When Equality Meets Reality: Why Some Olympic Stars Didn’t Make the Games
The International Olympic Committee seeks to reduce costs and promoting gender equality by limiting athlete quotas, but at the cost of excluding stars.
EU approves “safe countries”: a measure that simplifies procedures but weakens migrants’ rights
Europe has approved a new repatriation regulation and expanded the list of "safe" countries, but many of the measures risk eroding fundamental rights and shifting responsibility outside the EU. Migrants are the ones who pay the highest price, increasingly exposed to expedited procedures, detention, and centers in third countries.
Decolonising Language: How Words Shape Power, Identity, and Freedom
Language is never neutral. Everyday terms like “Middle East,” “Third World,” and “ethnic” still echo colonial perspectives that place Europe at the centre and cast other cultures as the “other.” Decolonising language means recognising these hidden power structures and rethinking the words that shape how we see the world.
The Maltese Language: A Rich Tapestry
Maltese is a unique hybrid language and the only Semitic language in the European Union, rooted in Siculo-Arabic and enriched by Italian and English influences. It preserves Semitic structures such as the root-and-pattern system while adapting vocabulary from European languages. Texts like Il-Kantilena highlight how Maltese connects Malta’s Semitic past with its European cultural identity.
The EU Migration & Asylum Pact 2026
The EU Migration and Asylum Pact, taking effect on 12 June 2026, seeks to standardize asylum rules across Europe through unified procedures, shared responsibility, and minimum living standards. As someone who fled Syria in 2013, I know the impact that safety and opportunity can have, access to education and programmes like the JA Company Programme allowed me to grow in ways that would have been impossible without protection.
Petra reports hate speech to social media: YouTube completely ignores us
Petra monitors online hate speech. Most illegal posts are ignored by social networks.
Voting, but not really heard
Civic education tells us how institutions look on paper, not how to influence them. And in a political culture that feels loud, tribal, and overwhelming, many young people enter their first election already feeling like outsiders.
Gender Equality as a European Policy Priority
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was declared by the UN in 2015 a pivotal year marked by the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and is celebrated each year to support and advance women’s equal opportunities and participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The gender gap in science appears as a representation of persistent and structural inequalities that continue to limit women’s access to scientific careers.
