Europe’s Awakening in Trumpland
Alberto Alemanno and Edouard Gaudot
Trump’s renewed assault on the EU has reignited a dormant sense of European purpose.
Europe’s Shifting Alliances: Can the EU Stand Up to Trump?
Trump’s return tests the EU’s unity like never before. Can Europe hold its ground, or will divisions reshape the Union’s future?
EU enlargement, reform and the missing citizens
EU institutional reform should be about the citizenry. So what happened to the Conference on the Future of Europe?
Ursula von der Leyen—the accidental president
The State of the European Union address reflected a union buffeted by a series of crises.
Who guards the guardians in Europe?
Judges are taking action, since EU institutions have failed to uphold the rule of law.
The future of Europe: who holds the baton?
Political leaders must not turn the Conference on the Future of Europe into another EU black box.
Releasing Europe’s democratic genie
The Conference on the Future of Europe might sow the seeds of a genuine European political space.
A European Super-PAC To Take On Bannon’s Illiberal Shock Troops
The 2019 elections for the European Parliament boil down to a war between supporters of EU integration, multilateralism and liberal values, and those who aim
Davos Of The Many For The Few
It is easy to dismiss Davos as nothing more than a talkfest among greedy CEOs, cheerful philanthropists and photogenic celebrity activists. Yet this narrative –
Why Europe Needs Civic Entrepreneurs
Alberto Alemanno and Michael Cottakis
Europe needs a new breed of entrepreneur. Not just tech entrepreneurs who freeride on our personal data before becoming philanthropists. But civic entrepreneurs who dare
To Build Europe We Need Citizen Lobbyists
While public sentiment about the European project has rebounded, Europeans remain largely dissatisfied with whether their voices and concerns count in Brussels. Despite recurrent calls