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The Chips are Down: Europe’s Semiconductor Bet and the Fragile Supply Chain Beneath It
Every morning, before I even make coffee, I already use dozens of microchips. I reach for my smartphone before my feet hit the floor. The smart thermostat I nudge up one-two degrees. In the kitchen,…
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Understanding the flow: Europe’s forgotten river wisdom
I come from a country where rivers crisscross the land like veins—feeding valleys, nourishing communities, and shaping the terrain. From wide, slow-moving rivers to tiny mountain tributaries, Romania’s watercourses are plentiful. But for me, growing…
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Neither British nor American: how Europeans speak their own flavour of English
Learning English with Elton John When I was 12, my English teacher used some songs to train our listening skills. I remember two from Elton John: “Nikita” and “Sacrifice”. Looking back at the lyrics today,…
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European Perspective is an initiative of Rafa Font.
IT Engineer in the European institutions during working hours. Green activist, member of Spanish and European Greens, with variable dedication. Basketball player still active at 43. Father and husband 24/7.
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Russians in the Baltics (European Minorities, chapter 2)
Note from Rafa Font: In September 2007 I was in Riga, in a bar, watching the final game of the EuroBasket: Pau Gasol’s Spain versus Kirilenko’s Russia. They had already met in the preliminary rounds,…
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Goodbye, Substack. Hello, EuropeanPerspective.news
The European Perspective has moved away from Substack. All new articles are now published on our own website, www.europeanperspective.news. Why? Because EUROPE. Substack is an American company. We chose it originally because it was “the…
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Hungarians in the Carpathians (European minorities, chapter 1)
The rearrangement of national borders after World War I still affects the identity feelings of the people living in the region today.
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The European offensive against mosquitos
Kostas and the Sterile Male Insect – Part two
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Kostas and the Sterile Male Insect
Part One – Setting the stage for the European War on Mosquitos
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One year in, what are we trying to do here?
Drafting a vision for The European Perspective
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The rise of the European comedians performing in English
Europeans are appropriating the English language, just for the laughs
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How to be a free European citizen online
European alternatives to liberate your technology!
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The story of the Erasmus friends' reunion in which they travelled by train
And the issues they found along the way
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Following the trail of the Money (Heist)
Which European Netflix series will you watch next?
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Schedules, costs and risks of new nuclear megaprojects in Europe
3/3. Building a new nuclear plant is a megaproject. And, surprise, removing it too.
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Megaprojects are innately risky
The European Perspective on megaprojects, part 2 of 3.
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The European Perspective on Megaprojects. Part 1 of 3: new stadiums for the EURO 2004 in Portugal
Welcome back to your regular dose of non-institutional European thinking and action! If you haven’t done so already, add our pilot issue to your reading list. Out of the feedback we received on the pilot issue, one…
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