Guy VerhofstadtTwo contracts, lots of questions and not nearly enough vaccines…The devil is in the detail. The revelation of the contract between AstraZeneca and the UK yesterday is ample proof of that wisdom.Feb 19, 202119Feb 19, 202119
Guy VerhofstadtNext Generation EU: How to spend it…‘A high-risk gamble’ is what reputed economist Jean Pisani-Ferry calls the EU’s recovery fund: it could make a real difference… but…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Guy VerhofstadtHope versus fear in Europe’s neighbourhood: Sakharov prize 2020The sad truth is, there are all too many people around the world right now who would merit the Sakharov prize.Sep 3, 20201Sep 3, 20201
Guy VerhofstadtEurope will only be unified by stories‘It is easier to make sweeping generalisations about others if we know close to nothing about them; if they remain an abstraction’, writes…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Guy VerhofstadtPoland and Hungary are brazenly breaching every red line: a rock solid EU rule of law mechanism is…So the Polish government is asking its constitutional court to examine the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, which has…Aug 1, 20201Aug 1, 20201
Guy VerhofstadtIn the face of Big Tech, Europe needs to find its own digital modelHardly a day goes by without a scandal involving social media companies. This week, we found out Twitter used its data to track…Jul 30, 20201Jul 30, 20201