Have You Ever Really Loved the Border?

Have You Ever Really Loved the Border? Time to Expand the Schengen Area       Schengen, a small commune in Luxembourg bordering Germany and France, is one of those mysterious places that has been on the lips of so many Europeans at least once in their...

Make Europe great again

Make Europe great again Wishlist for 2018     I do not envy the journalists working for The Economist, who had to finish their 2018 prognosis articles by the end November so that it would be published the edition “World in 2018”. It must have been a mission...

Last call for Schulz?

Last call for Schulz? SPD leader reveals great federalist plan “Hey, Martin. How have you been? Is your wife okay? Look, I am calling you to ask if you could join the grand coalition. I know you said many times you won’t. But you can be Number Two Saviour of Europe...

The pizza is ready

The pizza is ready The link between quality and quantity   The UN cultural body’s world heritage committee, reunited in the South Korean island of Jeju, decided to award a spot in the intangible heritage list to the art of the Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo (Pizzaiuolo...

I Don’t Wanna Be Sedated

I Don’t Wanna Be Sedated Fries, kebabs and fake news   I recently stumbled upon a book from a British writer based in Paris, who wrote a fictional novel (but with clear references to reality) about an Englishman working as a parliamentary assistant to a French...

Who are we?

Who are we? British researchers are leading the way to define Europe’s new political cleavages   Protest against Brexit Political scientists have plunged into a deep crisis when they realized, the good old days of classic political cleavages are over. The Brexit...