Tag: Juncker

  • The New Architecture of EU Governance and the Upcoming Challenges

    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. I recently attended a meeting where a study on citizens’ perceptions of the European Union was…

  • 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…

  • EU Elections: Anything New?

    My name is Daniel and I am 26-year old European Studies master student from Hanover, Germany. I consider myself as pro-European but EU-critical. As the upcoming elections to the European Parliament are the focal point of current political discussions I’d like to share some of my thoughts about them with you. Nowadays it is hard…

  • Is it Really Different this Time?

    My name is Julian. I am a 29-year old political analyst based in Berlin working for an independent, non-profit think tank. This time, it’s different. This is the official slogan of this year’s European elections. The innovations of the Lisbon Treaty that will come into effect this year for the very first time offer tools…