European Parliament and EYE Village again a hustle and bustle of young people

Once more from  9-10 June, the European Parliament and the EYE Village will be a hustle and bustle of young people engaged in panel debates, workshops, stands and artistic activities! The EYE (European Youth Event) brings thousands of young people from across the European Union and the world together both at the European Parliament in

The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2022 December 16

By Danny Boyle After the final part of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series was released, our royal experts have analysed what we learnt.   The big story: The 17 key moments from Netflix finale After all the anticipation, that is it. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s controversial documentary has been released in full. The

Alan Sked’s view on the EU

<>”The EU may not survive for much longer. It is still “a work in progress”, but without any progress. It lacks fiscal unity, armed forces, an effective foreign service, and accountability in government. It possesses a sclerotic parliament, a problematic currency and suffers from massive corruption if its Court of Auditors is to be believed..”

Reviews about nature for the first half of September

September 05 Switzerland’s glaciers are becoming a front-row seat to climate destruction For most of its existence glaciology has been a slow-moving profession, but this year is different. The belting heat waves that struck Europe over the past few months handed the specialists in Alpine ice sheets an unprecedented set of challenges. And some of

The Guardian Headlines for 2022 July 11 -July 17

July 11 Exclusive / Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals 124,000 documents expose inner workings behind US tech firm’s rise as a global empire responsible for 19m journeys a day ‘Violence guarantees success’ / How Uber exploited taxi protests for strategic gain ‘Kill switch’ / Uber bosses told staff to

Stability of our society threatened by disinformation via deep fakes endangering democracy

Despite numerous positive use cases of AI-generated synthetic media, deep-fakes might also pose significant dangers to democracy and become the new standard of masterful manipulation. 

The New York Times from July 04 – July 10

The headlights for the 1st week of July by the New York Times

How secret courts are helping fuel the climate crisis

The closed-door tribunals are the biggest threat to the Paris climate agreement.

European Federalists Future of Europe conference conclusions

The Conference on the Future of Europe approved more than 300 proposals, including the abolition of national vetos, granting the European Parliament the right to propose legislation, more investment in climate change mitigation, the launch of “joint armed forces” and transnational voting lists.

Looking at 2021 in a nutshell

A brief overview of what is most noteworthy to remember about the 2021 events.