Catalonia: Europe’s newest country?
Europe needs to rethink the way it is governed, at all levels, otherwise Catalonia’s attempt to break away will just be a taste of things to come.
The Eblana Blog
Is immigration a good solution to demographic challenges?
Europe’s future depends on immigration, but ending the tragedy in the Mediterranean will require a new approach to education and global inequality.
Children should not be used as an argument for or against gay marriages
The right to adopt is a distraction in the gay marriage debate. The real discussion should be on how to build societies that treat everyone with equal dignity.
How Europe should tackle terrorism and extremism
Building walls and sacrificing our freedoms will not make us safer. Europe’s response to terrorism should focus on cooperation, coordination and inclusion.
What makes a man? His penis or his soul?
Religious discrimination on the grounds of sexuality denies the needs of the soul and is more “twisted” than any deviation from societal norms.
Can Europe afford to copy Japan on immigration?
As Europe becomes increasingly xenophobic and populist, perhaps we need an open debate on our options on immigration.
Europeans are shooting themselves in the foot by falling for populism
It is all too easy for populists to pin their domestic failures on the EU, but the only solution to Europe’s crises is deeper integration and “more Europe”.
North-Atlantic or European Military Alliance?
This summer, as the EU was rocked by doubts, NATO, the world’s mightiest military alliance, has also had its share of uncertainty caused by remarks of some of its members’ prominent politicians. In mid-August, Jeremy Corbyn called for NATO to be “closed down.” The British Labour leader also said the military alliance was an “engine…
To ban, or not to ban? The Burkini question
It has been one of the most talked and divisive developments in Europe this summer; some French municipalities have been banning the use of the “burkini” on their beaches. The mayor of one of the French Riviera’s seaside towns has declared “if you don’t want to live the way we do, don’t come.” “You have…
Europe: Made in Crisis
Will Europeans finally make a decision on their own future?
