Let’s think about the “local” Union!

Article written by Victor Bonnot, in French and English. Pensons à l’Union au local! La question de la proximité entre le citoyen et l’Union européenne est une problématique qui agite le monde européen: comment intéresser nos pairs pour le projet de Monnet, Spinelli et Spaak?  Lors de mes études, j’ai découvert cette Union européenne dont l’histoire

Alto Adige/Südtirol – One name, two identities: the power of the past

Article written by Federica Woelk, in German and English. Alto Adige/Südtirol – Ein Name, zwei Identitäten: Die Kraft der Vergangenheit “Woher kommst du? » – « Ich komme aus Trento ». – « Ah, dann sprichst du Deutsch! » Dies höre ich oft, wenn ich mich mit Italienern unterhalte (die meine Region Trentino-Südtirol wenig oder kaum kennen). Zwar gibt es in beiden

Balkan, Western Balkans, Balkanisation, South-East Europe: From etymology to history, how to define this challenging region?

Article written by Grégoire Soria, in English. At the beginning of the year, an animated debate occurred among the members of the Friends of the Balkans’ society. Some (including myself) were supporting the idea of renaming the society the “Friends of the “Western” Balkans”. In our opinions, the aim was to highlight the orientation of

Reactivate the Space – Stoplight on the European Regions

Article written by Gabrielle Bernoville, in English. “Europe cannot be satisfied only with the circle of large prosperous cities, which exchange goods and wealth, there are abandoned areas, held away from every advance” Laurent Gaudé We, Europe, Banquet of the People, Editions Actes Sud, 1 May 2019 Is culture a sustainable driver of development? Can

Europe’s forgotten words. The case of the European Regional and minority languages

Article written by Gabrielle Bernoville, in English. Kaixo Dear friends of the European-Natolin Bubble! History and a centralized schooling system are two forces to reinforce out the supremacy of the declared- national languages over the so-called regional dialects. At least, this is the often-reaffirmed wish of the French Republic since the third Republic and the

“Armenian Jerusalem”. What does Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) mean for Armenians?

Article written by Anzhela Mnatsakanyan, in English. After the collapse of Soviet-Union the Republic of Armenia faced the challenge of building the country on the ruins of the Soviet-Union. In 1991, the newly independent Republic of Armenia had inherited a country that had not yet recovered from the earthquake in 1989, had two closed borders,

Sønderjylland-Schleswig, 100 Years of Successful Cross-Border Cooperation

Article written by Guilherme Ursini, in English. Sønderjylland-Schleswig is a cross-border region in Denmark and Germany. I have lived in the Danish side, in the city for Aabenraa, for a year, and the level of integration between both parts was always interesting to me. Therefore, the following text will include my perceptions, as a foreign,