Thursday 12 May 2022

World Day for Laboratory Animals: what’s the status in the EU?

Squeezed between International Book Day (23rd April) and International Labour Day (1st May), the 24th April gets somewhat lost in TNF’s list of international days of awareness. But it should not - 24th April is the World Day for Laboratory Animals. Since its establishment in 1979 in 2015. In the (...)

Sunday 24 April 2022

WHAT EMMANUEL MACRON’S POTENTIAL RE-ELECTION MEANS FOR FRANCE AND THE EU

French President Emmanuel Macron will face off Marine Le Pen in the second round of one of the most consequential elections in French history on Sunday, April 24. If elected again, Emmanuel Macron will go on to be the first president to be re-elected to office in 20 years. After the conclusion (...)

Sunday 24 April 2022

Hungary Elections – a short commentary

Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party are not friends of the federalist movement, nor of Europe in general. Their nationalist populist agenda has dominated the last 12 years in Hungary, downgrading its democracy to become a “hybrid regime” (according to the democracy index) and eroding the electoral (...)

Tuesday 5 April 2022

The role of China in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

How much longer will China remain on the sidelines of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine? Is Beijing willing to condemn President Putin's revisionism and violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of an independent country? What are President Xi's long-term (...)

Wednesday 9 March 2022

The Russo-Ukrainian war: a war of values and narratives

The right to self determination is universal. Russia’s invasion represents a gross violation of international norms and peace, and merits universal condemnation as well as severe repercussions. Beginning in March 2021, Russia has begun to move military forces and heavy equipment to its borders (...)

Monday 7 March 2022

IF PUTIN WANTS TO “DENAZIFY” ANYTHING, HE HAS MISSED THE TARGET

When, some weeks ago, US and EU officials warned about a possible military action in Ukrainian territory, the majority of the public opinion was appalled, even though the Russian army has been around the Ukrainian border since March 2021. When, one week ago, Russia officially recognized the (...)

Sunday 27 February 2022

A dictator’s reverie - Russian resurrection and a new world order

History doesn´t repeat itself, but it often rhymes - Mark Twain Russia is an authoritarian state in clear decline, a decline that Putin has not been able to respond to by conventional means, not least because Russia is facing a clear scenario of economic and social decay, having been left (...)

Friday 25 February 2022

Cancer in Europe: Where are we now?

The etymology of the word ‘cancer’ shows us that it is connected to the word ‘crab’. Isn’t that wonderful? That such a crazy and difficult to understand pathology comes from an animal really close to most of us humans? Let’s explore this topic more as we come to the end of Cancer awareness week. In (...)

Monday 14 February 2022

In memoriam David Sassoli

Thousands of people visited the funeral chamber prepared for President Sassoli in Campidoglio, Rome. He has been a beloved person and symbol for people, above and beyond his institutional role, as a symbol of the best kind of politics. In 2009, David Sassoli, anchorman and deputy director of (...)

Thursday 13 January 2022

The search for truth in Russia’s history

Courts in Russia ordered the liquidation of the Memorial organization In two consecutive days - December 28th and 29th - the Russian Supreme court and the Moscow city court revoked the legal status of both the International Memorial and Memorial Human Rights Center. They granted the request of (...)

Wednesday 12 January 2022

No more boss after working hours: Portugal’s new ‘right to disconnect’ law

Remote workers in Portugal could see a healthier work-life balance under new labour laws approved by the country’s parliament. Working from home can mean never being able to switch off and it has become a new norm for most Europeans during the pandemic. While it brought along several (...)

Tuesday 14 December 2021
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