translated by Tiffany Williams

Tiffany is studying a Masters in Translation at the University of Birmingham. She has worked in Paris with the British Council, and in Seville through the former Leonardo da Vinci programme. She is passionate about European cultural and political integration. She has a particular interest in health and social care, the environment and the arts.

Articles de cet auteur (10)

Britain : So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye

With the fateful date of 31st December fast approaching, the post-Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union seem to be far from over. These disputes, though essential, are not what will determine the British and world geopolitical climate in the post-Brexit era, as (…)

vendredi 18 décembre 2020

Populism in Europe : increasingly inevitable ?

Le Taurillon is celebrating its 15th anniversary ! Looking back on a decade and a half of European politics

dimanche 1er novembre 2020

The EU’s federalist toolbox against COVID

Faced with COVID, what tools does the EU have at its disposal - and what should it have ?

jeudi 27 août 2020

The European Union and Mexico : a free trade agreement and a pandemic

On Tuesday 28th April 2020, the European Commission announced that it had concluded negotiations for a free-trade agreement with Mexico, one of the EU’s main trading partners in Latin America. The trade agreement, which will lift almost all tariffs on products traded with the EU (particularly on (…)

vendredi 3 juillet 2020

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement : To commerce and beyond ?

On the 30th March, the Council adopted a decision allowing the ratification of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam. Following this decision, the Council is congratulating itself on reconciling - on paper - trade with human rights. This event is an opportunity to revisit EU commercial policy, and its potential impact on the development of fundamental liberties.

dimanche 17 mai 2020

What will Europe look like after coronavirus ?

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the extent to which our world has become an arena of shifting power relations. To avoid sinking into insignificance, the EU must position itself in crucial areas - such as the rule of law, public health, and the protection of biodiversity -, and at the same (…)

lundi 4 mai 2020

Covid-19 : What about the refugees at Europe’s borders ?

While European countries take historic measures to protect themselves from COVID-19, the situation for asylum seekers at Europe’s borders is becoming more and more concerning. The lack of measures to protect foreign migrants from the virus would seem to highlight the lack of cohesion from (…)

samedi 25 avril 2020

Migration flows in Europe : clichés are dying hard

THE EUROPEAN MAGNIFYING GLASS While our understanding of the migration ‘problem’ is made up of political or economic calculations, it’s high time to see migrants and asylum seekers for what they really are : human beings. “Let’s stop this hypocrisy (…) we are facing an invasion, organised by (…)

jeudi 16 avril 2020

Covid-19 : What impact will it have on fundamental rights ?

Lockdown, school closures, border controls : these are just a few of the exceptional measures taken by the majority of countries around the world to halt the spread of coronavirus. The actions taken by authorities in the face of this public health emergency may go on to infringe the fundamental (…)

samedi 11 avril 2020

Digital and technological sovereignty : Europe’s new battle

’European Magnifying Glass’ is a partnership between The New Federalist, our sister publication Le Taurillon, and three Paris-based webzines : Eurosorbonne, Voix d’Europe and Courrier d’Europe. In this instalment, we shine the spotlight on two issues raised during the 56th Munich Security (…)

lundi 30 mars 2020