The European Elections are finished. This column will expire as well. Before it does, I would like to share how my writing here really caused a profound change, both concerning
More Europe... Less Europe... No Europe. The slogans are versatile, but meaningless. Parties and politicians surpass themselves with more and more snappy solutions, but rarely explain them. Some maunder on
The European elections are ahead. Only two weeks more and Europe can vote. This time indeed, voting makes more sense in Germany than ever before. The German Constitutional Court decided
The far right is in ascendance. Although their programmes differ widely, most far right movements are united in their rejection of Europe, immigration, and in their approval of a more
Today's young generation lacks an interest in European issues. Their apathy - their indifference towards politics - is an actual problem for the future of the European Union.
My last article dealt with the issues of free migration. Yet the basic question is not about the existence of borders on the European map, but about those anchored in
Schengen has brought Europe great successes. The freedom of movement within Europe, both of products and people, is one of the core principles of the European Union. While free trade
An oft-deployed argument in favour of further centralization and integration of Europe is based on international relations. Only Europe as a whole can compete with Great Powers like the USA,
Being a 23 year old German by birth, I consider myself more a cosmopolitan. Europe has an astonishing diversity of people, culture and landscapes, but studying in Konstanz near the
