Linda den Bol, Author at Shaping Europe

Kan Europa’s Taylor Swift opstaan alsjeblieft? - Shaping Europe

Can Europe’s Taylor Swift please stand up?

Posted on 19 April 2024
by Bram Breimer and Linda den Bol

The manuscript for fixing the European youth vote. Better reach and motivate young people to vote in European elections? If it is up to European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas, this should be done by harnessing the reach and popularity of US pop icon Taylor Swift.…

Culture and Sports

United by Music

Posted on 4 May 2023
by Linda den Bol, Finn McCartney and Loes ter Horst

An overview of all participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Some people schedule their Sundays around Formula 1 races, some people live for the Champions League, and some wait all year to see people from all over Europe (and beyond) perform on a stage.…

Elections

Babiš vs. Pavel

Posted on 26 January 2023
by Linda den Bol
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Everything you need to know about the Czech presidential elections. The Czech Republic starts 2023 with the election of a new president. The winner of the elections, of which the second round will be held on the 27th and 28th of January, will replace current…

Culture and Sports

Good evening Europe!

Posted on 10 May 2022
by Linda den Bol and Loes ter Horst
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All you need to know about the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Dust off the silver glitter dresses, because it's almost time for our favourite time of the year: the Eurovision Song Contest! You know, the one week when Europeans are reminded that Moldova exists, the…

Public Health

”You didn’t study at all, did you?”

Posted on 9 April 2022
by Linda den Bol and Esmee Slutter
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Living with neurodiversity in our society. Last week, on World Autism Awareness Day, you could read the first part of our neurodiversity series. For those who have already, welcome back! For those of you who have not read last week's introductory article, you can find…

Public Health

What is ‘typical’?: An insight into neurodiversity

Posted on 2 April 2022
by Linda den Bol and Esmee Slutter
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Why neurodiversity is misunderstood and forgotten in our society. In recent years, fortunately more and more attention has been paid to inclusiveness and diversity in our society. Discussions about why women earn less than men or why people of colour are underrepresented in higher education…

Digitalisation and Media

#Ukraine – How social media proves to be a vital instrument in times of war in the year 2022

Posted on 31 March 2022
by Anoek Zijderveld, Linda den Bol and Sandra Zwick

Social media has been heavily criticised in the last years for its negative impacts on mental health and its overall far-reaching influence on our daily lives. However, in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, social media has fueled international cohesion and mobilised immense…

Climate and Sustainability

A new European economy

Posted on 13 January 2022
by Linda den Bol
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How a circular economy is going to change Europe’s economic future The economy must grow every year. That is the mantra that generations have grown up with. When you have economic growth, a country is doing well. Economic growth is expressed in terms of GDP,…

Climate and Sustainability

Europe’s future is circular, but what does that mean?

Posted on 21 October 2021
by Linda den Bol
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A crash course in circular economy. ‘There is only one planet Earth, yet by 2050, the world will be consuming as if there were three’ This is how the European Commission begins its Circular Economy Action Plan, which was published in March 2020. This statement…

Public Health

The European Vaccine Passport

Posted on 1 June 2021
by Linda den Bol

The new EU crisis strategy in action ‘Infectious diseases, like Europeans, cross borders’. It is a statement that feels a bit obvious in the midst of a pandemic, but when it was penned down by some intern at the European Commission back in 2018 it…