At the end of May, the European elections brought together citizens from all the countries of the European Union. Their task was to re-elect the European Parliament for a five-year term. What is it that binds these nations together? Here's a look at the European spirit.
Islamologist Gilles Kepel has been sentenced to death by the Islamic State, but this does not prevent him from living in total freedom of thought. Here we meet a man who passes on his knowledge, and whose views on his subject are as courageous as they are rigorous.
News on Mondays – Clément Guntern Last week and the week before, approximately two thousand Russian citizens were...
European political institutions are regularly criticized and called into question within member states. The European Parliament is one of those structures that often come under fire from Europhobes: absentee elected representatives, paid handsomely, who ultimately have little impact on politics in Europe, we are told. But what is the reality? Let's take a look at the decisions taken by the European Parliament over the last five years.
What would a Union of Destiny be? It would be a union defined by values, before being defined by economic principles and technical and legal standards.
The wealthiest, like every minority, are threatened in their fundamental rights, in this case that of private property, which nothing can justify.
The book «La suite des idées», published by Editions Favre last March, could be seen as a simple political dialogue between two leading liberal-radical personalities from the Valais, one a former President of the Confederation, the other a National Councillor. The book is much more than that: it offers genuine, practical reflections on liberalism. It gives a good idea of the burning questions that this family of thought cannot ignore, at a time when the individual, merit and responsibility are being called into question. Pascal Couchepin opens the doors of his office in Martigny, where he and Philippe Nantermod discussed a wide range of topics.
Salvini is in a tough spot, and he knows it. He has to enforce his country's laws, even if he comes across as obnoxious and vulgar at times.
"News on Mondays" - Bernard Frossard: Amid this heat wave, a chill has settled over relations between Switzerland and the European Union....
French 
German
English
