12 06, 2025

Why the EU must commit itself to its democracies – and why that matters for the United Kingdom

By |2025-06-12T20:19:01+00:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Citizens’ rights, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

‘The EU can only thrive if its democracy thrives’, Ursula von der Leyen confidently claimed in her acceptance speech of the Charlemagne Prize in May 2025. Yet, the Commission President presents the EU in its digital and printed publications as an ordinary union of states. Her contradictory attitude symbolises the [...]

4 05, 2021

Building Bridges in times of Divergence

By |2021-05-04T15:10:19+00:00May 4th, 2021|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe|Tags: , , , , , , |

Within ten days after the finalisation of the UK withdrawal from the EU, the European Union is to start an ambitious Conference on the Future of Europe. The aim of the Conference is to discuss the place of the citizens in the construction of the Union and to underpin European [...]

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