The World Has Lost Its Compass
Feelings reigned over the recent European elections which consolidated the new political era of sovereigntism.
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On eclipsed ends: Ideals and ambitions in the search for Europa
People rarely talk about the overall objectives of the ‘European Project.’ Much of Europe’s political class acts as if it’s a non-issue.
A statesman without a state
How Jean-Claude Juncker surprised everybody during his State of the European Union address.
Aviation after Brexit: Feathers fly, planes stay grounded
Airlines might start cancelling flights as early as six months before the end of Brexit negotiation period if no deal is reached.
Theresa May and the art of political forgetting: A special way to use and abuse history
Politicians are forever legitimising their actions by co-opting history to their side, often quite cynically so.
Article 50 and the dictatorship of the “democratic” majority
British voters wishing to remain in the Union or to leave only on consensual terms are deprived of any effective Parliamentary representation whatsoever.
Use it or lose it: At 60, the EU needs to work on its flexibility
Greater elasticity at the cost of cohesion. Can such an architectural change of the Union help to save the European project?
Pim Fortuyn’s legacy in Dutch politics today
How did a politician like Geert Wilders gain so much influence in a liberal country like the Netherlands? How much power will he really have after the election?
Whose interest? Towards the emergence of a European constituency
Decisions at the EU level are often taken on the basis of national interests, which recent crises have proved to be inadequate and against the overall interest of European citizens.
Europe’s identity problem: Tsipras, Greece and the undesired agreement
The 2015 negotiations between Tsipras government and European institutions were a turning point in the history of the European integration.