It’s an average morning in the European Parliament in Brussels, the center of power for the European Union. Avalanches of lawmakers, policy advisors, and lobbyists trickle through the immense doors at the Place de Luxembourg, filling the chamber’s committee rooms with discussions over new laws and regulations. At the cafeteria of the parliament’s Northern aisle, […]
In September, Germans will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. Incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel’s biggest challenger is the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz, who is the former chairman of the European Union Parliament. Schulz is known for his eccentric rants and aggressive tone, especially when it comes to […]
I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Kent from the Young Voices podcast about the last tobacco regulations in the European Union.
In the United Kingdom, voters headed to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament. In a major upset, the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Theresa May has lost its absolute majority, all while remaining the strongest party in Westminster. With only 319 seats instead of the 326 needed for a majority, May is […]
The 9th of May is supposed to mark a celebratory day for the European Union, congratulating itself for peace and unity in Europe. On May 9th 1950, Robert Schuman, then Foreign minister of France, set out his so-called Schuman Plan, which suggested that Germany and France should ease the sharing of strategic resources like coal in […]
Heiansdo sinn Nouvellen zu Lëtzebuerg ze kleng fir ee ganzen Artikel driwwer ze schreiwen, dofir hei de Réckbléck vun dëser Woch. De Réckbléck vun dëser Woch ass méi kuerz well ech momentan an der Examenszäit op menger Uni sinn. Donieft sinn ech de Weekend zu Paräis fir déi franséisch Wahlen ze couvréieren. Wien d’lescht Woch […]
In about two years, the United Kingdom will officially leave the European Union, and commentators around the continent are speculating about which country will be next. In Western Europe eyes are on France and the Netherlands, as both have strong Euroskeptic movements, bolstered by anti-immigration parties. But to identify the larger but creeping threat to […]
I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Kent from the Young Voices podcast about the French elections and the bigger picture of European politics.
This article was first published by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and can be found here. In the desperate-looking effort to make the European Union look appealing following the United Kingdom triggering Article 50 (which starts the process of the UK leaving the Union), many different statements about the EU are re-surfacing. A prominent […]
This article has been translated into Armenian by Raffi Elliott. The English original was an op-ed of mine published by the Washington Examiner. Մինչ քաղաքական քննարկումները Հայաստանում միշտ ակնարկում են ԵՄ-ին միանալու տարբերակի մասին, մի պահ եկենք մեկ քայլ հետ գնանք և նայենք գերտերության կազմակերպությունների բազային թերություներին։
Bill Wirtz 