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Conference on the future of Europe: The EU by and for the people

Posted on 1 February 2022
by Sandra Zwick
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By the People, For the People 8,600 ideas, 14,900 comments, 31,000 participants and 3,180 events constitute an unprecedented EU-wide event —the conference on the future of Europe. It was initiated to include European citizens in the process of possibly reforming the European Union. The conference…

Elections

German elections 2021: foreseeable trend reversal after sixteen years?

Posted on 28 September 2021
by Sandra Zwick and Niamh Saunders
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The votes are in On Sunday 26th of September 2021, the German federal elections took place. The race had been enticing, but also surprising. Angela Merkel’s party, the CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany – conservative/right center) is facing after sixteen years of leading the…

European Integration

European integration in multiple speeds

Posted on 20 May 2021
by Sietse van der Wal
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Motives for a multi-speed Europe. The deadlock of unanimity The European Union is a vastly complex international organisation in which every decision needs to be checked by a variety of institutions before it can be implemented and maintained by the member states (MS). Of these…