Why did I decide to participate in the elections at the University of Maastricht? I was born in a country of Eastern Europe, lived there...

Whether at school or in university, most of us learned about the Paris Peace Conference as a crucial event in European history. Are you...

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Thirty years have gone by since the city where we find ourselves, Maastricht, witnessed the birth of the European Union (EU), bringing...

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Some thoughts about the next decades in space More than 50 years ago, NASA and humanity reached a milestone in space exploration when...

Mustafa Mohammed Murshed Al-Raimi, a 37-year-old Yemeni migrant, was buried in Bohoniki, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. He was one of the...

27 October 1962. Far below the surface of the Atlantic, a stone's throw from Cuba in international waters, lies a submarine. Inside,...

Sudan’s movement towards democracy has been a long and arduous journey that has yet to find light at the end of the tunnel. The fight for...

In cybersecurity it is no longer asked if your system gets breached, it is asked when. No system is safe in the 21st century. Since...

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‘’One two three four, they declare Cyber War. Five, six, seven, eight hackers do proliferate. Nine, ten, eleven, twelve servers can’t...

In this episode Roo and Simon launch their new series “Abducted Art & Cultural Theft” where they will be interviewing experts to discuss...

From 14 to 16 March, municipalities all over the Netherlands call their residents to the polls to elect their municipal councils for the...

Please, take into account that this is an informative article seeking to give you an overview of the elections as well as showing you the...

Did you know about the municipal elections of Maastricht on the 16th of March? These elections take place every four years and unlike...

Since my first visit to Tuol Sleng prison, I have always found it hard to capture the injustices that took place here.

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Emre Küpcük is a student of European Studies at Maastricht University and the Chief Communications Officer of Bridge Europe. He focuses...

For a Sustainable International Cannabis Trade of the Future Cannabis users of Maastricht are no strangers to coffeeshops such as Smokey,...

A thought on borders from one of Europe’s smallest countries For many people of our generation who have been born and raised in Europe,...

In the twenty-first century, terrorism still murders our heritage, plunders, and robs us of our references. By "our heritage", I mean the...

Travel or you’ll become racist, And you’ll end up believing That your skin is the only one that is right That your language is the most...

In the United Kingdom, we use the term “Champagne socialist”, in Germany “Salonkommunist” and in France it is called “Gauche de Salon” or...

Imagine an agency of the UN that focused on spreading and promoting peace and security through the means of international cooperation in...

On Wednesday evening last week, speakers from Maastricht’s different climate organizations came together to debate the outcomes of this...

Guest article by Carla Laudien, Fundraising and Events Executive at Maastricht Goes to Calais At the beginning of the last academic year,...

In November 2020, almost unnoticed between a second wave of Covid infections and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court...

In the closing months of 2020, over a quarter billion people have taken to the streets of India to protest the new farming bills that...

“Hey, you, the unfair tyrants… You the lovers of the darkness… You the enemies of life… You’ve made fun of innocent people’s wounds, and...

“When poison becomes a habit, it ceases to injure” Assassinations are as old as all human societies. Whether you wish to replace a...

Sometimes the perception of power is more important than physical might. It seems Santa Claus will no longer have a monopoly on business...

The vast majority of sport club fan bases have a formed identity and culture which permits them to differentiate themselves from others,...

Since February, societies worldwide have found themselves in a downward spiral of crisis. Negativity is all around and difficult to...

From Ginsburg’s era of freedoms and equality to Coney Barrett’s conservative reign of dismantling minority rights. On September 18th of...

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The year 2020 has sprung numerous surprises and geo-politics has certainly not been spared. If you have been following the political...

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I’m often asked what the EU does. This question can be, and usually is, a loaded one. However, I do very much understand the need to know...

Ever since the impressive actions of the Suffragettes in the early 20th century, a standard has been set for women activists. Women have...

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A few weeks ago, Greece witnessed one of the most interesting military parades in the last decades. A few female students in Athens...

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After 8 years playing with our emotions, making us laugh, scream, jump and cry, Game of Thrones is over. The last episode divided the...

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Our Podcast 101-Guide The MD is proud to publish its first ever Podcast pilot episode. This is the first time we’ve ever done something...

One week is left until the EU parliamentary elections. It has been a long way to get to this point, especially with Brexit, as there was...

This series presents argumentations for why students of Maastricht could choose to vote for certain European Parties at the European...

Orban & the Elections Recently, the conservative EPP party of the European Parliament has suspended the Hungarian conservative Fidesz...