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#FactOfTheDay: Who in Europe is rooting for Macron?

Emmanuel Macron, a 39 years old former banker from Rothschild and France's former Minister of the Economy, is likely to become the new President of the French Republic. His victory…

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Report | Participatory democracy: What alternatives to referenda?

On Wednesday 29th, while the UK was triggering article 50, EU-Logos Athena and its partners, 1989 Generation Initiative and Students for Europe ULB, were delighted to host a new conference…

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#FactOfTheDay: Stricter border controls at the Schengen Area Entry Points

On 15 March 2017, a regulation amending the Schengen borders code (SBC) was adopted to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the external borders. It entered into force on 7…

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Le retour du franc, une perte de souveraineté ? Bien sûr !

Les propos de Marine Le Pen, comme d’autres, ne sont qu’une imposture que curieusement personne n’a relevée. On a perdu le souvenir pourtant pas si lointain où le franc existait…

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Conference on Syria in Brussels – The European Union is already thinking about the post-conflict phase

It will have two main objectives. On the one side, taking stock of the implementation of commitments of the donor community at the London conference, on which the EU has delivered in full. But most of all it will be a political conference, hoping that could be the moment for the international community together to turn the page and start the political transition, the reconciliation process and the reconstruction of Syria”. With these words, the High Representative Federica Mogherini, announced the Conference on Syria held on 5 April, which gathered the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other delegations in Brussels.

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#Factoftheday: Trump launches a military strike against Syria

« Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched, […] It is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. » Trump said during short remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, where he ordered the strike just hours earlier.

« There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council. Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically. », he added.

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Discussion avec Rodrigo Ballester – La lutte contre la radicalisation et le rôle de l’Union européenne

Le 24 février 2017, nous avons rencontré Monsieur Rodrigo Ballester, membre du Cabinet du Commissaire européen à l’Éducation, la Culture, la Jeunesse et aux Sports Tibor Navracsics. La scène politique européenne actuelle a mis en évidence une menace qui a réussi à influencer les politiques nationales des Etats membres à différents niveaux. Cette menace, identifiée dans le processus de radicalisation, se place dans le peloton de tête des enjeux à traiter dans l’agenda institutionnel européen et des Etats. Revêtant de multiples facettes, la radicalisation est considérée comme un processus qui doit se combattre sur plusieurs niveaux, intégrant plusieurs initiatives politiques, sociales, et économiques.

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#Factoftheday – Chemical attack in Syria: Time to stop passing the buck?

On 4th April 2017, a chemical attack hit the city of Khan Cheikhoun in the North-Western province of Idleb. The first explosion happened around 7:00 am. The European Union’s aid…

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Déclaration de Rome : les 27 se sont juré à nouveau fidélité et unité

Ils ont réitéré leur engagement, leur volonté de maintenir la prospérité et la sécurité au cœur du projet européen. En s’engageant à agir de concert, si nécessaire, à des rythmes…

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