Author: Aldo Caruso

  • This Time, It Has to Be Different!

    My name is Stephanie. I am 24 years old and study European Studies in Frankfurt/Oder. A small town in Western Germany. 30 000 inhabitants. A town like many others in this country. Shortly before Easter, holiday season: nothing is disturbing the quiet idyll of this small town. Along the roads politicians on posters send Happy…

  • A Questionnaire for Candidates for the European Parliament

    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. My friends suggest I am lucky this time…

  • 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…

  • The Growing Generation Gap

     My name is Stylia, I am 24 years old and have studied international and European studies. Has the crisis really come to an end?  An average observer not living in Greece might as well say so. Greece is no longer making big headlines, the Memorandum ‘expires’ in May and the rating agencies give out positive…

  • How to defeat the populist narrative

    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. The recent years of economic crisis have increased populist movements in all European states. The success of the…

  • Postcard from Jordan – Notes after attending a conference on mobility and freedom of movement

    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. Introduction In December 2010, the Arab Education Forum…

  • The European Elections Campaign in Spain Part I

    My name is Héctor. I am 24 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. As the European elections are drawing closer, an analysis of the election campaign in each country…

  • We and the Others

      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 who might convince me to re-consider. The recent development in the world has…

  • A wish for the elections

      My name is Héctor. I am 24 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. In the last 2 years I have visited Brussels lots of times and for different…

  • Someone press Mute, please!

     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. A man walks into a bar and asks for a beer. He drinks alone, while in the background…