A s part of our interview series supported by Science 14, we have talked to Dirk Rochtus, a Professor of Political Science at Catholic Leuven University, and member of Vocal Europe's Advisory Board. Among…
I t is safe to say that in the history of European Union’s enlargement, opening in 1973 with the accession of Britain, Denmark and Ireland, the first spectacular failure is the candidacy of…
I t has been fourteen years since the negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU) were formally opened and the process has been bumpy to say the least. Whereas the European leaders…
L ast week East-Flanders' Europe Direct Information Centre hosted a lively debate about the future of the European Union. Senior transatlantic fellow of the German Marshall Fund Rosa Balfour and Fidesz MEP Györgi Schöpflin…
T wo weeks ago, Nigel Farage was invited by the Flemish nationalist and conservative student association KVHV to give a guest lecture at Ghent University, Belgium. In his speech, Farage lashed out at the European Union…
A s part of our Monday Talks Series, Verena Humer and Bastian Kenn of the European Democracy Lab discuss their concept of a “European Republic” with Julien Hoez; delving into how this project could herald…
[dropcap size=small]AT a press conference during the last G20 summit, Emmanuel Macron said, as a response to question about Africa’s development problems, that even if you spend billions of euros, you will not be…
by Erik van der Marel, Matthias Bauer, Martina F. Ferracane, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
As growth in the EU has remained low and the usual channels for recovery such as greater investment or an increase in the…
by Roland Freudenstein & Konrad Niklewicz
Let’s be clear: This is not about ‘punishing Poland’. This is about proving that we are a Union built on values, that among those is liberal democracy (based on separation of powers,…