Year of Reflection: What Lunar New Year Can Teach us About Ourselves

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Nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy: The good, the bad or the ugly?

Few topics split EU member states as much as the discussion on whether nuclear ...

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Elections in a Frankenstate: The Hungarian electoral law

In the lead-up to the Hungarian elections in spring 2022, Dora Hegedus has a ...

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The new German parliament: Through the looking glass

While the new German government has just formed, the newly elected members of the ...

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Belarus: Political Olympics

Nicolas Butylin follows up on his recent article analysing democratic backsliding in Belarus to ...

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Good Reads: Podcast edition

In this special holiday edition of Good Reads, E&M editor Sarah Gerwens retires the ‘summer ...

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Belarus’ fight for democracy is crucial for Europe’s future

For nearly a year now, people in Belarus have been taking to the streets ...

farmer taking care of his land - context of the CAP reform

EU agriculture reform: Short-term wins and long-term losses

6th Sense Staff Writer Niklas Illenseer grew up in rural Germany, surrounded by fields ...

The rainbow-coloured Allianz Arena: Germany’s story about good and evil

Criticising Hungary for the their discriminatory law targeted at sexual minorities is more than ...

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Year of Reflection: What Lunar New Year Can Teach us About Ourselves

Tons of sweets for Halloween, expensive gifts for Christmas. It is no news that ...

We’re looking for editors!

Do you want to gain first-hand experience in journalism while supporting independent media in ...

Nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy: The good, the bad or the ugly?

Few topics split EU member states as much as the discussion on whether nuclear ...

picture of hands, throwing a ballot into a ballot box and voting

Elections in a Frankenstate: The Hungarian electoral law

In the lead-up to the Hungarian elections in spring 2022, Dora Hegedus has a ...

photo of the Bundestag's glass cupola

The new German parliament: Through the looking glass

While the new German government has just formed, the newly elected members of the ...

picture of a track and field starting line

Belarus: Political Olympics

Nicolas Butylin follows up on his recent article analysing democratic backsliding in Belarus to ...

image of a man with a microphone and a laptop producing a podcast

Good Reads: Podcast edition

In this special holiday edition of Good Reads, E&M editor Sarah Gerwens retires the ‘summer ...

photo of the crowd at a pro-democracy protest in Belarus

Belarus’ fight for democracy is crucial for Europe’s future

For nearly a year now, people in Belarus have been taking to the streets ...

farmer taking care of his land - context of the CAP reform

EU agriculture reform: Short-term wins and long-term losses

6th Sense Staff Writer Niklas Illenseer grew up in rural Germany, surrounded by fields ...