Current Affairs & Policy

Abortion legalisation - an underwhelming revolution for Northern Ireland

Abortion in Northern Ireland is technically no longer a crime. This change, which came into force on 22nd October 2019, was not voted in at Belfast’s Assembly, as might be expected, but follows on from an initiative made in Westminster. From now until the end of the transition period on 31st (...)

jeudi 23 janvier 2020

European Perspectives : Climate Protection from London to Skopje

Rafaela Xanthoula Ayadi, Greece “Compared to other European countries, Greece has changed and implemented relatively little so far, in terms of climate protection. Until now, the country has been subject to numerous fines because it has illegally dumped waste in landfills – a violation of EU (...)

mercredi 22 janvier 2020

How is Malta’s corruption and lack of good governance affecting the EU ?

Maltese citizen Christine Mamo explains the reaction of the European Parliament to the crisis.

vendredi 17 janvier 2020

Interview with Maria Popczyk : « My experience of the Polish election campaign »

Maria Popczyk, Editor-in-Chief of our Polish sister publication, Kurier Europejski, was in Poland during the recent election campaign. In this interview with our Editor-in-Chief Madelaine Pitt, she tells us about the victory of the Law and Justice Party, what it means for Poland and the EU and (...)

mercredi 1er janvier 2020

Sánchez Goes Shopping for a Present

‘Tis the season for gifts—and Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is hoping to get a good bargain. In the process, he hopes to gift himself with the greatest present he could ask for : the support he needs to finally head a stable government. Four general elections in as many years : (...)

samedi 21 décembre 2019

Brexit, differentiation and disintegration

Timothée Houzel studies the issue of Brexit with his political science hat on.

jeudi 19 décembre 2019

Editorial : the end of the United Kingdom as we know it

Editor-in-Chief Madelaine Pitt examines what the huge Conservative majority means for the UK and Europe.

vendredi 13 décembre 2019

Crunch time for the United Kingdom : my experience of the General Election Campaign Trail

Madelaine Pitt goes door-to-door canvassing in the UK ahead of the crucial General Election on Thursday.

mardi 10 décembre 2019

“A piece of the Arctic to go, please !”

Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland from the Danes sounded like a bad joke, even outside of Denmark. Trump’s initiative was generally dismissed as absurd, but lying beneath it was a political calculation. The melting of the Arctic’s ice means the valuable resources presumed to exist beneath the (...)

lundi 9 décembre 2019

Malta’s Week of Chaos : Demonstrations and Resignations

Andrew Micallef from Malta describes the turmoil in his country.

mercredi 4 décembre 2019

Finland sees its government collapse during its EU presidency – but shouldn’t be ashamed

Juuso Järviniemi explores how the calm reaction to the resignation of the Finnish Prime Minister reflects well on his country

mardi 3 décembre 2019

From Juncker to von der Leyen : the defining challenges of the incoming and outgoing Commissions

Writers from TNF, Treffpunkt and Le Taurillon investigate the main challenges which were and will be faced by the old and new Commissions.

dimanche 1er décembre 2019