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“Food for People, Not for Profit” – How Maastricht University Students are Transforming Local Food Systems
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Maastricht. In the sustainability hub, a group of Maastricht University (UM) students gather to unload...
Dominique Berendsen
3 hours ago
Sunday Summary - 30th of March 2025
Dear readers, welcome to your weekly Maastricht Diplomat Sunday Summary! In store today, we have a rundown of highlights in yet another...
Ella Leffler
1 day ago


CC - Central do Brasil
Warning: This review may spoil major themes and character developments in Centro do Brasil. I moved away from my parents more than seven...
Brooke Betten
1 day ago


Who Brought TEFAF’s 2025 Trophy?
Front and center at TEFAF is the Landau Fine Art Gallery. Their relatively large stand at 414 is earned by frequenting Europe's finest...
Emma Godfried
2 days ago


Is it the end of 'The End of History'? The ReArm Europe Plan
The trend is becoming clearer: the EU is entering its 'rearmament era'. On Thursday, March 6th, just hours after US President Donald...
Lisa Volpin
4 days ago

A Day at TEFAF 2025
For a second, the only sound you hear is the little beep of your ticket being scanned, your fingers grasping it gently in fear of...
Beatrice Vaitkeviciute
5 days ago


The March 10, 2025 Agreement: A Historic Turning Point for Syria and its Neighbors
On March 10, 2025, Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Charaa , and the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi ,...
Jade Thiebaut
Mar 24
Sunday Summary - 23rd of March 2025
Highlighted stories from this week. New IOC-chairwoman Even though women have competed in the Olympics since 1900, one prize has eluded...
Jaap Steunenberg
Mar 23

TEFAF 2025: Van Cleef & Arpels: more than the Alhambra
Van Cleef & Arpels is perhaps most known today for its iconic Alhambra. The clover charm almost serves as a logo for the brand itself....
Charlotte Godfried
Mar 22

The Great Exhaustion
In 2026, we are expected to be tired. Or we already are. Habitually, we are deleting social media applications from our phones in a...
Brooke Betten
Mar 21

Unpredictability as Power? Trump’s Madman Diplomacy and its Implications
Donald J. Trump, the self-proclaimed master negotiator, has already caused plenty of turmoil in his second term as president of the...
Mark Sijtsma
Mar 20

How “The Godfather” altered our perception of the Mafia
Growing up in Sicily, I was inevitably made aware that my beloved land, even though beautiful, was haunted by an unspoken shadow: “Cosa...
Elide Saia
Mar 19


CC - The Fate of Zelda Fitzgerald: the Plagiarised Muse
You’ve likely heard of the dazzling, decadent world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books, which defined the Roaring Twenties and cemented his...
Léa Besnard
Mar 18
Sunday summary 16/03: “Make America Worse”
Negotiations on the War in Ukraine: Make “peace,” not war? During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine “within...


The Struggle for Free Speech: Social Media and the EU Digital Services Act
Free speech is back. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has surprised the online world by announcing the termination of fact-checking...
Simone Capuozzo
Mar 15


Inside Zionist activist Rawan Osman’s lecture amid a pro-Palestine coordinated protest
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a lecture by multinational, Zionist activist Rawan Osman on Wednesday evening, accusing her of...
Claire Anderson
Mar 15


Und Jetzt? Germany's future after the elections
Do you think this is just the start? It's over, finally! After more than three and a half months of a dirty electoral campaign, the...
Sunday Summary – a Nordic Press Review
Trump and Ukraine dominate news in the Nordics, the Nordic Ski Championship comes to an end, and local news in the week's review of nordic p
Fin Gerke
Mar 9


Wake EUp!
We, students of Europe, believe in a more powerful European Union. You may think it's a craze, but we assure you that European...
Head Editor
Mar 5
Sunday Summary - 2nd of March 2025
To all the darling readers seeking a recap of this week’s news, here is the Sunday Summary of the second of March. The Zelensky and...
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