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European Pillar of Social Rights: a blunt weapon in the fight for citizens’ hearts0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 06/09/2016
The EU licks its wounds after the Brexiteers’ narrow victory in June. The Union’s support base, which has crumbled under the EU’s reaction to the economic crisis, needs an answer to prevent further decay. That answer might take the shape of what the EU is still largely lacking: a social rights dimension. But can the EU successfully wield this very sensitive national competence to fight the fear to lose authority? The answer is in the dosage. If social rights are the EU’s weapon of choice to fight its negative image, the Pillar is a blunt knife to the European citizens’ heart.
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Can the Energy Union secure the future of European integration?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 31/08/2016
With anti-Europe sentiment rising through Member States, the EU is facing a crisis of faith. The Energy Union provides an argument for continued European integration, with energy democratisation as the key to its success.
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Healing the European patient – Narrowing the gap between the EU and its citizens0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 31/08/2016
It has been a rough couple of years for the EU with much debate in academia on its various deficiencies. However, with the financial crisis, the almost Grexit, the refugee crisis and now the Brexit, these struggles have also entered the everyday life of ordinary citizens. For many EU enthusiasts the past years of crisis seemed more like a minor hiccup, a difficult period that could be overcome if everyone just kept on moving forward. Yet, the Brexit vote changed everything.
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The devil is in the detail: Trade secrets protection vs accountability?0
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 16/03/2016
Next month the European Parliament will discuss adopting the Trade Secret Directive. Are accountability and rule of law jeopardized by this regulation?
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EU/Morocco trade: How can a David engage in a win-win situation with a Goliath?0
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 02/03/2016
The Kingdom of Morocco worked very hard to attain an advanced status within the EU. A status abounding with opportunities for an emerging country and its economy, culminated in 2013 when negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) started.
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Basic income – Three centuries of discussion1
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 13/02/2016
Between unemployment, the refugee’s crisis, the rise of the extreme right and a possible Brexit, it is easy to see that the European Union has witnessed better times. Let’s try to look at the sunny side of politics. What if every EU citizens received an unconditional basic income? In other words, what if the EU distributed an income regardless of your social-economic status? This is what Finland, Switzerland and the EU more generally decided to inquire into.
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Policy Research Internship
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- 22/10/2018
Policy Research Internship
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- 22/10/2018