Luxembourg attracts over 200 000 cross-border workers daily, with the fiscal benefits reaped from this situation largely remaining in the Grand-Duchy, to the detriment of neighbouring regions. (Picture by Dylan Leagh)

Luxembourg and the Greater Region: a potential trouble spot?

8 February 2024 Politique

4 min

– Within the European Union, internal borders harbour unaddressed disparities and challenges that persist until today and which might evolve into larger points of contention if not adequately addressed. While […]

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Germany’s Role on the current energy crisis: facing challenges under the framework of cooperation with the EU Member-States

20 March 2023 Energy Security European Politics

5 min

As Germany detains a large portion of the European total natural gas, both nominal and percentage wise, coupled with its great storage capacity, it is consequently no secret that part of the response of the European Union to the emergent energetic crisis comes precisely from this country. It is, however, curious to note that the very same nation that has the biggest responsiveness capacity to the growing crisis is at the same time one of the countries that has contributed the most to the current energy dependency crisis. This article will reflect on the German decisions and how they affected- and continue to affect- the current situation in light of the present situation characterised by a lack of negotiation consensus among the European Union Member States.

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Aborting in Europe: a threatened right? State of play in four European countries

16 March 2023 Gender/equality

6 min

Abortion is a human right allowing women to interrupt any unwanted pregnancy. Over time, several women fought to acquire this right, and many are still fighting today. In Europe, while many countries did legalise it, many obstacles remain on the women’s path, some backlashes have been witnessed in the last decades. This article  will review the current situation in Poland, Hungary, Italy, and Germany.

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The end of the Merkel era: What comes after?

28 January 2021 European Politics

5 min

2021 means a “super election year” for Germany: in addition to the Bundestag elections, regional and in some cases local elections will be held. It is not only the COVID-19 […]

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Interview with an East German journalist

7 February 2020 Interviews Society

3 min

This interview was first published in the n°31 print magazine of Eyes on Europe, as an introduction to our special dossier “Where does Europe stand three decades after the Berlin […]

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Germany still divided country

Germany and the AfD 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: still a divided country?

7 January 2020 Society

8 min

This article was first published in the n°31 print magazine of Eyes on Europe. In Germany, the right-wing extremist party “Alternative für Deutschland” is considerably stronger in the former communist East […]

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