Is Euroscepticism still a threat to the European Union? Has the pandemic accelerated this discontent or has Brexit acted as a vaccine, preventing other countries from following in the UK's footsteps? To answer these questions is Catherine de Vries in the second program of the series «It's Not That Simple».
The Dutch political scientist analyses some of the current challenges to European Union policy, such as threats to cohesion posed by Russia or the nuclear issues that overshadow Europe's energy transition.
In this interview, conducted by Pedro Pinto, the professor of political science also talks about the rise of populism, the challenges of immigration and other tests of cohesion between member states.
«It's Not That Simple» brings you today's big issues, simplified by leading experts.
Because in a time of dizzying information, sometimes you have to pause before you can understand. Because not everything is so simple.
Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration, Catherine de Vries, 2018
On Euroscepticism and the future of European integration, Catherine de Vries, 2017
Catherine de Vries and historian Timothy Garton Ash on the challenges faced by European leaders
On why it is so hard to reach a consensus within European institutions
Conference on «What Democracy?» of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 2016
On the «illiberal democracies» of Hungary and Poland, by historian Anne Applebaum
Big issues, big names in a new programme dedicated to interviews with international personalities from the world of politics, economics and society. These conversations with special guests, conducted by journalist Pedro Pinto, aim to simplify and help demystify some of today's most important issues. Every month, on the Foundation's website.