by C4EP | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
The Unstable Stability On the NATO Summit What to say after an intense week of politics and football? While the English team failed to achieve their 52-year old dream of winning the World Cup, some dreamers of other sorts took the stages to discuss...
by C4EP | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
Theresa’s awful week UK Prime Minister juggling too many balls at the same time Now that the World Cup is over for England, the people will go back to focus on the other big ongoing match: the Brexit negotiation. The quitting of foreign minister Boris Johnson and of...
by C4EP | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
The honour is mine MEPs’ side jobs and the reputation of the Parliament In Ancient Rome, only wealthy people could be chosen as consuls. It was the highest elected political office for the Roman Republic, therefore considered as the greatest honor during...
by C4EP | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover European Commission pledges another €90 million to migration-related projects under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa In light of the migration crisis, I recently asked my grandfather, an immigrant himself, why...
by C4EP | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog
Take a Chance on Me Sweden Democrats join the ECR Summer has arrived everywhere, including to Brussels. It seems that before the long-awaited summer break, or at least before the upcoming World Cup matches, everyone wants to finalise their business. No...
by C4EP | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog
League of Legends How the populists are re-shaping the political equilibriums of the continent From the field of Pontida—the small town in Italy where The League holds its annual meeting with the electoral base—Matteo Salvini, the young leader who transformed it from...
by C4EP | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog
Reflections on the illiberal revolution in the EU Portugal displays pro-immigration sentiment in the wake of anti-immigration member-states In my third year of university, I wrote a paper on political philosopher Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in...
by C4EP | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog
Beginning of the end? Many look forward to Merkel’s fall Source: Der Spiegel Despite all the black clouds above the Council’s colourful egg building, German Chancellor Angela Merkel might survive this weekend. She might even last for the upcoming...
by C4EP | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog
It’s (not) the economy, stupid! Migration crisis takes over Eurozone reform as number one priority As I’m writing this piece, one of the most important summits in recent EU history is taking place. The importance is not given by the topics, which will be discussed,...
by C4EP | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog
Our Man in Vienna Some thoughts on the Austrian EU presidency Next week Austria will be taking over the EU presidency from Bulgaria. It will be the third time for the Alpine country to preside over the EU and it will be the last full presidency before...
