OBJECTIVO – Page 21

A True European Walk of Shame: Frans Timmermans is Going National

Dutch politician Frans Timmermans announced in August that he would be returning to Dutch politics from the European level...

Ana Richter
Nov 17, 2023 1 min read

Need for a new spirit of politics or need of governance in the same old vein?

VVD’s chances in upcoming elections in the Netherlands Given that the record-holding Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (People’s Party...

Ana Richter
Nov 13, 2023 4 min read

Illegal migration and terrorism in Europe: a sadly proven connection

While the Israeli ground forces have reportedly entered the territory of the Gaza Strip after several weeks of expectation,...

Ana Richter
Nov 7, 2023 3 min read

Qatargate keeps the EP busy

Qatargate has not rocked the very fundaments of the EU (in fact the European Commission and the European Council...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 3, 2023 2 min read

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Still time to learn from our 2009 mistakes –…

It’s not a big surprise that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen heavily criticized the lack of solidarity between member states during the...

Marta Loeb
Apr 20, 2020 4 min read

The Olympics postponed. What comes next?

Only three Olympic Games were cancelled since 1896. Ever. All of them (1916, 1940, 1944) because of a World War. (1940 should have been...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 8, 2020 2 min read

Three problems to solve regardless the coronavirus pandemic

Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. Anne Frank I’ve spent the last few days...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 31, 2020 3 min read

The Great Stress Test of Our Societies

The Covid-19 pandemic became the Great Stress Test of the European Union. Here in Europe, our societies have been spared from wars and bloody...

Marta Loeb
Mar 25, 2020 2 min read

The common myth of the net contributors – busted

“A day may come when the courage of men fails and we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 12, 2020 3 min read

The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf…

Once upon a time there was a mother sow who had three little pigs. When they grew old enough, the little pigs decided that...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 4, 2020 5 min read

Migration should also get some attention from the Commission

Trump impeachment procedure (not EU-related, but still extremely important) and Brexit over (sort of), and the heads of states headed home from the new...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 26, 2020 3 min read

Tough days behind Mr. Zuckerberg’s back. But there are…

The Munich Security Conference gains a lot of attention every year. This year, besides some high profile politicians and business leaders, a surprise guest...

Marta Loeb
Feb 25, 2020 4 min read

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict casts a dark shadow over Europe Almost 10 years have passed since Europe was hit by the largest wave of refugees ever in 2015. 2015 was not just a year when masses of Syrians fled the bombings and headed for... Read More

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