‘We ourselves cannot always appreciate our Union. Within the EU, we tend to talk mostly about its shortcomings. As British historian and writer Timothy Garton Ash says, evoking George Orwell,
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President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at Studio Europa Maastricht
On 11 November 2022 President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella gave a speech on Europe in Maastricht in honour of the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty. We proudly look back
The Future of the Netherlands is European – Europe speech Sigrid Kaag
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in early March, the Dutch Minister of Finance, Sigrid Kaag, addressed an audience in Maastricht’s Sint Janskerk. In her speech, she shared the newly appointed
30 years of the Maastricht Treaty and the European Union: in conversation with Frans Timmermans
Monday, 7 February marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty – the founding treaty of the European Union (EU). In a special Studio Europa Maastricht live-broadcast,
