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… 21 maart 2024 Registration starts 27 March Zoekresultaten Ahead of the European Parliamentary Elections in June, Studio Europa Maastricht and POLITICO warmly invite you for the Maastricht Debate 2024. The third edition of this large political debate will take place on Monday, April 29 in the Theater aan het Vrijthof. Registration open as … bring your ID. For further questions about this event, you can contact us via email ( maastrichtdebate24@studioeuropamaastricht.nl ) or by telephone (+31 (0)43 388 46 90). Event details: • Date: Monday April 29, 2024 • Time: 16:15 – 23:00 • Website and registration: https://maastrichtdebate.eu/watch-the-debate/ The Maastricht Debate is supported by Maastricht University, Province of Limburg, City of Maastricht and the European Parliament. Register on the together.eu platform to receive …
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… 18 maart 2024 Opinion Joris Melman Zoekresultaten Things got heated during the peasant protests that swept through Brussels last month. Tractors broke through barricades, a statue was vandalized and fires were set in several places. In farmer app groups, the fantasies went even further, sharing (fictional) images of a burning down European Parliament. The protests were not without consequence: the European pesticide law was repealed, environmental requirements that farmers must meet to receive … policy. It is not a sustainable strategy to immediately abandon policies that have been worked on for years as soon as there are aggressive protests. And certainly, the protests also have risks for the EU. For example, they could fuel the idea that groups willing to engage in violent protest can force their way through. Moreover, they could also fuel the idea that "we need to get out of the EU" - although that is an illogical goal for a sector that gets over a third of the EU budget and needs … debate with each other during the Maastricht Debate. … Things got heated during the peasant protests that swept through Brussels last month. Tractors broke through barricades, a statue was vandalized and fires were set in several places. In farmer app groups, the fantasies went even further, sharing (fictional) images of a burning down European Parliament. The protests were not without consequence: the European pesticide law was repealed, environmental requirements that farmers must meet to receive …
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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… and the rule of law from within, seeking autocratic rule. The PiS government silenced judges and put courts under political pressure. She threatened the free press and made public media a mouthpiece of the government. It axed the rights of minority groups such as lhbtis. Polish democracy was dying - until the October elections, which were won by the opposition led by former Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The new Tusk government is struggling, with a motley coalition and opposition from the president … This is partly due to the election results. But it would be too simplistic to attribute the resurgence of Polish democracy to voters alone. Protests More than at the ballot box, the resilience of Polish democracy became visible on the streets. Starting in 2015, Polish citizens organized themselves into judges' associations, civil rights organizations and action groups. They protested in front of courts when they made important decisions for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. They mourned the death of a pregnant woman with white candles after abortion was de facto banned in 2020. They waved rainbow …
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
brenda.spauwen-boerema@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
r.jolivet@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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