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Data Embassies – A New Approach to State Sovereignty in the Digital Age

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 By Joshua Robinson

In the current age, data is power. It is the foundation of so much of the modern world from transport, communication to healthcare.

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The Bulgarian Supermarket Boycotts: Standing up to Consumer Exploitation

March 9, 2025March 8, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

The global cost of living crisis has impacted many households across Europe and beyond. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people, especially larger

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Opinion: Innovation Crisis — How Europe’s Regulatory Burdens are Impacting Their Workforce

February 2, 2025February 1, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

Population decline and decreasing numbers in the workforce are issues that impact many countries globally, both within Europe and outside of its borders.

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Opinion: Decentralisation in Action – How Local Authorities Sustain Bulgaria Amidst Political Chaos

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

Every country requires both local and centralized authorities to effectively manage various aspects of governance. However, can a nation maintain efficiency in the

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The EU’s Bid to Redirect Derivatives Clearing Post-Brexit

February 16, 2024February 15, 2024 By Charlotte Aspinall

In the aftermath of Brexit, Brussels has embarked on a mission to reroute derivatives clearing away from London. The revised regulations entail EU-based banks and

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Opinion: ‘Una, grande y libre’. The Radicalisation of the National Discourse in Democratic Spain.

November 14, 2023November 17, 2023 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

As the PSOE reaches a variety of deals with numerous political parties across the spectrum in order to secure Sánchez’s reinstatement as Spain’s

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Opinion: Aitana Bonmatí and Cultural Hatred 

November 7, 2023November 6, 2023 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

Aitana Bonmati, midfielder for FC Barcelona’s women’s team, won the Ballon d’Or 2023. Undoubtedly the world’s best player by some distance in the

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Juan Carlos I: Puppet King or Mastermind?

October 24, 2023October 29, 2023 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

Forty years have passed since the attempted coup d’etat on the 23rd of February 1981 carried out by some rebel forces found within

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Change or continuity: Angela Merkel and her foreign policy legacy

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 By Gus Kingsley-Anderson

In her fifteen years as Chancellor, Angela Merkel has defined the very essence of ‘what it means to be German’. Pragmatism, consensus, and

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