by C4EP | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Will the Netherlands break Belgium’s record of being without a government? Four months after the parliamentary elections, the Netherlands still doesn’t have a government. At the beginning of this week, party leaders from VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie reunited in a...
by C4EP | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog
Unveiled: Behind the Scenes of Europe’s Burqa Bans Belgium’s Burqa Ban upheld by ECHR After a turbulent six years, Belgium’s decision to ban full-face veils has been upheld by the European Court of Human Rights. The Strasbourg court ruling followed riots that...
by C4EP | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog
The life of Simone Veil, can be compared to a fight, a constant militancy. She was the mother of the women’s right, of the human right. Madame Veil, maiden name Simone Jacob, was born in Nice, France in 1927 and was the youngest of four children. Her adolescence...
by C4EP | Jul 7, 2017 | Blog
Italy’s solitary battle The struggle of the peninsula to make the migration crisis in the Mediterranean a European priority Il Piave mormorò: “Non passa te straniero!” This is the lyrics to a 1918 song called “La canzone del Piave”, which described a World War I...
by C4EP | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Et alors, Captain Save-the-Planet? President Macron could start saving the planet by ending Strasbourg plenary circus French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to save the planet and make it great again when his American counterpart Donald Trump decided to leave...
by C4EP | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog
The Pregnancy Trap: Reproductive Rights in Poland “You don’t have to be Polish to be paying an enormous price for this” – Irene Donadio, IPPF Imagine yourself as a Polish woman living in a midsized town. One night, life happens and you realize you were...
by C4EP | Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
How Can We “Youth Up” Europe? We want to hear your voice – give us your take! “We need to ‘youth up’ Europe!” – Anna Widegren, Secretary General of European Youth Forum, on the necessity of including youth in EU...
by C4EP | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog
OK GOOGLE: HOW MUCH IS 2.4 BILLION EURO IN USD? Berlaymont strikes Google with jaw – dropping fine 90 days. This is the timeframe for the digital giant Google to end what the European Commission believes is an illegal practice and an abuse of dominant position...
by C4EP | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog
Macron: Political Branding & Consumerism More than just his image? The 25th French president Emmanuel Macron and his “En Marche” shows a notion of dynamism and movement. It is in the name of his party, simple and catchy. The politician himself...
by C4EP | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Germany Votes – Europe Wins! Bundestag to vote on Same-Sex Marriage legalization on Friday UPDATE : Germany has passed the motion with 393 for – 226 against – four abstentions; Merkel voted against. Surprise U-Turn ahead with Germany’s Christian...
