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Sexual health and reproductive rights : the EU considers its stance

While the European Convention on Human Rights obliges Member States to protect rights to sexual health, including access to comprehensive information and appropriate healthcare, the European Union itself does not have authority in this matter. This disparity creates concerning gaps in access to (…)

samedi 21 décembre 2024

France, a country with no love for itself

For months, both politicians and large swathes of the population, particularly in Île-de-France, have relentlessly criticised the organisation of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last Friday, the opening ceremony showed those committed to the culture of defeatism and grumbling, that is particular to our (…)

samedi 26 octobre 2024

IMMIGRATION IN EUROPE : AN EXTREME SUBJECT

Episode 1 In Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, the EU...new measures against immigration have multiplied across Europe in the past few years. This phenomenon is growing in parallel with the unprecedented rise of far-right parties and movements in Europe, who, for some voters, embody the (…)

vendredi 12 juillet 2024

European elections : The world’s second largest democracy swings to the right

Between 6 and 9 June, 400 million Europeans were called to vote in elections for the European Parliament, the European Union’s representative body. After a bitter campaign, focused more on national issues than European ones, citizens have elected a Parliament dominated by the right, the radical (…)

lundi 17 juin 2024

Expanding the EU in a turbulent geopolitical context

Since February 2022, the Russian war against Ukraine has reinvigorated the debate around expanding the European Union. Questions are emerging about whether the current institutional mechanisms for accepting new member states are still fit for purpose. The troubling situation in Ukraine, which is (…)