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As the world remembers the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, conspiracy theories about what "really" happened are resurfacing and continue to roam the Internet twenty years after the event, although most have been disproven and none confirmed by experts. Check out the latest bi-weekly report by Infosecurity.sk , a project by Stratpol - Strategic Policy Institute and FNF Prague 👇 https://bit.ly/2Z5552j

"A whole hour for the mere enumeration of the priorities and measures takes so far by the European Commission – that is how the annual speech on the State of the European Union given by the Commission President and directed at the European Parliament and the European citizens can be summarised. The tradition, which is modelled on the American State of the Union Address and has been taking place since José Manuel Barroso, is eagerly awaited every year in political Brussels and the capitals of the EU member states. Did Ursula von der Leyen live up to these expectations?" Our European Affairs Manager, Jeanette Süß, takes stock of this year's State of the Union address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Check out the full article on 👇 https://bit.ly/2XxXf0L

Last year, we gathered a group of motivated young people to talk about populism, storytelling and the Visegrád countries. 🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰 A couple of our participants sought out to explore the issues further in a mini-series of opinion pieces and essays. In the last part of our series, we meet Szabolcs Sóber (International Officer, Momentum Movement): Populist parties are present everywhere– in many countries worldwide, both on the left and right side of the political spectrum. Regardless of whether they are forming a government, it is undeniable that they managed something important in recent times: to bring their narratives to families’ dining tables. Would you call it a success? https://bit.ly/396FwQc