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New European landscape - Part I

Published on 30/09/2024

What kind of Europe for the next five years, 2024-2029? Every five years the European landscape is renewed. The European elections lead to a new Parliament. At the same time, the European Council, which brings together the Heads of State or Government, establishes a new...

Veils in schools: it's not forbidden to ban them

Published on 23/05/2024

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has once again confirmed that it is not prohibited to ban the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols in schools. On 9 April, the Court handed down its decision on the...

Michel Onfray's anti-European ravings

Published on 11/04/2024

For some time now, I've been surprised and annoyed by Michel ONFRAY's speeches. By dint of wanting to be everywhere, our philosopher no longer seems to know where he's going, which doesn't stop him from wanting to get there...

Animal welfare

Published on 01/03/2024

On Tuesday 13 February 2024, the European Court of Human Rights handed down an important ruling on the issue of the ritual slaughter of animals and the decrees issued by the Walloon and Flemish Regions, which now require...

The European Parliament gives the AEPL the floor

Published on 16/02/2024

We have been invited by the European Parliament, on 13 February 2024, to take part in this meeting on the theme of "The importance of dialogue under Article 17 to raise awareness of disinformation and foreign interference". Programme here /...

A world first: the European law on Artificial Intelligence

Published on 18/01/2024

The "Artificial Intelligence ACT" or "Artificial Intelligence Regulation" will soon be in force, protecting EU citizens from the potential excesses of AI while giving the EU a major role in the global AI industry. After several months of...

Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Published on 07/12/2023

As you know, Belgium will hold the rotating Presidency of the Council from 1 January to 30 June 2024. The Spain-Belgium-Hungary "trio" has drawn up the "Eighteen-month programme (1 July 2023 - 31 December 2024)" in reference [1]....

Self-determination and bodily autonomy for women

Published on 24/11/2023

In the 1970s, the major demand of women was their reproductive freedom, which refers to their bodily autonomy and their right to decide on their sexuality and procreation. These feminist ideas emerged in those years with the...

Enlargement is in the air ...

Published on 26/10/2023

Indeed, more than ever since Charles Michel's speech in Bled (Slovenia) on 28 August, in which he declared, to everyone's surprise, "Enlargement is no longer a dream. It is time to move forward. We must...

Immigration: populism's winning bet in Europe?

Published on 29/09/2023

In the run-up to the European elections, most populist parties are focusing on the fight against immigration in the hope of scoring electoral success. This poses a real challenge to our democracies, which are struggling to find...

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