Ethics & Governance
Philanthropy – Should the EU encourage more of it?
Most EU countries are not especially generous in the tax incentives they offer to support good causes. Many people think they should do ...
Ethics & Governance
Are your social media platforms wasting your time? Why?
Europa United Editor Frances Cowell, discusses how annoying is it when supermarkets move things around so it takes you longer to find what ...
Ethics & Governance
Homelessness in Europe: The shame of our continent’s façade of shelter for all
Homelessness takes many more forms than the people we see begging on the street. It was once considered to be exclusive to developing ...
Ethics & Governance
Children’s Human Rights: celebrating 30 years but time to look at ourselves in Europe
In Europe we believe our children are privileged and well protected, unlike those in developing countries. In reality we have much to do ...
Ethics & Governance
Is Emmanuel Macron right about NATO?
The French president has caused something of a stir by criticising NATO, something that has been done increasingly over recent years, but never ...
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EU to scale up environmental protection under Timmermans
Europa United contributor Juuso Järviniemi reviews Frans Timmermans’ recent appearance at European Parliament hearings for the Commissioner nominees and asks if he is ...
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Crèche Unlimited – eminently instagrammable, but does it add to the debate?
The photo and video depicting Trevor Mallard, Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament, feeding a colleague’s baby during a parliamentary debate has been ...
Ethics & Governance
Creche Unlimited – Eminently instagrammable, but does it add to the debate?
The photo and video depicting Trevor Mallard, Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament, feeding a colleague’s baby during a parliamentary debate has been ...
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The Boundaries of Decency – what to do about lobbying and lobbyists?
Lobbying is big business in Europe and pretty much everywhere else. The risks it poses to democratic and administrative processes are pretty obvious, ...