The global pandemic has jolted our food systems and lifted the veil to reveal the extent of its inefficiency, fragility, and unsustainability. Food is the epicentre of this global transition process. It represents the intricate web that connects everything and everyone — from policymakers to businesses, from producers to consumers…

Over the past six years, I have had the chance to discreetly observe how French-speaking higher education institutions operate on a daily basis within the Agency for Quality Higher Education in Wallonia-Brussels Federation (WBF). I have participated in the evaluation of over 70 programs at 50 institutions. Based on interviews…

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative invites us to rediscover our relationship with natural environments and sustainable living. With residential and non-residential buildings responsible for about 40% of the European Union’s (EU) total energy consumption and one-third of its greenhouse gas emissions, the project aims to build green housing that…

AI systems might put gender equality, a fundamental right and value of the European Union, at risk. Any discrimination based on gender (or any other basis, such as age or race) is prohibited by EU anti-discriminatory laws. Nevertheless, gender-based discrimination still manages to work its way into the algorithms running…

Recently, I was invited to talk about innovation in public policy for a podcast launched by Pathfinder. Myself and the Founder, Miguel de Fontenay, ended up having a really fruitful discussion about innovation and the future of our democracies — particularly in Europe — and my connection to those topics…

Regulation 1141/2014 (on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations) might not sound particularly interesting, but it’s pretty important. It represents a chance for the European Parliament to present reform proposals for European parties, and it’s currently under review. Oft-forgotten and underutilised, European Parties could be very influential in shaping the future of European democracy, if treated right by policymakers. In this article, I explain what European parties are, what they should be doing, and how we can work towards more forward-thinking, influential European parties.

Filippo Addarii, co-founder and managing partner of PlusValue specialises in impact, innovation and sustainable investment strategies. He comes with 20 years’ of experience in designing, fundraising for and managing multi-stakeholder initiatives for systemic innovation and socio-economic development. His work has been funded by the European Commission, British Foreign Office, and the UN Fund for Democracy, and more.

Food plays an integral role in our everyday lives. Often, though, we find it easy to overlook how it affects millions of people worldwide as an industry. The EU has historically overlooked this too. In this article, sustainable food ecosystem leader Sara Roversi explains why food is so important, and how we can move forward to more inclusive, nuanced, and ecological food policy. Read more at: https://accidentaleuropean.com/apples-and-oranges-the-need-for-a-new-eu-food-policy/

With our lives becoming more digital by the day, data has never been such an important commodity. The GDPR was a significant step towards securing the safety of our digital selves, but did it do enough? In this article, I use the works of Jurgen Habermas to analyse and explain personalisation, data privacy, the GDPR, and their implications for European citizens. Read more at: https://accidentaleuropean.com/saving-our-digital-selves-personalisation-habermas-and-the-gdpr/