Article written in collaboration with European Careers Association Maastricht Authors: Kristoffer Saetre (ECA Maastricht) and Agnese Porro (EG) “The era of the peace dividend is long gone. (...) Europe is ready to step up.” With these words, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Commission’s White Paper on European Defence. In a paradigm shift, the EU responds to evolving threats in the contemporary European security environment. The following analysis of

wirtten on May 6th 2025 The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union has decreased by 31% in the first quarter of the year, asserted the EU’s border agency Frontex. This decline was observed across all major migratory routes into the EU, with a drop ranging from 64% along the Western Balkan route (the one crossing Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia) to 8% along the Eastern Land Border (covering Ukraine, Iraq, and Russia). While migration pat

Article produced in collaboration with Starting Finance Club Bocconi. “ Too quick, too fast to stick to last ” that’s what many of us...