Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

SIMEONOVA: Reconsider Divisions

SIMEONOVA: Reconsider Divisions

By Nia Simeonova March 14, 2024

I remember this vividly, as if it were yesterday: A woman in a red dress crying on a rowdy street corner in Central London, a hostile-looking man shouting at her. As my boyfriend and I — two scared 19-year-olds...

CHRONICLES FROM COPENHAGEN: New Perspectives on the European Union

CHRONICLES FROM COPENHAGEN: New Perspectives on the European Union

By Grant Olson October 17, 2017

This past week, I journeyed to Brussels, Belgium with my European politics course to study the European Union by touring the various institutions headquartered in Brussels and interviewing key players...

Diplomat Speaks Against Referendums

By Sophie Donnelly October 25, 2016

Referendums are inefficient forms of democracy, according to Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs the Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland during a discussion...

Panel Examines Lingering Brexit Uncertainty

By May Teng October 21, 2016

Top European diplomats expressed uncertainty at the extent of the economic fallout accompanying Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union in a panel discussion hosted Oct. 17 by Georgetown...

VIEWPOINT: Depoliticization Frays EU Bonds

By Kathleen McNamara September 27, 2016

The past year has been a very rough one for the European Union. Most dramatically, the referendum vote taken June 23 by the United Kingdom over membership in the EU represents a startling departure from...

EU Ambassador Talks Transatlantic Trade

By Christian Paz October 19, 2015

Ambassador of the European Union to the United States David O’Sullivan discussed transatlantic trade relations and global challenges to trade negotiations at an event in the Rafik B. Hariri Building...

McNamara Pens New Book on EU

By Gaia Mattiace September 15, 2015

Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies Kathleen McNamara discussed political authority in the European Union at the launch event for her new book, "The Politics of Everyday Europe: Constructing...

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A panel discussed European internet privacy laws on Monday.

Panel Discusses EU Privacy Law

By Giovanna Azevedo October 21, 2014

A panel of experts debated the European Court of Justice’s ruling about the right to be forgotten online at an event called “An Evening Not to be Forgotten” hosted by the university’s communication,...

Latvian President Changing EU Climate

By Masha Goncharova April 1, 2011

While Obama's security pinned down the west side of campus Tuesday morning, black SUVs lined Healy Hall for the arrival of Latvian President Valdis Zatlers. In an intimate speech and question-and-answer...

Missing a Foggy Day in London

By Carol Lancaster October 26, 2007

LONDON — I write this column from London, where I am spending six days between classes, giving several presentations on my books and current research. And indulging in a bit of nostalgia. Three decades...

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