“French girls are a bit stuck up, the Mediterraneans want to fiesta all the time, the Germans are uptight, the Scandinavians are hot, and nobody understands the British sense of humour”: the usual stereotypes are conformed to and defied in …
The Spanish government and Catalonia
In April, the Spanish parliament rejected a request by Catalan authorities to hold a referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain, which had been proposed for November this year. Diego Muro and Martijn Vlaskamp argue that the Spanish government requires a more positive message for …
First European Party
In the recent years, the European Union has been facing one of its biggest crisis in several aspects: social, political, economic and financial. One the most concerning issues has been the youth unemployment that has deep consequences at economic and …
The lesson from flight MH17
The crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) has provoked intense debate over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but what lessons should the crash have for aviation safety? Simon Bennett writes that we must learn from the experience of MH17 and other …
The First European Party and the European Interns’ Day
Unpaid internships, bad working conditions, working without a contract are some of the problems faced by interns everywhere in Europe and some of the reasons that motivated the EID’s event last Friday. The Let’s Start the First European Party joined …
Footage of MH17 Aftermath
On Thursday, July 17, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 298 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine — allegedly by pro-Russia separatists. Residents in the area described bodies falling from the sky and landing in their own backyards. VICE …
European Interns’ Day
Interns, young professionals as well as employers, officials from EU institutions, and civil society organisations advocating for youth employment, will take over Place Luxembourg to protest in front of the Parliament against interns’ precarious working conditions in Europe. With youth unemployment …
French government & Marine Le Pen
French President François Hollande has suffered from consistently low approval ratings and his Socialist Party received exceptionally disappointing results in both the country’s local and European elections earlier this year. As John Gaffney writes, however, the main opposition party, the UMP, has …
Youth, Cannabis & the EU Bubble
The EU Bubble is a place of contrast. The lucky interns who managed to gain work experience at the European Parliament earn so little that most fall below the poverty line. As a stagiaire the youth are often put through …
Sweden and the EU
Sweden joined the European Union in 1995 following a successful referendum, however the country also rejected membership of the euro in a referendum in 2003. Malin Stegmann McCallion writes on the development of Swedish public opinion toward the EU and the integration …