Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes Austrian Politics and the smoking ban Being a huge fan of Jim Jarmusch movies, if I had to point out one, it would definitely be Coffee & cigarettes. Whether you are into pop culture, artistic movies or into the coffee and smoking lifestyle,...

Who let the Data out?

Who let the Data out? In the midst of the Facebook scandal, the EU can prove its worth   The British data analytics company “Cambridge Analytica” is at the center of the hurricane in the past few days of social media’s critical moment. Facebook’s darkest hour has...

What Is It Good For, Absolutely Nothing

What Is It Good For, Absolutely Nothing On EU – US Trade War & Relations     We often see how time flies by reflecting on old movies. A particular one I had in mind was Rush Hour, which was released exactly 20 years ago. It is a typical...

Be awesome!

Be awesome! International Women’s Day in Brussels and beyond     Having grown up in a post-Communist country, I got used to quite early to survive embarrassing International Women’s Day scenes. My personal favorite was a song that the boys’ choir had to sing...

Italy’s election results

Italy’s election results We won! What did we win? Fear and loathing in Brussels. On March the 4th, the Italian people voted to elect their new representative for the national parliament. The clear winners of this electoral turn are the anti-establishment Five...

Career Opportunities, The Ones That Never Knock

Career Opportunities, The Ones That Never Knock  Brexit & Working Restrictions       Many years ago, Alanis Morissette had a huge hit called Ironic. It is one of those trademark 1990s songs that regularly occur when VH1 or MTV have their flashbacks....