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Discourses on demography in the EU institutions

Published: 4 March 2022
E-paper

This paper finds that the decline of birth rates has been addressed by the European Commission in a way that leaves it as an open frame, which is filled by the right-wing parties. With respect to demographic discourses on migration, the EU Commission seems to have promoted an interpretative template that also allows for arguments on anti-migration discourses.

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About soul and sovereignty: our reaction to Ursula von der Leyen’s 2021 State of the Union address

Published: 17 September 2021
Commentary
In her 2021 State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appealed to Europe’s soul, which, she said, has been tested to the core in times of multiple crises. The team of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union did its own soul-searching, pointing at the good, the not-so-good and the missing in von der Leyen’s speech.
By Eva van de Rakt, Lisa Tostado, Martin Keim, Anna Schwarz, Zora Siebert and Joan Lanfranco
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After Ursula von der Leyen’s ambitious first State of the Union address: It’s time for EU action!

Published: 18 September 2020
Commentary
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s first State of the Union speech showed an ambitious and a strategic approach to the many crises hitting Europe and the world. However, words are not enough. They must be backed up by actions and coherent policy measures.
By Eva van de Rakt, Lisa Tostado, Martin Keim, Zora Siebert , Anna Schwarz and Joan Lanfranco

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