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Could Corsica become France’s Catalonia?

19/02/2018 Inside Europe

[authorbox authorid="79" title="The Author"] C orsica’s relationship with mainland France hasn’t always been easy. Proud of its distinctive language, culture and history, Corsicans have repeatedly asked for more autonomy from Paris. For four decades the…

Monday Talks on EU Foreign Policy Achievements in 2017 and the Challenges in 2018

19/02/2018 Inside Europe

Ebubekir ISIK

A s part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted Steven Blockmans and Stefan Lehne to discuss the EU's foreign policy achievements in 2017 and the challenges that the EU foreign policy is to…

EU-passports as a possibility of integration for the refugees

13/02/2018 Inside Europe

Vladan Lausevic

[authorbox authorid="67" title="The Author"] T he idea of the EU-passport is not a silver bullet solution but could actually make a larger difference for many people. Since the beginning of 90’s the freedom of movement…

Long way to common European Security and Defence

13/02/2018 Inside Europe

Vocal Europe

O n 14-15 February, 2018 NATO Defence Ministers will meet in Brussels again to discuss the main threats the world faces nowadays. NATO consists of 29 member states but 22 of them are simultaneously…

Organized Crime vs. Terrorism: Are They Converging?

12/02/2018 Inside Europe

Yvonnemarie Antonoglou

[authorbox authorid="73" title="The Author"] T ERRORISM VS ORGANIZED CRIME — It is no secret that after the fall of the “Iron Curtain”, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent opening of the borders, radical…

Is the political power axis of EU shifting from Berlin-Paris to Warsaw-Budapest?

11/02/2018 Inside Europe

Vocal Europe

B rexit apart, the crisis that currently threatens to challenge the very principles upon which the EU is based, concerns the refusal of Eastern European states, especially Poland and Hungary, to adhere to what…

Why is the European Parliament treating science with contempt?

11/02/2018 Inside Europe

Bill Wirtz

[authorbox authorid="46" title="The Author"] O n last Tuesday, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorisation of the…

The future of Europe lies on its agriculture innovation

05/02/2018 Inside Europe

Richard Senneville

[authorbox authorid="65" title="The Author"] P hilosopher Michio Kushi, who introduced modern macrobiotics to North America in the early 1950's, once said that "peace begins in the kitchens and pantries, gardens and backyards, where our food…

In the EU, Syrian embassies have built a strong network to stifle opposition views

30/01/2018 Inside Europe

Ruslan Trad

[toggler title="DISCLAIMER" ]All opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe[/toggler] [dropcap size=small]T he man looked at me and answered with a slight smile; "The Syrian Embassy in Sofia is very…

Another week, another leadership crisis in Britain

28/01/2018 Inside Europe

Giles Marshall

[authorbox authorid="16" title="The Author"] L ike Mark Twain’s death, reports of Theresa May’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Unlike the legendary writer’s death rumors, however, these are more frequent and relentless. Quite how a person…