Don’t imagine that for years on end you can make yourself the boot-licking propagandists of the Soviet regime, or any other regime, and then suddenly […]
The Monty Phyton-ian Surreality of the Ilaria Salis story
The poor Italian woman led into the courtroom in shackles. The nice and kind teacher behind bars. The headlines in January/February were filled with messages […]
Frail and fallible they all are, Episode 2
“Hi, I’m Cyrus and I do things differently.” Set against a vibrant red background, typed in bold, white letters, this is the message welcoming visitors […]
European Grey Eminence Under African Influence?
Since I don’t want to play ’pig in a poke’, I’ll be quick to clarify that the question posed in the title refers to EU […]
Olivier Chastel and Renew Europe: Integrity on Demand
“The Renew Europe Group welcomes the adoption today during plenary session of the report on recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, […]
Welcome to the von der Leyen Business Club!
Should Ursula von der Leyen fail to be appointed to a second term as European Commission President, the business world would most likely welcome the […]
Frail and fallible, they all are…
Most corruption cases making it to the headlines are large scale. Cases like those involve the exchange hundreds of thousands of euros, famous persons and […]