All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of health and wellness in Europe. With healthcare budgets increasingly coming under pressure, it’s important to look at ways to maintain public health …
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 …
Earlier this week, Debating Europe put several of your comments to Olli Rehn, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro. One of those comments came from a reader in France, Rémi, who argued that: “The main problem of the euro is …
Last week, we asked if Cyprus should implement an emergency levy on all bank savings in order to a) stave off the collapse of its banking system and b) remain part of the eurozone. Ultimately, the Cypriot Parliament believed this …
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 …
Earlier today, the European Central Bank (ECB) set a deadline for Cyprus, warning that it will cut off liquidity to Cypriot banks next Monday unless a deal is reached on an EU/IMF bailout package. Cypriot banks have been closed for …
We’re very happy to have EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy back on Debating Europe for a second time to answer your questions (you can see his first set of responses here). Last month, we invited you to send in your questions, …
Good afternoon, and welcome to Debating Europe’s liveblog of the “5 Ideas for a Younger Europe” final event! Debating Europe is the official debating partner of today’s festivities, which are part of a cooperation between the First Vice-President of the …
Yesterday, if you cared to celebrate it, was officially “European Consumer Day on product safety and market surveillance“. Hardly the kind of event that stops the traffic in Paris or Warsaw, but most people would agree that effective standards (whether government …
On Wednesday evening, tens of thousands of people stood waiting patiently in the rain in Saint Peter’s square, hoping to catch a glimpse of white smoke billowing forth from a special chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel. When the smoke signal …
