After a decade of crises, Europe is witnessing the rise of insurgent Europeanism

The upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe offers a unique opportunity for EU citizens to express their views on the direction of travel for the Union, particularly through the intermediary of civil society. A recently published LSE IDEAS report, … Read More

Switzerland heads for Brexit-like EU clash with €227bn at stake

posted in: European Union, News

Around 1.4 million citizens of EU countries live in Switzerland, with a population of over 8.6 million. From tomorrow, Swiss medical-technology companies will no longer be allowed to export duty-free to the European Union as Bern and Brussels failed to … Read More

Denmark asylum: The Syrian refugees no longer welcome to stay

Faeza Satouf, here speaking at a protest in Copenhagen, is one of the refugees who has had her status revoked – Getty images When Denmark became the first European country last month to revoke residence status for more than 200 … Read More

EU will allow fully vaccinated holidaymakers in – but has not yet decided if Britain will make ‘safe list’

Ambassadors signed off plans to allow people who have received both Covid jabs to enter EU countries for non-essential trips such as holidays. Travellers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport after Italy lifted quarantine restrictions for people arriving from … Read More

EU leadership comments on mass migrant inflow to Ceuta: “Europe will not be intimidated”

Photo: AP Photo / Javier Fergo Europe “will not be intimidated by anyone,” Vice President Margaritis Schinas of the European Commission said after a record number of migrants entered Ceuta in Spain. Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city on the … Read More

Icelandic volcanic eruption – an awesome display of elemental power

Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never standstill. That’s perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6000 years, give or take a year or two. The glow from the … Read More

With An Eye On Russia, EU Opens ‘Military Mobility’ Project To NATO Allies

posted in: Germany, News

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a meeting of the bloc’s defense ministers in Brussels on May 6.  John Thys (Reuters) The European Union has approved the participation of NATO members the United States, Canada, and Norway in a … Read More

Brexit: is it sustainable?

Brexit with EU and UK flag by Christoph Scholz – Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license In January 2020, as Britain was about to exit the EU, a post appeared on the London School of Economics (LSE) blog musing about the mechanism … Read More

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