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An Apology of Populism (2): Lost in Formation
My name is Sebastiano I’m a 24 years old student in Macroeconomics and co-founder of TRAM:E (Theory, Reflection, Action, Movement: Europe). Born Italian, raised Belgian, French, German. Migrant by nature. Boundaries, borders… not my thing. Polyglot. By my count – a very subjective one, I reckon, following the categorisation in the previous post –166 Eurosceptics…
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Some Thoughts on Podemos
My name is Héctor. I am 25 years old and I am a political and international relations analyst. I work at a think tank in the beautiful city of Barcelona. What I write here reflects solely my own views. One of the most surprising facts in the European election in Spain were the five…
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An Apology of Populism (1): What is a “Populist” in Today’s Europe?
My name is Sebastiano I’m a 24 years old student in Macroeconomics and co-founder of TRAM:E (Theory, Reflection, Action, Movement: Europe). Born Italian, raised Belgian, French, German. Migrant by nature. Boundaries, borders… not my thing. Polyglot. A good few weeks have gone by since May 25th. The elections are over and all related frenzy has…
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The Summit Is Postponed, Youth Unemployment Is Still There
My name is Armanda. I am 25 years old and a student of Economics at the University of Bologna, Italy. On 11 July, the European Summit on Youth Unemployment should have taken place in Turin. Offically, the Italian government headed by Renzi has judged it more appropriate to postpone the meeting to the end of…
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Is Europe Moving in the Right Direction?
My name is Dilek. I am 21 years old. I study European Studies and Law at the University of Osnabruck, Germany and I’m currently the president of the local AEGEE (European Students’ Forum). Last May, we had the first European Elections in the middle of the European (identity) crisis. These elections were important not only…
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A Story about Rain and Other Italian Things
My name is Giuseppe, I am 26 years old. I work in a library. I have a degree in Classical Literature and now I am studying Philosophy. I live in Eboli, a small town in southern Italy. Before trying to analyse the current Italian political landscape, allow me to begin with an anecdote about the…
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Really Surprised?
I’m Christoforos, an expat Greek in his late twenties who tries to make the most out of his nomadic life. With background in media and communications, I experience the daily struggle to find accurate information and stay open to new theories that might convince me to re-consider. Why are EU commentators making such efforts to…
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The Post Election Landscape: Thoughts from Spain
My name is Héctor. I am 25 years old and I am a political and international relations analyst. I work at a think tank in the beautiful city of Barcelona. What I write here reflects solely my own views. After the elections to the European Parliament and after an intense electoral night, it is time…
