Win a Europe Calling! package
No one can have failed to notice that this year the Maastricht Treaty is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this occasion, a competition is being held. Europe Calling! will be giving away 5 prize packages.
Former mayor Philip Houben dies at the age of 76
Born in The Hague, Houben was considered one of the best Maastricht mayors. He held that position during three periods in office from 1985 to 2002. The European Summit of 1991 was an absolute high point for Philip Houben.
Frans Timmermans: Europe has strayed from the key issues
“I think that in recent times, we have strayed slightly from the key issues regarding Europe”, says European Commissioner Frans Timmermans. The first vice-president of the European Commission regrets the current atmosphere in Europe, which is too often characterised by ‘everyone for himself’. That is largely because the debate is no longer objective”, according to the Maastricht born Timmermans.
75 Youngsters debate NATO and Europe’s security
Friday 14th of April approximately 75 young people from Limburg had a meeting in the Provincial Government Buildings to debate the future of a secure Europe. This has been prompted by the 50th anniversary this year of the NATO headquarters in Brunssum. The young people, aged from 15 to 18, debated about NATO, security and…
The Europe Calling! coffee truck is touring Maastricht
The Europe Calling! coffee truck will be at the De Heeg shopping centre on Roserije in Maastricht on Saturday 15 April 2017 between 12:00 noon and 3:00 PM. At the coffee truck, members of the Maastricht youth council will talk to passers-by about modern-day Europe. How much of Europe do the people of Maastricht notice…
From Rome to Maastricht: 60 years of the Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome, the start of European Unification, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Today, the heads of state and heads of government of the countries that wish to relaunch the EU are meeting in the Italian capital, exactly 60 years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome. Because of the impending Brexit,…
Former advisor to Delors on the ‘soup’ that his boss prepared in Maastricht
The French economist and political scientist Pascal Lamy (born in Levallois-Perret on 8 April 1947) is regarded as one of the most influential of current French thinkers. Almost every French person knows him from television appearances. He is regularly consulted by important media when it comes to European issues.
Tree Celebration Day devoted to the 25th anniversary of the Treaty
On Wednesday 22 March, National Tree Celebration Day will be held in the Netherlands for the 60th time. This year’s theme is: ‘trees connect’. The Limburg capital Maastricht is also participating. The theme has been chosen because this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty that established the European Union. Former…
No euro without solidarity
How different the mood was twenty five years ago, when the Maastricht Treaty made Europe into the European Union and the euro into the ultimate symbol of fraternity that would hold the continent together. Today, nothing is left of the euphoria that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall.
EU critic Frits Bolkestein: Europe has much to offer young people
Watch the video report. Exactly twenty-five years after the Maastricht Treaty, the Limburg capital invited prominent Europeans to return to the birthplace of the modern European Union and the euro.