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… to this growing attention. After all, democracy in the EU thrives on open and honest debate about political visions, not on a flat-out for or against. This opinion piece was previously published in De Limburger Koen van Zon is an EU historian and researcher at Studio Europa Maastricht. This opinion piece is part of a series of articles resulting from a collaboration between De Limburger and Studio Europa Maastricht that discusses themes central to the upcoming European elections. On April 29, the leaders of the European Parliament will debate with each other during the Maastricht Debate. … The European elections are just around the corner. Democracy in the EU has shortcomings, …
… of manure over Brussels squares may have done more to mature the EU than yet another public campaign saying that Europe is "pretty important”. This opinion piece was previously published in De Limburger Joris Melman is a political scientist and researcher at Studio Europa Maastricht. This opinion piece is part of a series of articles resulting from a collaboration between De Limburger and Studio Europa Maastricht that discusses themes central to the upcoming European elections. On April 29, the leaders of the European Parliament will debate with each other during the Maastricht Debate. … Things got heated during the peasant protests that swept through Brussels last month. …
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Ahead of the European elections, there are concerns about the state of democracy and rule of law in Europe. In the Netherlands, it is a concern hanging around the formation table. For a long time, Poland seemed to be heading in the same direction as Hungary, but since last October's elections, the tide seems to have turned there. The most important lesson we can learn from Poland? Democracy is not made in the voting booth, but on the streets.
Climate, war and resurgent nationalism: global cooperation is rattling on all sides. Yet Professor Mathieu Segers still advocates European leadership: 'When death and destruction are spreading, and there seems to be no more light, often the most brilliant plans emerge.'