Reading Time: 4 minutes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Throughout history, pandemics have changed the destiny of people. They make us see the world in a different light and remind us the value of many of the simplest things in life – from our daily routines to giving our families a hug to appreciating the nature all around
Throughout history, pandemics have changed the destiny of people. They make us see the world in a different light and remind us the value of many of the simplest things in life – from our daily routines to giving our families a hug to appreciating the nature all around us. They also offer us a chance to redesign our future. This pandemic will be no
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nobody is born racist. It is not a characteristic, which we are born with. So it is a question of nurture, and not nature. And this action plan, together with the legislation which is already in place, is aimed to reverse this. To reverse what we have nurtured in our children, in our societies. We have to unlearn what we have
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s first State of the Union address covered a wide range of topics that should have a profound economic, environmental and geopolitical impact on the EU. There was actually little that is new in what was said. So, how convincing is the political rhetoric of the State of the Union address? As is to be
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Commission pledged on Friday to take tougher action against member states failing to fully implement EU anti-racism laws, in a move reflecting global outrage at police violence against African Americans in the United States. Launching its first anti-racism action plan, the Commission said the initiative allows so-called
On 16 October, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the Union speech. In it she presented her vision for a renewed and stronger Europe, where Brussels was stepping up its efforts to tackle big crises and challenged EU capitals and international powers to do the same. The wide-ranging issues touched upon during