Mid-to-long-form investigative Journalism.
There is a new paradigm for EU International Cooperation: with a geopolitical focus and a new financial instrument, the newly formed EU Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) is interested in bilateral cooperation and joint programming Team Europe programmes. At the end of 2019, when the current European Commission took office, several changes in the […]
Some are calling it one of the biggest crises the EU has faced in decades. The European Union’s response to its shortage of vaccines has already damaged post-Brexit relations with the UK, and has warranted criticism from leaders around the world. The vaccine rollout amongst EU countries has been surprisingly slow when compared with other […]
For most of the EU, nothing has changed due to Brexit. We go on with our busy lives and the pandemic currently occupies most of our attention. Why bother with Brexit anyway, when the economy suffers either way and in much worse ways than Brexit ever could? In a way, Brexiteers were spared a lot […]
After 11 months of lengthy negotiations, an EU-UK post-Brexit deal has been reached in terms of customs and commercial arrangements. UK lawmakers approved a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday the 30th of December, just a day before the end of the EU-UK transition period. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said: “It […]
Despite it being almost a whole year since that long-dreaded Brexit D-Day rolled around, New year’s eve 2020 marked even more than the end of a year we are all very happy to see the back of… It also marks the official end of freedom of movement between the UK and the EU. To mark […]
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 has exposed and accustomed people to the […]
The coronavirus pandemic is troublesome enough – but does the politicisation of the crisis only mean more trouble lies ahead in the post-COVID-19 world? From nationalist leaders using the need for order to their advantage to the deepening divisions within the EU, is the full impact of this crisis yet to come? Last week, Yuval […]
Depending on where you are in the world, your life might be looking very different right now. If you are in China, you are probably relieved that the Coronavirus outbreak has done its worst for now, but afraid of additional waves coming in from other countries. If you live in Europe, you are probably experiencing […]
The COVID-19 pandemic currently overwhelming most of our world is a terrible accident and no one person or group is to blame. That being said, in some ways, our current situation was inevitable. Following on from our discussions of the misinformation, panic, and our sudden change to work habits – perhaps we must ask ourselves […]
As factories cease activity, supermarket shelves are emptied and populations around the world watch the spread of the novel Coronavirus with increasing alarm – could we be witnessing more than just a momentary blip in business as usual? Even without being infected, could COVID-19 be changing us (and potentially the future of the world)? On […]