by Alan Wheatley | 13 May 2019 | Decoders, Europe
It’s unloved and misunderstood. It splits time between Brussels and Strasbourg. Its powers have grown, yet voters shun it. It’s the European Parliament. European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, 5 February 2014 (Wikimedia Commons, by Diliff) Voters from the...
by Anna Sofie Himmer and Helene Christine Juul | 29 Apr 2019 | Europe, Herlufsholm, Student Posts, Youth Voices
We surveyed Danish youth to understand what they know about the EU’s composition and procedures. The results surprised us. French President Emmanuel Macron poses with young EU citizens, Aachen, Germany, 9 May 2018 (EPA-EFE/Ronald Wittek) How much do young people...
by Laetitia Van der Vennet | 3 Apr 2019 | Africa, Europe
The EU is partnering with African countries like Niger to stop migration flows. One unintended consequence? Wiping out local livelihoods. Migrants sit on top of a truck about to leave Agadez, Niger, 27 April 2015 (Ali Abdou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) Every...
by Daniel Bendix and Mikkel Arffman | 15 Mar 2019 | Europe, Herlufsholm, Human Rights, Student Posts
It may not seem like it today — with Brexit, nationalism and a resurgent Russia on its borders — but the EU was created to promote stability. Pro-EU protesters outside parliament in London, 13 March 2019 (EPA-EFE/Andy Rain) It may be hard to believe that the European...
by Barry Moody | 25 Feb 2019 | Europe, Nationalism
Populists are riding high in Italy’s uneasy governing coalition and challenging Europe’s status quo. Meanwhile, Italy suffers from inertia and policy drift. Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini holds a press conference in Rome, 11 February 2019 (Angelo...