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A vote for a stronger European Parliament

All the talk about the “democracy deficit” of the EU is nothing new. In fact, it started in the late ‘70s and has been...

Leslie Zelinka
Aug 15, 2024 3 min read

A few thoughts on the “prisoner swap of the…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris waited for them in person, on the tarmac. (So did President Putin in Moscow, though he...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 13, 2024 3 min read

Finally there are calls for “toning it down” ……

When you catch an adjective, kill it. This advice was given by Mark Twain to one of his students. His words of caution should...

Arrigo Mazzi
Aug 6, 2024 2 min read

Macron’s defeat in elections risks France’s marginalization on the…

One may find it a novelty, that the voice of French President Emmanuel Macron, so energetic on international political issues over the past few...

Ana Richter
Aug 2, 2024 3 min read

The Noble Idea of Olympics meets Reality

The Olympic Games just started in Paris. This phenomenal sports event aims to connect people. It is supposed to be a sanctuary of peace...

Ana Richter
Jul 31, 2024 3 min read

The Winds of Change, finally?

It seems that there was a significant development in Ukrainian-Russian relations over the past weeks. While peace is still mostly a dream, the outlooks...

Christopher Tapp
Jul 31, 2024 4 min read

A chaotic Europe can easily be turned into an…

The prospects for the future of the Old Continent do not look good according to both various statistics and public surveys which indicate a...

Christopher Tapp
Jul 27, 2024 4 min read

Lessons on democracy, European Parliament-style

Sitting in a Viennese hotel, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, former Austrian Minister of Interior Herbert Kickl and...

Christopher Tapp
Jul 20, 2024 3 min read

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