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Tilman Voss
2 days ago
Got off lightly? Germany after the federal elections
Last Sunday, German voters cast their ballot to elect a new government after the break-up of the “traffic light” coalition in November...
Clara Dellenbach
Jan 26
A New Era for EU-Switzerland Relations
After years of complex and often tense negotiations, 2024 marks a pivotal moment in the evolving relationship between Switzerland and the...
European Waves
Jan 16
The Broken Compass: How Fico Turned Slovakia into Another EU’s Political Outcast
Is it breaking free of the EU´s influence on its foreign policy, or is it drifting into dangerous isolation? Currently, Slovakia is...
Irina Percemli
Dec 26, 2024
Between Moscow's Games and Chișinău's Missteps: Moldova's New Energy Crisis
There is no rest for Moldova. After the European integration won by just a 0.7% margin in a recent referendum, now an energy crisis and a...
Asher Stein & Anastasiia Klemberh
Nov 14, 2024
Perspectives on Trump’s victory: U.S. and Ukraine
In case you’ve been living in a hole for the last decade, just one name has dominated the US news cycle for nine years. Now, it will...
European Waves
Nov 14, 2024
Donald Trump’s victory - why he got re-elected and how the world reacted to it
On November 5, the United States of America voted for their new president - and chose a previous one. Donald J. Trump, business-mogul,...
Ana Sánchez Antelo
Nov 7, 2024
The European Deforestation Regulation and EU’s Normative Power: Shaping Global Trade for Sustainability
On October 2nd, the European Commission proposed to delay the implementation of the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a critical...
Tilman Voss
Oct 31, 2024
A tale of mountains and intrigues – Bavarian-German relations and the quest of finding a chancellor candidate
Germany is a state located in central Europe, a country known for customs like punctuality, seriousness (often confused with absence of...
Jan-Malte Schulz
Oct 3, 2024
Back to the Roots? Putin’s Russia, Slavophilism and the Official Nationality
Debates about the reasoning and narrative behind Russia’s war in Ukraine often highlight the imperialist tendencies and opportunistic...
European Waves
Aug 31, 2024
Paris’ bold revival: could the 2024 Olympics restore the Seine to its former glory?
As the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have just concluded, the attention is still focused on the river Seine and the ambitious restoration...
Mara Vos Carrero & Matilde Forno
Jul 12, 2024
EUROVISION 2024: United by Music…or not?
This edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö might have been the most politicised ever, marked by large protests, bans and...
Jan-Malte Schulz
Jul 4, 2024
Mediterranean Forget-Me-Nots: MENA Countries and the ENP
As the EU’s attention is focused on the East, it runs the risk of even further neglecting the Southern Dimension of the European...
European Waves
Jun 4, 2024
EU Elections: Who are the Players and What's at Stake?
With the European Parliament elections just around the corner, political analysts predict a substantial shift to the right across...
Céleste Nonnenmacher & Tilman Voss
May 31, 2024
Paris before the 2024 Olympics - a city between excitement and concerns
It is less than 100 days until the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are set to commence. While many - especially the French government and...
European Waves
May 25, 2024
From TikTok to the Ballot Box: Can lowering the voting age improve European democracy?
With the European elections approaching, Belgium joins the growing trend of lowering the voting age, fuelling debates on how to engage a...
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