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…
Thought Babble
Think pieces, Babble style.
Turkey – A fundamentally divided country
The recent Istanbul mayoral election in June 2019 demonstrated the divisions in Turkish politics – between those on the left who aspire for Turkey to…
Albania: Justice Reform or Judicial Gangs’ Cleansing?
In Albania, Lady Justice doesn’t have a blindfold on her eyes, she wears Armani sunglasses. The balance in her hand is to measure how much…
Time for refusal of EU Membership
In a cliché finale of the judiciary corruption drama, the Constitutional Court of Albania lost its “Head”, Xhevair Zaganjori, because, according to AP News, his…
Europe’s struggle with democracy
‘The European Union is too far removed from its citizens,’ is a sentence uttered all too often. Europhiles have passionately defended the democratic nature of…
How Brexit Could Mean a Shift to the Right for the Whole EU
The far-right undercurrent in Europe is nothing new, but experts are now warning that these former marginal pockets of extremism are gaining support from a…
A New European Social Contract: Rethinking Our Welfare State
This article was produced thanks to our partnership with EU Events. The welfare state is a universal concept in Europe. It is a pillar of…
Why there still is no common European asylum system
Asylum seeker’s rights are human rights Migration, asylum and international protection are the EU’s most pressing matters in today’s polarised political climate. With more than…
A Brexiter’s case for Europe
The Brexit campaign made numerous promises for what leaving the EU would mean. Looking at the arguments of the Leave campaign, it may now be…
From France to Poland – December reminded us of the dangers of climate change
There is a long line which connects what has been happening in the last month in Europe and in the world: we did not need…