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Published in: HomeA new Europe can only come from the bottom upSimply put, 'another Europe' must be able to suggest alternatives that make sense to the majority of the citizens...
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Published in: HomeWhen politics strike back: the end of the Icelandic constitutional experiment?A wave of enthusiasm took Icelanders through the 2012 referendum after the 2008 crash, once the widely-praised...
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Published in: HomeBottom up… to EuropeA currency devoid of matching political institutions becomes a promising prey of the markets, led by financial...
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Published in: HomeSyria is our business too: why Europe must take the lead on efforts to end the civil warSimply waiting until the fight is over looks like a realpolitik option, but it is a recipe to push Syria only...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Enough with the European leaps of faith!The future of Europe rests neither in a self-defeating global market, nor in a re-nationalized, German EU. What we...
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Published in: HomeAssez de ces 'sauts de foi' européensL'avenir de l'Europe ne repose pas sur un marché global auto-destructif, ni sur une Europe allemande rénationalisée....
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Published in: openSecurityConflict at the EU's southern borders: the Sahel crisis
Gradually, EU systems of governance have extended into the southern Mediterranean, linking dynamics in the Sahel...
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Published in: HomeAre smaller avenues of collective self-determination emerging out of the crisis?Is national citizenship still a valid organizational factor in the context of the crisis? A radical re-thinking of...
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Published in: HomePrivileged access vs. public scrutiny - why lobbying transparency mattersEvery day, thousands of lobbyists roam the corridors of Brussels to represent business interests, with most of their...
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Published in: HomeTime horizons of transformation: lessons from the German unification for the eurozoneThe harmonisation of national economies inside the eurozone is essentially a clash of time horizons – the future...
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Published in: HomeA warning and an invitation, to EuropeansOn December 6, 2012, the Leader of France’s Left Front addressed a packed audience in the European Institute of...
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Published in: HomeThe rise of Catalonia: unravelling the debate on Catalan independenceThe Catalan separatists' greatest achievement was perhaps to change the terms of the debate on independence, from an...
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Published in: HomeFraternité 2020: a European Citizens' InitiativeSince April of this year, European citizens can launch a pan-European civic initiative (ECI) to bring a matter to...
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Published in: HomeEuropean foreign policy: resilience versus timeWith most European efforts focusing on salvaging the economy and an inaudible External Action Service, is there a...
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Published in: HomeThe eurozone crisis challenge to democracy: which way forward?
Does the euro crisis ring the death knell for European citizens' influence in the EU decision-making process?
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Published in: HomeLessons from the peripheryDemocratising the EU is not about Europhilia or Euroscepticism. In modern society, power and democratic...
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Published in: HomeA credible platform for progressive parties in EuropeEuropean trade unions and many progressive parties simultaneously ask for lower European budgetary constraints to...
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Published in: HomeWhy the EU deserves the Nobel Peace PrizeThe European Union's Nobel Peace Prize, which it will officially receive today, was a reminder that the EU is much...
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Published in: HomeThe European Union's social failureDuring the current economic crisis, the European Union has focused its efforts on building a financial union – while...
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Published in: HomeCan Europe actually make it?Between a destroyed economy, blatant institutional dysfunction and fledgling popular support, the current picture of...
