At the beginning of 2020, the European Union was forced to deal with an unprecedented health crisis which has impacted the whole world. No country was able to escape the disastrous economic and human consequences caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the biggest challenges for the EU since its […]
As the severe consequences of the coronavirus crisis are about to hit the European economy, the internal competition between various interest groups is undoubtedly heating up. The visions of European solidarity and national interests once again are clashing, with sentiments and dilemmas remaining even more acute.[1] While the EU will be recovering from the crisis,
On 20 April 2015, the French satirical TV show Le Petit Journal covered what it then called the “worst migration-related disaster in recorded history”. A ship had just been lost a few hundred kilometers off the Lybian coast, and out of its 700 or so passengers, only 28 survivors had been rescued. The show reminded
The migrant crisis. Failure on both fronts. Read More »
In much of the, especially liberal, media Poland has lost its reputation as a pioneer of democratic change in the post-communist part of Europe. So far, most members of the Polish opposition as well as foreign journalists have limited their analysis of recent developments to sweeping condemnations of Law and Justice’s (PiS) populist and religious
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Polish democracy outside the liberal comfort zone Read More »
‘What does it mean to be European?’ All students of the College of Europe have probably been asked this question at some point. On 4 November 2015 six students from the Natolin campus gave their answers to an audience of Varsovians and fellow-students at an event jointly organized by the European Civilization Chair and the
Debate introduction: What does it mean to be European? Read More »
La promotion des valeurs démocratiques est la priorité principale de l’Union européenne (UE) dans son action extérieure. Dans l’article 21 du Traité sur l’Union Européenne (TEU) il est clairement indiqué que : « L’action de l’Union sur la scène internationale repose sur (…): la démocratie, l’État de droit, l’universalité et l’indivisibilité des droits de l’homme et des
Démocratisation ou stabilité, quelle politique extérieure de l’UE ? Read More »
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