The year 2020, tragically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, saw a transformation not only of the way we work but also of how we entertain ourselves.

Year: 2021 Authors: Tommaso Virgili and Matteo Gemolo In both past and present times, LGBTI advocates have hardly found allies among institutionalised religions. All around the world, we find multiple instances of religiously inspired prejudices, hatred, and violence towards homosexuals, coming from different cultures and religions. At the same time, far from such violent views, religious beliefs may also constitute […]

Year: 2021 Editor: Gian Marco Bovenzi ISBN: 978-2-39067-010-0 The emergency measures adopted by governments to contain the spread of the virus have inexorably posed restrictions on the citizens’ basic civil liberties, including on the fundamental right to transparency and information in public administration. This publication is a comparative study of the different policies adopted by the governments of several Member […]

Year: 2021 Editor: Gian Marco Bovenzi ISBN: 978-2-39067-009-4 As we recover from the economic and social challenges caused by the pandemic, the European Commission has proposed Next Generation EU with a view of creating a sustainable, inclusive and fair recovery for Member States. This publication is a comparative study aimed at ensuring a dialogue between the two “Southern-Northern” European macro-regions, […]

Year: 2021 Editor: Constantinos Saravakos ISBN: 978-2-39067-001-8 The recent deterioration in civil liberties in EU members, along with the refugee crisis and the rise of populism call into question the EU’s willingness and ability to protect its values. The fact that relatively new member-states such as Hungary and Poland lead the backlash against political freedoms and that accession candidates have […]

As climate governance remains high on the EU political agenda, this discussion paper examines the risks and benefits of EU climate governance from two very different standpoints.

This policy brief will introduce a few crucial elements for a successful liberal StratCom in the post-Covid world.

Year: 2021 ISBN: 978-2-39067-003-2 Authors: Martin Kožíšek, Martina Viewegová, Jan Kolouch, Kamil Kopecký, Yana Humen Online child abuse has increased exponentially over the past decade. In Europe, online child sexual abuse reports rose from 23,000 in 2010 to over 725,000 in 2019. As we delve into a digital world, developing proper rules and mechanisms to address this challenge and ensure […]

This policy paper argues that in this crucial moment we, Europeans, need to develop a new operating system that would reflect our European values and priorities for the future.

Year: 2021 ISBN: 978-2-39067-004-9 Editors: Nicola Galati and Lorena Villa No one can say whether implementing restrictive measures at the beginning of the pandemic was the right choice as the counter evidence cannot be provided. No one can say whether the economic damage could have been avoided. In the absence of definitive answers, this publication provides a deep analysis of […]

Year: 2021 ISBN: 978-2-39067-007-0 Author: Jan Havlíček In Autumn 2020, Europe faced a series of terrorist attacks that have shown the unreliability of deradicalisation programmes and a systemic failure of the counterterrorism policy. Both Vienna and Dresden attackers had managed to deceive the workers of deradicalisation programmes and had been released from jail a few days before the attacks. This […]

This policy paper presents two reforms that would improve EU food information requirements: the generalisation of a common EU ‘front-of-pack’ evaluative label on all foodstuffs and the introduction of ingredients and nutritional information on alcoholic beverages.