R ainy days started but hey, it’s Friday and Brussels offers a variety of ways to stay entertained and happy. Last weekend we enjoyed the visiting Brussels Gallery Weekend and exploring some of the…
T here is not only a clash among civilisations. There is a clash within the West: between the elites and the people, between globalists and the nationalists, between universalists and localists.
It has its…
A nother week is passing by quickly, getting us closer to the weekend and, unfortunately, to the end of summer and holidays as well. It’s not time to despair yet, so let’s enjoy these…
H ow many languages are spoken in Brussels?
If you think that the correct answer is “four” (French, Dutch, German and English), you’ll be 100 times wrong! The real number is…. 104!
The official languages in…
by Joop Hazenberg
European leaders breathed a sigh of relief at the Dutch election results. Nevertheless the results are a sign of the ongoing crisis of Western democracy.
The Dutch parliamentary election of 2017 has exposed…
by Žiga Turk
Technological change was never as fast as it is today. This is not a cliché, this is a fact: previous technological revolutions, such as the agricultural revolution or the industrial revolution provided…
by Johannes Voswinkel
Russian NGOs are under pressure: They are hindered in their work with laws and checks by the authorities, paralyzed and driven to close down. External support is not only helpful, but vital.
In the…
by Martin Mycielski
From its conception as the European Coal and Steel Community, through the fall of the Soviet bloc and up until the beginning of the global financial crisis, the EU was largely portrayed as…
by Gert Röhrborn
Over the last weeks Poland has witnessed an unprecedented mobilisation of women against the tightening of the abortion law. Our colleague Gert Röhrborn from our Warsaw office sheds light on recent events.
Last…
by Iona Jacob
Fighting hate and breaking down stigmatisation requires coming together – it requires community. But what will leaving the European Union mean for the LGBT community?
Being in the EU has given our nation…