Translated by Emma Giraud

Studying European Affairs at Sciences Po Paris and Economics and Management at Bocconi University. Former General Secretary of JEF France. Daily committed to European future.

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Articles de cet auteur (7)

Macedonia, or the chronicles of an explosive name

The World Economic Forum in Davos : its snow-covered landscapes, its leaders and influential businessmen… and the « Macedonian dispute ». Indeed, the Forum held from 23 to 26 January was the occasion for the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev to meet. (...)

samedi 31 mars 2018

Which European integration for the Baltic countries ?

The European horizon as a future, the Russian horizon as a memory. This is how one could could summarise the strategy of regional integration of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania even if it might sound reductive. Upon the three Baltic countries’ centenary of independence in 2018, and the successful (...)

samedi 17 février 2018

Planned obsolescence : where is Europe ?

Many manufacturers of electronic goods intentionally shorten their products’ lifespan and/or make them irreparable in order to push consumers into buying new ones. This is called planned obsolescence. Beyond the harm caused to the consumers, it raises serious problems from an environmental and (...)

lundi 12 février 2018

Europe, a bull with feet of clay : for a real European cultural policy

Crisis after crisis, the EU resists, bends but does not break. This permanent instability probably gives it the necessary resources to carry on its development. This sui generis project overcame many obstacles and the stubbornness of its opponents has not borne fruit yet, but concerns remain. (...)

lundi 29 janvier 2018

Social Europe : work in progress

The Presidents of the EU institutions, the Heads of State and government and social partners met for a social summit in Gothenburg, Sweden on 17 November. While current affairs regularly focus on thoughts about the political and economic integration of the Union, the social issues remain too (...)

lundi 8 janvier 2018

And suddenly, Martin Schulz responded to Emmanuel Macron’s call…

On 7th December, the delegates attending the SPD convention approved (unwillingly ?) the beginning of the talks with Angela Merkel’s CDU to negotiate a government pact, which is seriously keeping everyone waiting. During his speech, the social-democrat leader Martin Schulz surprised everyone by (...)

samedi 30 décembre 2017

Should Belarus join the EU ?

Belarus is located at a crossroads of two major cultural areas in Europe (“Western” Europe, more and more shaped by the EU, and Russia). This can be felt through the construction of the country’s national identity and diplomatic relations. If Belarusian culture might be a liaison between Western (...)

mardi 12 décembre 2017