Chappatte today

Extreemrechts, radicaalrechts? Dat er discussie over is, zegt bijna meer over de maatschappij die is veranderd dan over deze partijen waar we het over hebben.
Hier mijn column hierover, uit 2016:
nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/09…

🚨NEW EVENT🚨

Beyond the ballot: Implications of the 2024 European elections

Armida van Rij Nathalie Tocci Caroline de Gruyter map out the stakes & challenges faced by the EU in the 2024 parliamentary elections.

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Date🗓️: 6 Jun
Time⌚️: 18:00

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Why we need nuance
My column for EUobserver
euobserver.com/health-and-soc…

The French philosopher and writer Albert Camus once said that we suffocate 'in the company of people who think they are absolutely right'. Had Camus still been alive today, he would have needed plenty of fresh air.

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Luister naar mijn Goede Gesprek met Caroline de Gruyter, helder en evenwichtig, over wat er in Europa echt toe doet. decorrespondent.nl/15303/veilighe…

Protesten zijn symptoom van culturele crisis - mijn column in ⁦NRC⁩ nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05…

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Les termes du débat européen : Pays-Bas, 'Coalition'
Retrouvez l’émission sur France Culture avec Caroline de Gruyter, journaliste néerlandaise spécialiste de l'Europe et Christophe de Voogd, Prés. Conseil scientifique et d’évaluation de la Fondation pour l’innovation politique, prof. associé Sciences Po

Op 5 juni, de vooravond van de Europese verkiezingen gaan we in gesprek met schrijver, journalist en EU-correspondent Caroline de Gruyter. Waarom zijn we hier in Nederland, in het hart van Europa, zo weinig geïnteresseerd in Europa?
debalie.nl/programma/caro…

Bittersweet, watch until the end

Frontex is becoming the EU's 'returns agency'.

In the news today: up to 100 Frontex agents may be deployed at Belgian airports, seaports and the Eurostar terminal at Brussels Midi station. The aim is to accompany foreign nationals who are deported.
belganewsagency.eu/frontex-border…

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I never knew the Warsaw pact was dissolved in Prague - until I was shown the room where it happened (in the foreign ministry) and the plaque on the wall

Finally, it's happened: in 2023, Slovenia was the first former communist economy to overtake Italy in terms of average salaries in Euro per hour (by 40 Cent)...

In Nederland worden Midden- en Oost-Europese lidstaten die zich in 2004 bij de Europese Unie voegden soms nog steeds gezien als ‘nieuwelingen’. Tijd dat dit verandert, vindt columnist Caroline de Gruyter. buff.ly/3UtZOtY

De scheidslijn tussen Oost- en West-Europa verdwijnt - mijn column in ⁦NRC⁩ nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05…

Dried flowers at the bathroom window of the Czech foreign ministry, from where minister Jan Masaryk fell to his death after the communist coup in 1948.
The war in Ukraine revives an old trauma here. The Czechs have learned the hard way to take Russian agression seriously.

In Prague, all trams are outfitted with a European flag this week
#20years

What's really important is that we condemn property damage at Columbia University.

Adults, not students, are America’s problem
Food for thought by ⁦Edward Luce⁩
ft.com/content/198902…