Another door closed, another wall built, another bridge burned

Another door closed, another wall built, another bridge burned Turkey violates international refugee law and Europe remains silent   Charles Bradley, one of the most talented artists to reside in my music library, wrote a song called “The World (is going up in...

The Unstable Stability

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...

Theresa’s awful week

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...

The honour is mine

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...

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover

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...

Take a Chance on Me

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...