Fast furniture or the environment: A balancing act New European regulations that aim to make sustainability rules more lenient, pose significant risks to the objectives of the circular economy and the Green Deal. Karlijn van Neerijnen and Stan Schoof • April 22, 2025
GAIA-X: Europe’s values-based counter to U.S. cloud dominance GAIA-X is Europe’s values-based answer to US digital dominance. But can the EU build cloud infrastructure that reflects its principles and truly stand up to Big Tech? Sjoukje Kraak • April 15, 2025
Wordt de VOR eindelijk werkelijkheid? Er is een nieuwe Monitoring Commissie Corporate Governance Code. Betekent dit dat de Verklaring Omtrent Risicobeheersing van de plank wordt gehaald? Of heeft de benoeming te lang op zich laten wachten? Carlijn van der Hek • April 03, 2025
Can women build the peace that men keep breaking? If war has always been a man's game, should peace be a woman's game? Studies show that peace lasts longer when women are involved. Yet, they are still excluded from the negotiating table. Zeynep Günler • March 27, 2025
Rethinking the EU’s food market If the EU is to succeed in transitioning to a sustainable food system, it needs to make more room for local voices and initiatives. This calls for a new perspective on the EU’s internal market. Vincent Delhomme and Darinka Piqani • March 04, 2025
The Plas/Valburg case revisited The recent ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court is good news for those who have been left empty-handed by failed negotiations. Fé Quarles van Ufford • February 27, 2025
The lived consequences of conflict The security situation in eastern Congo is once again rapidly deteriorating and even attracting Western media attention. This blog sheds light on the lived consequences of three decades of conflict. Carolien Jacobs • February 20, 2025
The rise of penal populism in a non-punitive country? Is Italy a non-punitive society? David Nelken once famously described the Italian juvenile system as lenient for offenders. Recently, however, the country has seen a shift towards penal populism. Adriano Martufi • January 28, 2025
CO2-grensheffing als redding voor de Europese staalindustrie én het klimaat? Met CO2-grensheffing belooft de Europese Unie meer grip op de uitstoot van de staalindustrie te krijgen. Hoe zal dit bijdragen aan klimaatdoelen van 2050, en wat betekent het voor de staalproducenten binnen en buiten de EU? David Nagy • January 21, 2025
