Should temporary restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers be extended?

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When Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007, citizens from both countries gained the right to travel across the Union without a visa. However, temporary restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers were instituted in nine EU member states (including France, …

Is it time for a United States of Europe?

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Debating Europe is happy to have partnered with the “United States of Europe” project – a travelling exhibition about European identity, citizenship and today’s Europe organised by the Paris branch of the German Goethe-Institut, alongside nine other organisations. They recently held a live …

Debating Europe Schools: Belgium

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Debating Europe wants to give students the chance to question policymakers, debate with fellow students from other European countries, and learn more about the work of the EU. To achieve this goal, we are working closely with schools and colleges …

Are Europe’s education systems failing young people?

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All this week, Debating Europe has been publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of youth unemployment in Europe. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, this …

New poll: Dramatic rise in pessimism in the EU

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All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of youth unemployment in Europe. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, this …

LIVEBLOG: Saving Europe’s ‘Lost Generation’

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Good morning, and welcome to Debating Europe’s liveblog of our event in partnership with Friends of Europe: “Saving Europe’s ‘Lost Generation’”. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, the issue …

Should the rules for internships be tougher?

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All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of youth unemployment in Europe. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, this …

Do we need an EU directive on bank accounts?

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Today’s post is the second in our series, published in partnership with ING, looking at the future of banking services in Europe. The topic we’ll be covering today is the ease of banking across borders, which is (as some of our …

LIVEBLOG: Healthcare in times of austerity

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Good afternoon, and welcome to Debating Europe’s liveblog of our event in partnership with Friends of Europe: “Healthcare in Times of Austerity”. Today’s event will be focusing on the barriers that still exist to the successful implementation of immunisation programmes across …

Do you trust the European Union?

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On Saturday, we liveblogged the European Commission’s “Debate on the Future of Europe” event in Brussels; a townhall-style debate with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding. An audience of ordinary citizens (i.e. not just the usual crowd from …