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Discussions about artificial intelligence and robotics often focus on its role as a tool, enhancing our existing skills and adding to our efficiency. Whether in movies, pop culture or according to your own Alexa, artificial intelligence and robotics are presented as an assistant, working for you. As AI grows wiser, we dream of the tasks it will soon undertake on our behalf. With each robotic thumb made, we revel in the vision of machines attending to our every need. We have yet to fully grasp that AI and robotics can be much more than that. They may very well one day be equal counterparts and ...
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2024 will be remembered as the year of global elections. And so far, it seems determined to live up to that billing, with a series of democratic events that feel hugely consequential for the future direction of our world. From Germany to France, Italy, the Netherlands, the US and the UK, a key part to this is the rise of a populist, nationalistic, far-right faction. We simply can’t ignore the fact that these voices are becoming a significant part of the political landscape, although the extent of this varies from country to country. For instance, the European Parliament elections this week saw...
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Europe stands at a critical juncture, facing war, division, and polarization which are eroding the very fabric of our societies. As decades of peace and European cooperation are threatened, the fundamental purpose of the European Union seems increasingly undermined amidst growing societal inequality and the misuse of culture and identity to divide rather than connect communities. It's a time when we must not only react to these challenges but actively reimagine and rebuild the future of Europe with culture and cultural heritage at its core. As the European Parliament elections have shown, vote...
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The Qatargate crisis is the biggest corruption case to hit the European Parliament in decades — arguably the most serious. At the time, Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, addressed her colleagues in a crisis session by stating, "European democracy is under attack". Equally, the allegations of corruption and espionage surrounding MEP Maximilian Krah, the lead candidate of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), show how far Russia and China are willing to go in influencing the political decisions of the EU. The German judiciary launched two preliminary investigations against ...
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In recent weeks, Russia has renewed its bombardment of Ukraine with a ferocity not seen since the early days of the full-scale invasion. The recent missile strike on a crowded suburban Epicenter store near Kharkiv on a Saturday afternoon demonstrates that Ukraine continues to face an existential threat. Villages in the region, some only recently reconnected to electricity for the first time in two years, are again under a blizzard of drones and bombs. This weekend, voters will choose who will be in charge of EU policies for the next five years, and they should keep us in their thoughts. Then, ...
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The far right is projected to gain new visibility in the next European Parliament, with surveys predicting such parties to win around 144 seats out of 720. Domestically, this will make the European Parliament a springboard for Euroscepticism, weakening the bloc’s liberal-democratic framework. But what might be the foreign policy of an EU tilted more toward the far right? Foreign policy is generally secondary for far-right parties, whose bread and butter are issues related to national identity and domestic polarisation. Their foreign policy choices are contextual and adaptable, and the opportun...
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Jean Monnet is remembered for having invented a smart technocratic gimmick – integrating the steel and coal industries of former enemies as the best way to ensure stable peace on the European continent. His technocratic method helped create the EU. Now, as the EU prepares for future enlargements to the Balkans and East — with the bloc aiming to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by the end of June — geopolitical and even military integration should take centre stage. Before Jean Monnet could invent the EU, he spent a big part of his professional life developing war economie...
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If alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man? This recent TikTok trend has revived an important debate about women’s safety, as almost all women on the platform, as well as X and Instagram, chose the giant wild animal. Their responses are unsurprising. In every corner of Europe, offline and online, women face abuse. Some are stalked, some harassed, some assaulted. The problem is so entrenched and widespread across the EU that one in three women have suffered some form of sexual or physical violence. While this viral discourse misses how most violence is perpetrated by inti...
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The European Commission’s NextGenerationEU recovery plan offers a unique opportunity for the EU and its cities to achieve a just, green and prosperous future for the people of Europe. Launched in 2020, the plan is a short-term means of responding to the economic damage caused by COVID-19, with €720 billion provided through its main funding instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility. It also offers huge possibilities to invest in green infrastructure that can propel Europe’s transition towards climate neutrality. From the beginning, cities recognised the plan’s potential for stimulating p...
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In the landscape of EU-China relations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's doctrine of "de-risking, not decoupling" has become a central tenet. This approach underscores the European Union's lack of coherent strategy towards China — attempts to balance between engagement and safeguarding its interests while failing to address more comprehensively the scale of threats and challenges posed by the totalitarian regime. Furthermore, while de-risking itself seeks to foster a pragmatic stance on economic and diplomatic fronts, it's imperative to recognise certain sectors necessitate...
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