Christmas 2022 in energy-saving mode
The Christmas and Advent season is usually the time of festive lights. During the most tranquil time of the year,…
“A Europe United in Responsibility”: the 2021 EU State of the Union
On 15 September 2021, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, gave the annual State of the…
Freedom of Movement Adieu – How the EU’s slow vaccine rollout has impacted post-Brexit relations with the UK
Some are calling it one of the biggest crises the EU has faced in decades. The European Union’s response to…
Freedom of Movement Adieu – Why Britain Left
For most of the EU, nothing has changed due to Brexit. We go on with our busy lives and the…
Brexit happened. So now what?
After four long years of Leave-Remain battle – from the referendum campaign, the voting day, and all of the chaos…
The EU’s Eastern Partnership needs a new approach
Nowhere is the Union’s neighbourhood policy more mature than in the East, yet expectations are high and successes manageable. Political…
Countdown to 2050: The German approach is not a model for Europe
‘Together with a nuclear power share of ca. 15%, [renewable energy sources] will be the backbone of a carbon-free European…
Countdown to 2050: The EU cannot achieve its climate goals without nuclear energy
The European Union wants to become climate-neutral by 2050. To this end, a vast variety of legislative goals from the…
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…
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…