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The Oxford English dictionary is known for its new words of the year list. But do we have any such celebration for reclaiming old words…

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The States at Play: EU and U.S. Trade Negotiations

In April’s EU-U.S. Trade Relations meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland joked that he approached an official in the European Commission and asked,…

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Is racism and colonial history still taboo in Europe? Is the EU practising what it preaches in terms of inclusivity…

Europe Still Has a Hard Time Talking about Racism and its Colonial Past – Euro Babble

Photo courtesy of the European Commission. As we have seen, the US-born Black Lives Matter movement has had a ripple effect all the way over here in Europe. The thing is, we often regard Europe - the EU Member States especially, as a head and shoulder above the rest (oh, the irony) when it comes to

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A statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston was torn down during a #BlackLivesMatter protest in the UK, triggering similar…

UK Toppling of Slave Owner Statue Sparks Anti-Racist Uprising Across Europe – Euro Babble

Photo courtesy of PA Media. In case you haven’t heard, a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston was torn down this week during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol, South-West England. According to the BBC, after the statue was toppled, a protester was pictured with his knee on the

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We're all experiencing information overload to unprecedented levels... So there’s never been a greater need for us to check our…

Dangerous times, the best times for experts? – Euro Babble

Tackling a pandemic is a highly technical matter, a subject on which most of us will never have comprehensive knowledge. As such, we may have been paying more attention to scientists’ opinions lately. But this has not magically fixed pre-existing societal tensions. The rise of populism in Europe h...

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When you see the news about the situation in #Albania today you cannot help but wonder: What in blazes is…

Albania: Corruption of the best is the worst – Euro Babble

When you see the news about the situation in Albania today you cannot help but wonder: What in blazes is happening there? The government demolished the old fascist era National Theatre and Albanians are very divided about it. When you investigate the matter further through news portals, television,

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Here's a quick message from our Editor-in-Chief to present our new editorial category. 👇 We intend to involve you, our…

Hello, Reader! – Euro Babble

This is your editor in-chief. I don't normally talk to you directly. News outlets rarely do. Most of the time, we try to keep a neutral and objective style and tone to our articles, even though every article we publish undoubtedly has a core message in it. Usually it's the same message: Think for yo

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