Eurovision and Olympics: can culture be separated from politics?
As the Olympic Games and Eurovision once again claim political neutrality, ongoing wars, selective bans, and public protests expose how fragile that statement really is. By comparing the IOC’s and EBU’s inconsistent decisions on participation, this article questions whether events built on national representation can ever be apolitical — and whether continuing to pretend so only deepens public distrust.
Was Timothée Chalamet actually wrong about opera and ballet?
Let us pause for a moment: Timothée Chalamet’s remark on opera and ballet was not just provocative, but strangely loaded, coming from someone raised so close to that world. Delivered with a smirk, it sounded less like observation and more like dismissal. That is precisely what makes the comment — and the backlash to it — worth examining.
The Czech Republic bans communism: a politics of memory at work
With one signature, Czech President Petr Pavel outlawed communism, equating it with Nazi propaganda. Framed as justice, the ban turns memory into a battlefield and enforces a Cold War logic that narrows democracy into a struggle of extremes.
PEJ – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Security – ENVI II
This overview will show you how fashion has shifted the industry from an approach focused on the artistry of garments to a fast-paced, harmful cycle built on overproduction, pollution, and exploitation. It will outline the environmental and social costs of our clothing, the EU's efforts to create a sustainable future for fashion, and the role young consumers play in driving change.
A short history of Europe’s most unusual type of passport
Over the years, passport power rankings have become an internet phenomenon, with citizens of countries not traditionally considered to be power players on the global stage getting a jolt of satisfaction every time they see their passport placed above a rival or neighbour's.
Super Bowl – Just a show or road to peace?
The Super Bowl has become an eventful night not only for the American sports-loving community but for people all around the globe. While it is meant to be an exciting...
Debate Kit – Identity and Gender
A person's gender identity is the one they feel and claim. It is exclusively a matter of self-determination; that is, it is the one the person believes and says they have. Gender identity is a psychological given; therefore, it depends neither on behavior, nor appearance, nor body, nor tastes, nor sexual orientation. How does one determine their gender identity?
Kit Débat – Santé mentale
Le Parlement Européen des Jeunes-France est une association d’éducation à la citoyenneté portée par et pour les jeunes.
1,700 years later: Nicaea as the stage for the new geopolitics of christianity
In Nicaea, Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew stood together on the ruins of the ancient basilica of St. Neophytos, reviving a moment of unity.
