<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[European Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Generation]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/blog-tales-of-europe</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:19:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There Is Life After This Motion ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There is life after this motion,” said Sorin Grindeanu, the interim leader of Romania’s Social Democratic Party, after Parliament voted to bring down Ilie Bolojan’s government. He meant it as reassurance. In Romania, reassurance often sounds like something said over a body that is still warm. The no-confidence motion, initiated by PSD together with the far-right AUR, passed with 281 votes, collapsing a government that had been built less than a year earlier to stabilise the country, repair...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/there-is-life-after-this-motion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa40f82528aeae0147bbef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:37:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_e2fd7300532d402195e1fc71a8eb824b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sorana Ungur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone Under Pressure: The Inflationary Spillover from the Iran Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation in the Eurozone has surpassed the ECB’s 2% target,  reaching 2,5%. The increase was driven mainly by higher energy prices and was smaller than markets had expected.  Still, trade disruptions caused by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz  are pushing up fuel costs for European consumers.  “The war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”. This is how the International Energy Agency described the effects of the closure of...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/eurozone-under-pressure-the-inflationary-spillover-from-the-iran-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ea7b7dab5395dde6096ab4</guid><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eurozone]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trade Policy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_82b16705fdfe4db08f95ae0968e673e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gabriel Gutanu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe in the Space Race: Powerhouse or Passenger?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2026 Space X applied to the Federal Communication Commission to introduce orbital data centers in the next years. This plan is estimated to lead to the launch of roughly one million satellites in a year. On April 1 st , the NASA successfully sent four astronauts out of the Earth’s orbit on a trajectory that takes the crew around the Moon’s far side and returns them to their starting point.   The question that arises spontaneously is: where does Europe stand in the space...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/europe-in-the-space-race-powerhouse-or-passenger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e645168c5d52014aa2c948</guid><category><![CDATA[investment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:32:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_75a14f170740475b9864b6bfade63801~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_673,h_391,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eloisa Versaci</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franco-German Divergence and the Future of European Integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Context " For years, the European Union believed that its economic size, with 450 million consumers, brought with it geopolitical power and influence in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which this illusion evaporated ." said Mario Draghi during the Rimini Meeting on 22nd August 2025. In order to grasp what Draghi was referring to, one should think about the international environment in which Europe operates nowadays. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/franco-german-divergence-and-the-future-of-european-integration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69de82f5698fcbe5d29f8ecf</guid><category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Draghi Report]]></category><category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category><category><![CDATA[france]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:19:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_d2cf4aa344624544b96942a721223630~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tommaso Paletti and Samuele Quarantinin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kremlin’s Family Values Fantasy Myth, Utility, Identity, Export]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was enjoying a typical Milanese afternoon with prosecco and (relevant to the story) non-Russian company. When completely unprompted, a fellow Gen Z participant said: “I wish I could go to Moscow, I really respect Russian values. They have traditional values, not like the West”. Needless to say, this derailed the conversation and made me think 2 things: first, that being a houseplant is underrated; and second, whether Russia’s “traditional values” brand amounts to anything more than pictures...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/the-kremlin-s-family-values-fantasy-myth-utility-identity-export</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c1be818fe05188d48ad9ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Propaganda]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:38:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_0730536ff56a49ff8179731a38569f7c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sorana Ungur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governing AI in the EU: Regulatory Leadership and Its Consequences for Investment Flow and Innovation Capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the European Union seeks to regulate artificial intelligence through the AI Act and related digital rules, it is shaping the global debate on how to balance technological progress with fundamental rights and social stability. This  has far-reaching consequences for investment flows and Europe's own innovation capacity, creating a complex mix of opportunities and risks.  EU regulatory leadership in AI The AI Act is the world's first comprehensive horizontal law on artificial intelligence,...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/governing-ai-in-the-eu-regulatory-leadership-and-its-consequences-for-investment-flow-and-innovatio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b7fec5d0d0f65ae6c161c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Digital markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Data Regulation]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:03:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_c64309c5189d4aebaf95fb701a9d9bf9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_745,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Arina Nesterenko and Valentino Francesco Lacapria</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Special: Bocconi x IE EU Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Does It Mean To Be “Culturally” European? By Ilinca Nuta and Sofia Viganò Part I: Institutional Framework The European Union did not begin solely as an economic project: from its origin, it encompassed a strong social dimension. The Preamble of the Treaty of Rome sets out ambitions that go beyond mere market integration ( 1 ). The founding Member States declared:  “Determined to lay the foundations of an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe, resolved to ensure the economic and...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/christmas-special-bocconi-x-ie-eu-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694c28b3922cfc95692fea01</guid><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[Geopolitics of the EU]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_62105af16ae14632b9cdd82981fb6740~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>European Generation</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IS EUROPE READY FOR A TRUE CAPITAL MARKETS UNION?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe’s paradox: rich in savings, short on investment Europe’s economic debate has entered a decisive phase. Almost ten years after the launch of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and a year after Mario Draghi’s competitiveness report, the same structural paradox remains: Europe is a high-saving continent that invests too little in itself. Households across the EU hold more financial wealth than those in any other advanced economy, yet a disproportionate share remains in cash and deposits....]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/is-europe-ready-for-a-true-capital-markets-union</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6939722b4e2629cde3a3180f</guid><category><![CDATA[EU Institutions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiscal Rules]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_e42df6decfa94ac2b3595ae74c2bb1e6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_932,h_697,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sofia Giampa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[45 Years Since Roquette Frères v Council (C-138/79): A Landmark in the European Parliament’s Legislative Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year marks forty-five years since the Roquette Frères v Council judgment: a foundational decision that helped define the European Parliament’s role in the Community’s legislative process. In 1980, the Court of Justice of the European Union established through its ruling that the European Parliament’s consultation was not a mere procedural formality established by the Treaty but an essential step in the legislative process in order to ensure democratic participation in the law-making...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/45-years-since-roquette-fr%C3%A8res-v-council-c-138-79-a-landmark-in-the-european-parliament-s-legisla</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69307a6a68373123b35aa1e7</guid><category><![CDATA[EU Institutions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Integration]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:04:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_1ecfed9380a24566b664f1d496dfed2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sofia Vigano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: After Its Heroic Resistance, Is This the End for Ukraine, and for Europe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the course of its war of independence against Russian aggression, Ukraine has defied all odds. In Vladimir Putin’s vision , Russian tanks were meant to enter Kyiv within days, “liberating” the population from their democratically elected president Volodymyr Zelensky, who,  in 2019, had based his campaign , among other things, on finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict that Russia had sparked in the Donbas five years earlier . Yet, for all his willingness to negotiate, President...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/opinion-after-its-heroic-resistance-is-this-the-end-for-ukraine-and-for-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692713f902151b2a8e881939</guid><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Defence]]></category><category><![CDATA[EU Neighbours]]></category><category><![CDATA[EEA]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_e13b796c4e714a5da3b511b3d9acd3dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_743,h_496,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pietro Slongo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Russia With Love: The Scale of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Against the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent months, the so-called “Russian Hybrid Warfare” has become increasingly popular in the headlines of newspapers and in the speeches of European leaders, mostly due to the growing number of NATO airspace violations by Russia. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that,  when it comes to Russia, “we are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either.” Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of British intelligence, reflected that it “may be right [to say] we’re already at war with...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/from-russia-with-love-the-scale-of-russia-s-hybrid-warfare-against-the-eu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691da01fddc0c37d528b1e57</guid><category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[EU Neighbours]]></category><category><![CDATA[Geopolitics of the EU]]></category><category><![CDATA[Information Warfare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Defence]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:56:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_ae744d9a34bb47549e7320885142e173~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_343,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuele Quarantini</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[France on the brink: how political instability fuels the public debt crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Context On 8th September 2025, former Prime Minister of France François Bayrou asked the Assembly for a vote of confidence that resulted in a heavy defeat with 194 votes in favor of the government and 364 against. The motion was directly tied to the austerity budget for 2026, unveiled by Bayrou during the summer.  In response, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu,  ex-Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, as Prime Minister on 9th September. However, Lecornu...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/france-on-the-brink-how-political-instability-fuels-the-public-debt-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691497e0d1ce4ba0c2731578</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiscal Rules]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_8fbdfe40ca474a38a3092156edabf921~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_860,h_481,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tommaso Paletti</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to the new MFF: the overhaul of the Cohesion Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cohesion Policy: an ever-present concern. Concerns regarding regional development, territorial cohesion and economic inclusiveness have always accompanied the process of European economic integration since the very first days of the European Communities. Following the downsizing of the coal and steel industries as a result of the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 a special Fund for the   Retraining and Resettlement of Workers  was set up to minimize the social...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/road-to-the-new-mff-the-overhaul-of-the-cohesion-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690a212f815d8fbd47c6f3ed</guid><category><![CDATA[EU Institutions]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Defence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Integration]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:59:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_1176674edc1842e98650dd12109e9f4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_757,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Luca Marchisotti</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A critical analysis of the European Single Market: cornerstone of innovation or obsolete institution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of January 2025, the Financial Times  reported the difficulties faced by the Belgian-based multinational Umicore due to European bureaucracy. This firm operates in the recycling sector where it deals with critical raw materials, such as components of old electronics.  The FT reported that a growing number of suppliers are exporting their waste outside Europe and are no longer working with Umicore. The reason behind  this decision is their desire to avoid navigating European...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/a-critical-analysis-of-the-european-single-market-cornerstone-of-innovation-or-obsolete-institution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6900fbc6db647af5d949aec4</guid><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[EU Institutions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eurozone]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_ee6ee419d3be4d80b00752ccd079e8a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eloisa Versaci</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the American brain drain be Europe's 'brain gain'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Benjamin Ashton; https://unsplash.com/s/photos/academic-research A new era for researchers In the 1930s, the draconian regimes of...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/can-the-american-brain-drain-be-europe-s-brain-gain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d16bd871e97e5ea33277b5</guid><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_0e63ffb9b1414f49bd4217364756cbc4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_750,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Mirella Corbellla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What living with a German, a Norwegian and a Hungarian taught me about Europe: a SWOT analysis of the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo credits: Jane Barlow | PA Images via Getty Images My name is Margherita Elisia Ventriglia, I currently live in Ithaca, New York, a...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/what-living-with-a-german-a-norwegian-and-a-hungarian-taught-me-about-europe-a-swot-analysis-of-th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bed1db36d609a37b2a142e</guid><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[Draghi Report]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Defence]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:02:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_8fbc2b9bb74f44f6ba553201ad74cfb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_512,h_342,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Margherita Elisia Ventriglia </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The European Approach to International Security: Counterterrorism and Digital Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Article written in collaboration with European Careers Association Maastricht Authors:  Emma Guastone (EG) &#38; Federico Fo (ECA Maastricht)...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/the-european-approach-to-international-security-counterterrorism-and-digital-threats</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6862ab6abc0e75fa70032c60</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_f99ed8cc4a344b479959cd75ad813f48~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_602,h_339,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Guastone and Federico Fo (ECA Maastricht)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Reflection on the White Paper on European Defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Article written in collaboration with European Careers Association Maastricht Authors:  Kristoffer Saetre (ECA Maastricht) and Agnese...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/a-reflection-on-the-white-paper-on-european-defence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682f0ee3d4b6b83acad41d73</guid><category><![CDATA[European Defence]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Future]]></category><category><![CDATA[Geopolitics of the EU]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 07:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_16060389a1b64b68ae1765f20cf77de1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_602,h_401,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristoffer Saetre (ECA Maastricht) and Agnese Porro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Offline- The Iberian Blackout and the Cost of Cyber Complacency ]]></title><description><![CDATA[On April 28, 2025, Spain and Portugal went dark. Not metaphorically. At 12:33 PM CEST, the lights went out in Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon,...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/europe-offline-the-iberian-blackout-and-the-cost-of-cyber-complacency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829d0ab2b0463bceaae7185</guid><category><![CDATA[Energy Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 12:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_719ac582b8c84257807a6193ac4dc6f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_594,h_396,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Angelica Concepcion Fedetto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declining Numbers: The Costs Behind Europe’s Migration Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[wirtten on May 6th 2025  The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union has decreased by 31% in the first quarter of...]]></description><link>https://europeangeneration.wixsite.com/home/single-post/declining-numbers-the-costs-behind-europe-s-migration-crackdown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829c56f2b0463bceaae560e</guid><category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Geopolitics of the EU]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Migration Policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:52:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34ea10_0ce83b1521544ed6937f07a5ab606b3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_451,h_301,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gaia Lin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>