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Opinion
Commentary on the latest developments across Europe
Tilman Voss
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...
European Waves
Winter School Reflection: Can the EU deliver on its Green Deal promises?
Europaeum’s Seasonal Schools offer a unique opportunity to deepen knowledge about key topics while connecting with like-minded students...
Clara Dellenbach
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
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
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...
Juliëtte Herman
If You Can Make It Here, You Can Make It Anywhere: A Reflection on the European Politics & Society Brussels Field Trip
On the 25th and 26th of November, the first years from the European Politics and Society Master visited Brussels to learn about working...
Asher Stein & Anastasiia Klemberh
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
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
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
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...
Wei-Chung Chen
Summer School Reflection: an Observation on the Concept of Europe
Europe unveiled manifold meanings throughout my summer school experiences in 2024. The deeper I explore the concept of Europe, the more I...
European Waves
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
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
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...
Asher Stein
How Israel manipulated this antizionist Jew to vote for "Hurricane"
Despite my antizionist bent, that I still reacted strongly enough to Eden Golan’s performance to vote for Israel reveals how Jewish...
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