translated by Elena Vardon

Elena grew up in Mexico and France and went on to study International Relations in London. She is passionate about current affairs and travelling to learn about different cultures.

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Should the European Union ban offshore oil drilling ?

INTERVIEW. In early November, the Surfrider Foundation Europe launched the second part of its Drilling is killing campaign against oil and natural gas drilling in European seas. For the occasion, our sister edition Le Taurillon talked to Yana Prokofyeva, the foundation’s European Outreach (…)

lundi 23 novembre 2020

EU-Switzerland relationships in the spotlight once again

[Editor’s note : This article was originally published on September 27th. 61.7% of voters rejected the proposed immigration curbs.] Today, the Swiss will be voting on a set of texts, one of which concerns the « limitation initiative » aiming to challenge freedom of movement between Switzerland (…)

mercredi 18 novembre 2020

Orbán, the press, and Europe’s billions

The Hungarian government’s censoring of a new domestic news network comes as the European Council reached an agreement on the Next Generation EU stimulus plan. Though allocation of the plan’s funds seems to be linked to respect for the rule of law, Viktor Orbán has managed to avoid any such (…)

vendredi 28 août 2020

The European Commission’s recovery plan : a ’Hamiltonian’ leap ?

ANALYSE. La Commission européenne a présenté hier sa proposition de plan de relance pour lutter contre les effets économiques du coronavirus. L’exécutif européen tente une synthèse entre mutualisation des dettes et prêts classiques. Au total, 750 milliards d’euros incorporés dans le prochain budget européen. Un moment fondateur pour le fédéralisme européen ?

vendredi 29 mai 2020