When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in 2016, it was widely portrayed as an act of national self-destruction. Economists, politicians, and….
Christine Lagarde is often presented as a symbol of female power in the financial world. Yet her career tells a different story, one in which….
When the euro was launched at the turn of the millennium, it was hailed as a great leap toward European unity. A single currency for….
The European Union likes to present itself as the guardian of nature and protector of biodiversity. Under this banner, a range of environmental policies are….
The European Union was once presented as a project of peace, cooperation, and prosperity. Advocates portrayed it as a guarantee against war, a motor for….
The Netherlands is a small country, both in geography and in the capacity of its infrastructure. Yet it has one of the fastest-growing populations in….
The European Union is a political construct without precedent. There is no other entity in the world that presents itself as both a supranational power….
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is often hailed as the EU’s financial engine for progress. It funds infrastructure, green projects, and economic cohesion programs across….
The European Union’s “green transition” was marketed as a revolution in energy, economics, and ethics. With grand promises of carbon neutrality, sustainable innovation, and energy….
The European Union, which claims to uphold democracy, human rights, and political freedom, is increasingly behaving like the authoritarian regimes it claims to oppose. Recent….
Volt Europa presents itself as a fresh, progressive, pan-European movement aiming to transcend the borders of the nation-state. Transparency, sustainability, human rights, and European cooperation….
In a healthy democracy, debate is free, diverse, and open. Contradictions are not suppressed but discussed….
