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The European Parliament wants an end to animal testing

Posted on 9 February 2022
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An end to scientific experimentation on animals In September 2021, the European Parliament asked the European Commission to initiate legislative proceedings to end scientific experimentation on animals and to replace it with less cruel techniques. Specifically, it wants to reduce the amount of animal testing…

European Integration

A year worth fighting for

Posted on 20 January 2022
by Marnix Vermeer

A reflection of the challenges of 2021 and the opportunities of 2022 Now the New Year’s Eve celebrations are disappearing from the rear-view mirror, we wanted to briefly reflect on some of the biggest challenges the EU has faced last year and consider what the…

International Relations

EU-Africa relations part I: From colonisation to an equal dialogue?

Posted on 9 May 2021
by Anoek Zijderveld

The historical context of EU-Africa relations post-colonisation. This series will investigate various dimensions of the relations between the EU and Africa. This first part looks at the emerging relation after colonisation, it will form a historical context on which the following articles are built. Africa…

Financial and Monetary Affairs

Exposing the mystery of shadow banking

Posted on 1 April 2021
by Niamh Saunders

Shedding a light on the significance of the shadow banking sector in the EU. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) exposed a number of crucial fault lines in the global financial and banking systems, of which shadow banking was at the very centre. The period following…