In October 2016 the former UK premier Tony Blair wrote an opinion article in The New European newspaper. He appealed to the UK not to rush into Brexit without seriously taking into account the consequences of such a decision. Tony Blair compared Brexit with a house move. For the former prime minister, it is only […]
BREXIT: Pris Entre Les Lignes: Le Sort des Citoyens Européens au Royaume-Uni et des Britanniques dans l’Union Européenne
Le parlement britannique a approuvé un projet de loi donnant à Theresa May l’autorité nécessaire pour déclencher l’article 50 du Traité de Lisbonne, conformément au résultat du référendum du 23 juin 2016. Presque huit mois se sont écoulés depuis le vote, et le sort des ressortissants de l’Union Européenne vivant et travaillant au Royaume-Uni, ainsi […]
Philosopher Kings to Save the EU?
2016 was marked by a sharp rise in populist politics and has culminated in the UK vote to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump in the US. In 2017, the French presidential election race has already been marred by a political scandal involving the right-wing candidate and presidential front-runner, François Fillon. He is […]
EUROPE: Un Philosophe Roi Peut-il Sauver L’Europe?
2016 a été marquée par une montée en puissance de la politique populiste en Europe et a abouti au vote du Brexit, et à l’élection de Donald Trump aux Etats-Unis. En 2017, la campagne présidentielle française a déjà été troublée par un scandale politique impliquant le candidat de droite et favori présidentiel, François Fillon. Il […]
Caught Between The Lines: The Fate of British and EU Expats Post-Brexit
This week, the UK parliament approved a bill giving Theresa May the authority to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, in accordance with the EU referendum result on June 23rd last year. Seven months on, and the fate of EU nationals living and working in the UK, as well as British nationals in other […]
Gevangen Tussen de Lijnen: Het Lot van Britse Burgers in de EU en EU Burgers in het VK
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. – Cicero Deze week heeft het Britse parlement de eerste stap genomen om het Artikel 50 van het Verdrag van Lissabon te kunnen activeren. Het is nu bijna acht maanden geleden dat het Verenigd Koninkrijk de beslissing heeft genomen de Europese Unie te verlaten. […]
Lost in Translation: Allochtonen Moeten Allochtoon Blijven
Op 23 januari l.l. heeft Premier Mark Rutte een open brief aan alle Nederlanders geschreven. Ik wil graag, als allochtoon, mijn reactie daarover delen. Voordat ik in het Engels schrijf, heb ik deze Nederlandse versie opgestelt, desondanks de taalfouten die kunnen (en zullen) verschijnen. Mijn taalfouten kunnen bewijzen hoe moeilijk 100% geïntegreerd te worden is. […]
Aristotle And The Titanic: “Mayday, Theresa!!”
[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]There are 3 different kinds of “Brexits”, and 3 ways you can spell “Brussels”[/perfectpullquote] Now that she knows where the bathrooms are in number 10 (I’m assuming that there is more than one), it’s down to business for Theresa May. She really got us going with her […]
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Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus, Jo Cox and Germanwings Flight 9525
“Only one thing: this thickness and this strangeness of the world, that’s the absurd.” Albert Camus On June 16th 2016, the Labour member of Parliament, Jo Cox, was brutally murdered by Thomas Mair, an unemployed gardener. Although the perpetrator had a history of mental illness, he also had ties with extreme right-wing parties, […]
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Theresa May in Conversation: A Cup of British Tea and a Swiss Roll by Lake Geneva
Shortly after the EU referendum, Theresa May decided to spend a few days in Switzerland. What a coincidence that this country is part of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), but not the European Economic Area (EEA). EEA/EFTA: RUOK? Complicated? Yes, it sure is. Luckily Google can help me out. Let’s start with the EFTA: […]