Join us for the ECA Cartoons Day 2026! A day packed with activities centred on political cartoons, culminating in the presentation of the winners of the ECA 26. Political cartoonists poke fun at the powerful and remind us that the proverbial emperor has no clothes. But does satire still work? How do you satirise a […]

Maastricht ligt midden in Europa, maar plukt de stad daar ook de economische vruchten van? Die vraag stond woensdag 30…

Jongvolwassenen (18-25) stellen extra belasting op niet-Europese AI voor om Europese begroting te dichten Europese staatsobligaties, die de EU voor…

The latest state elections in Germany are raising questions well beyond the country’s borders. The AfD’s strong result in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the changing political balance in Berlin come at a crucial moment for the European Union, as member states negotiate the bloc’s next long-term budget. With Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s position weakened at home, what could Germany’s changing political landscape mean for Europe and for the future of Franco-German relations?In collaboration with Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam (DIA), Studio Europa explores these questions in a series of expert interviews. We spoke with Hanco Jürgens, a research fellow at DIA and a fellow of the Montesquieu Institute in The Hague, about the implications of Germany’s latest elections.

The Maastricht Policy Hackathon (MPH) is a 24-hour, interdisciplinary policy case challenge happening at the Social Hub in late September. Collaborate with peers and young professionals across disciplines to address major global and Maastricht challenges using evidence-based techniques.

The announcement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that Canada could become the EU’s first “associate member”, made…

De prijs van arbeid op donderdag 1 oktober in Pandora, TivoliVredenburg.

Professor Christine Neuhold of Maastricht University on the AfD's landslide in Saxony-Anhalt and what the result means for German politics and Europe.

Een speciale Café Europa over de State of The UnionEuropa droomt van soevereiniteit. Alleen: tussen droom en daad staan wetten in de weg, en praktische bezwaren. De AI van Trumps tech bro’s domineert onze markt en we blijven leunen op Amerika voor onze veiligheid. Gaat de EU echt werk maken van haar onafhankelijkheid? Het antwoord moet komen uit de State of the European Union van Commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen. Daarin presenteert ze aan het Europees Parlement de plannen voor het komende jaar.

On 1 June 2026, the European Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the Regulation establishing a new Common European System for Returns (Legislative Proposal 2025/0059(COD)). The reform is intended to address what is widely perceived as one of the most persistent weaknesses of EU migration policy: the limited effectiveness of return policy. Return procedures remain fragmented, unevenly implemented, and difficult to measure. In the period 2020- 2024, only between 16% and 24% of non-EU nationals issued with an order to leave effectively returned to a third country.

Studio Europa–EPC Policy Brief Collection on New Perspectives on Migration. With the implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, EU migration policy is entering a decisive new phase. Questions of effective implementation, mutual trust, return procedures, fundamental rights, cooperation with third countries, labour migration, integration, and digitalisation are central to current and future policy debates. 

What happens when high school students sit down with Members of the...