The debate about how to define thousands of people moving to a different country is still ongoing in Europe. Expats, migrants, refugees… Many words are…
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Explainer articles about the issues you’ve always wanted (or needed) to know about.
The conservatism of progressive taxation
Nobody likes taxes. Okay, that’s not true. There are students on every university campus, who live in social housing and have never paid taxes in…
Alexis Tsipras and Syriza are responsible for their own downfall
After the surprise victory for Alexis Tsipras and the Syriza party in January 2015, many were expecting them to deliver on their anti-austerity pledges that…
The black sheep of the European Liberals
The article was originally published (in English) on the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies blog: https://www.martenscentre.eu/blog/black-sheep-european-liberals. The European Liberals and particularly the former head…
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,…
COPing with climate change: are the streets the new boardrooms?
On the first official day of the COP 24 in Katowice, Twitter buzzes every few hours with news: Trump and Xi Jinping negotiating trade, the…
PSA: Ryanair now literally charges you for your carry-on luggage.
We previously reported on Ryanair’s change in carry-on bag policy in early 2018. Now, as of November 2018, Ryanair’s bag policy has changed once again…
The Right to Not be Seen: How a Piece of Cloth is Dividing Europe
Denmark recently followed France’s example of banning face coverings in public places, hitting niqab-wearing Muslim women the hardest. Shortly after, a Muslim couple were denied…
Italy’s Very Basic Income Problem
Originally published on Italics Magazine. Recently, the Italian government announced that it has decided to take out some fresh new loans in order to finance their many…
The TV License – An Ancient Analogue Tax
Broadcast Television is a relatively new household technology, which was only introduced in the latter half of the 20th century. But in today’s rapidly evolving…