Current Affairs

Vaccine Passports: Are They Ethical?

With the beginning of vaccination programmes occurring widespread throughout Europe and the rest of the world, the travel industry is yearning to reach the light at the end of the tunnel. For many, it is clear that the worst part of the pandemic may be over, and plans can finally start to be (...)

Wednesday 24 February 2021

The United Kingdom and Erasmus: An Obituary - part two

With the decision of the British government to leave not only the EU but also the Erasmus program, an era of British-European exchange is coming to an end. In the first part of our obituary, British students told us about their experiences in EU countries. In the second part, we will look at the experiences of EUropeans in the United Kingdom.

Tuesday 23 February 2021

The United Kingdom and Erasmus: An Obituary

In light of the UK’s announcement that it would be pulling out of the Erasmus programme, we spoke to students from the UK about their experiences with the scheme as part of our Erasmus series.

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Europe: the world’s next big short squeeze?

GameStop has drawn global headlines in the past month due to its dramatic rise and fall in stock price. Largely caused by a surge in investments from Reddit users, the video game company’s stocks have made armchair investors millions while leaving some of the world biggest hedge funds out (...)

Thursday 11 February 2021

European Perspectives: the long road to a vaccinated Europe

What’s the latest with regard to the vaccination rollout in Germany, France, Romania, Poland, the UK, and Italy?

Tuesday 9 February 2021

A Scottish immigration system: Is it feasible?

Cameron Boyle looks at whether a Scottish immigration system is possible, and asks if it would help the declining population in some areas of Scotland.

Wednesday 3 February 2021

Portugal’s presidential election: a fight for second place

On Sunday, Portugal re-elected Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa as its President for the next five years. The result was more than expected, but the significance of this election goes far beyond Marcelo’s victory. It raises fundamental questions about the future political landscape of a country (...)

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Ireland’s ‘Thriving’ Economy: A Lesson in Deceiving GDP

How Ireland has managed to become one of the fastest-growing economies during the pandemic.

Saturday 23 January 2021

Taking (Fundamental) Rights Seriously

Is Europe witnessing, as Pech, Wachowiec and Mazur fear, ‘[the end of the rule of law in Poland?->https://verfassungsblog.de/1825-days-later-the-end-of-the-rule-of-law-in-poland-part-i’. Recent developments seem to suggest so. Although concerns about the country’s respect for the rule of law have (...)

Thursday 21 January 2021

What next for the CDU?

On Saturday, 1001 CDU delegates, assembled both in Berlin and virtually, elected Armin Laschet to the party leadership, marking the end of two years of political uncertainty for the German Christian Democrats. Despite having lagged behind in the polls for much of the campaign, Laschet – viewed (...)

Sunday 17 January 2021

Italy’s Government in Crisis

Joshua Honeycutt explains what is happening in Italy as former Prime Minister and senator for Florence Matteo Renzi provokes a political crisis that could threaten the coalition government.

Sunday 17 January 2021

The effect of Brexit on social equality

Elsie Haldane looks at what will happen to the UK’s equality laws after Brexit and how this will impact the country.

Wednesday 30 December 2020
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