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....