History, Society & Culture

Obituary: Helmut Kohl, Architect of Europe

Willem van Boxtel remembers Helmut Kohl, one of the great Europeans of the 20th century.

Sunday 18 June 2017

A European Citizens’ Initiative 2.0 to tackle the democratic deficit effectively

Eléonore Garnier argues that the ECI, if successful, can help set up a European public sphere.

Monday 17 April 2017

CEU Students’ statements on the Orbán government’s decision

Sharon Belli, Masters student at the Central European University in Hungary collected some CEU students’ statements following Orbán government’s decision to close this educational institution funded by George Soros. CEU student’s comments to the decision to close Central European University: "As a (...)

Wednesday 5 April 2017

The communication strategy of the European Parliament

In an interview conducted by Anna Ferrari, the former head of the European Parliament’s communications team Juana Lahousse discusses how the Parliament works to share information about what’s going on in Brussels and Strasbourg.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Does a European public sphere exist?

A public sphere connects citizens with each other and the politicians. Does such a connection exist on a European level? Anna Ferrari approaches the question through a number of relevant studies.

Monday 27 February 2017

Book Review: My Name is Europe by Gazmend Kapllani

The Albanian author Gazmend Kapllani was born in Lushnje, Albania and migrated in 1991 to Greece and later on to the United States of America. Today he is one of the most popular columnists in Greece. In his first novel “A short border handbook” Kapllani focused on migration and borders, this (...)

Sunday 12 February 2017

Roadmap to a Europe with a common language

European democracy or the European labour market cannot function efficiently without a common language. Juuso Järviniemi argues that English is the most logical choice for our shared language, and lays out his vision for a Europe where everyone can communicate with each other spontaneously.

Thursday 9 February 2017

Refugees and the European Identity: a sociological perspective

How does a refugee adopt a European identity? Sociologists’ work can inform the discussion, Richard Haringsma argues.

Thursday 29 December 2016

’If the leaders have the courage, they will find people supporting them!’

Professor Roberto Castaldi is a political scientist and committed European Federalist. Treffpunkteuropa met him to talk with him about his unique projects to promote Europe emotionally and to ask for his opinion on issues regarding Italian and European politics.

Wednesday 28 December 2016

Poland: For Catholics only ?

The suggestion by one PiS MP of deporting non-Catholics out of the country shocked many, Poles were quick to react.

Wednesday 30 November 2016

Transnationalism and non-EU communities in Europe

In one way or another, non-EU communities face very serious problems with adopting the identity of their host countries because of transnationalism and multinationalism.

Wednesday 17 August 2016

Towards Pereustroika? Why “failed multiculturalism” sparks the need for change

Nearly 30 years ago, Russia and other former USSR states entered an active phase of perestroika (restructuring), when Soviet society started to experience radical changes after deep socio-cultural, political, demographic and economic stagnation that lasted for over two decades.

Wednesday 17 August 2016
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