Monthly Archives: January 2014

Act, react, impact! When right-wing populism threatens Europe’s future

Posted on January 20, 2014 by wladeuro

A few weeks before Christmas, Steven Clark, head of Web Communications of the European Parliament, came to Maastricht University to give a lecture on the upcoming European elections. As could be expected, the presentation of the communication campaign was professional … Continue reading →

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#GreenPrimary – The E-Democracy project of the European Green Party

Posted on January 20, 2014 by wladeuro

  Many young people use hashtags on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, but most lack any political purpose. Instead, most prefer to link photos with hashtags to share emotions with their friends and followers – or … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: The battle is still on

Posted on January 16, 2014 by wladeuro

The European Union and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), or – to be more precise – Russia, were fiercely fighting over ex-soviet (C.I.S.) states until mid-December. The typical Western reaction had originally been to look in a despising way at … Continue reading →

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The Generation easy jet

Posted on January 13, 2014 by wladeuro

Taking the tube for the first time after four months of summer break, there was nothing I was looking forward to less than starting university again. I carried my lanky tanned body down the stairs, listening to a beat of … Continue reading →

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