Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. The pandemic does now appear to be easing across the EU. Across most of the twenty-seven, infection and death rates are dropping. But amidst a current surge in Turkey, the EU is reminded of just…
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Corporate Social Responsibility Trend
“Businesses cannot be successful when the society around them fails” -Responsible Business Summit. This quote illustrates the evolution of businesses – from for-profit entities to organizations with meaningful connections. The definition of a self-regulating business model that helps a company…
UK Race Report: Why Government-Issued Reports Cannot Be Trusted
Over the past 18 months or so, it seems that issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, and intersectionality have finally been brought to the light for many privileged Britons like myself. Activists of these minorities have been trying since the…
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Draconian Abortion Laws in Poland
In 1956, Poland legalised abortion in cases in which the woman was living under “difficult living conditions”. In practice, however, women seeking an abortion were almost always accepted and throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, Polish women could simply request an…
China and a Renewed Transatlantic Alliance
The European Union is, as so often, attempting a difficult balancing act, oscillating between economic interests and a value-based foreign policy. Shortly after the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) was announced to be concluded in principle, it already seems…
The EU Is Right to Sue AstraZeneca
By March 2020, Europe had realised that Covid-19 was no longer a problem contained in Wuhan. In fact, it was a global pandemic which abruptly halted our day-to-day activities. And it was that month we realised that a miracle or…
Home is where… ?
Having trouble to secure life essentials or a roof over one’s head hasn’t disappeared just because of the pandemic. In fact, these things have become even harder. Massive lay-offs and outright terminations have plunged many people into poverty even if…
On Brussels: Why Ursula von der Leyen Has to Go
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. On 1 December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen became the thirteenth President of the European Commission and the first woman to hold the role. Since then, things have only gone downhill. The time has come…
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A Bad Time to be a Liberal in Turkey!
The authoritarian regime of Erdogan has begun to increase its oppression of LGBTQ+ members and university students, reaching a level that carrying the LGBTQ+ flags are now deemed to be a criminal offense by law enforcement. The appointment of a…
Interview with Barna Bíró from Momentum Tizen X, a Candidate for the Hungarian Parliament
Part 2 — read Part 1 here Find our other interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations here. How many members of Momentum Tizen X joined a race for the seats in the Parliament? Is it challenging to engage youth…