Ich bin ein Brexiter

Ich bin ein Brexiter Despite the efforts of EU negotiators, Brexit can hit citizens’ rights hard     The good news of the week is that the Queen’s heart is with the EU, as she has very sophisticatedly shown by wearing for the first time a blue hat with...

Migration Management and the role of the Local Level

Whose Line is it Anyway? Migration Management in the European Union   Eurocrats of all kinds piled into the European Parliament’s hemicycle for the “High-level conference on migration management” on Wednesday afternoon. The speakers list was lengthy and the...

Odd Woman Out: Gendered Effects of Trade

 Odd Woman Out? Trade Deals Disproportionately Affecting Women   It has been well-documented over the past decade through impact on labour market, consumption, and public service provisions; trade is not gender neutral. Without specific binding regulations built...

It’s the budget, stupid

It’s the budget, stupid Only one thing is sure about 2020 EU budget cycle: it will seriously divide Member States     Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, damage control. The European discourse has been undoubtedly driven by these words in the first six months of 2017....

Brexit & British Election Results

Brexit & British Election: Inconclusive election results further complicate future Brexit negotiations     In the wake of the UK Election, questions of the future of Brexit are swiftly resurfacing. May’s loss of a majority government, tentative coalition...

The Future of the European Union

Rolling up the sleeves. Ready for my talk on the future of ?? @ebsummiteurope pic.twitter.com/bNb7eRNM8v — Guy Verhofstadt (@GuyVerhofstadt) 22 maggio 2017 The Future of the European Union MEP Guy Verhofstadt’s speech at the European Business Summit Intervening at the...

Much Ado About Nothing

  Much Ado About Nothing Political maneuvers end up in uncertainty in Italian and British Parliaments   In 2017 France, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Malta and Austria had or will have general elections. This has been regarded as a positive reinforcement...

1° Edition of Success Bazaar

The Centre for European Progression is happy to invite you to its first edition of Success Bazaar. Have you just started to work as a trainee at one of the European institutions, but you already feel eager to make a step further? Drop by the CFEP’s first Success...