When there is no news, create a fake news : the Aachen treaty case
How can you catch the reader’s attention when you are not a cute little cat, or a star in a sexual scandal, or a bloody frightening murderer?
Articles by Aline Robert
“We are coming”, the strange tagline of National Rally
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party “National rally” is one of the first to launch its European campaign . Its members already got a few facts completely wrong. 1-Yellow vest do not support anyone The far-right…
Embarrassing Brexit, a French perspective
Back in 2016, I was invited to a cozy lunch at the British embassy in Paris, a few weeks before Brexit referendum. It was a half-British half-French assembly of well-positioned people. The discussion focused on…
Did the EU legitimize Sharia law ?
Marine Le Pen is a lawyer by training. But she makes no difference between the European Union and the Council of Europe, if this serves her narrative. Aline Robert and Georgi Gotev have fact-checked her words. The Council of Europe is not even…
Spitzenkandidaten: Another match lost for Macron
In European politics it’s not that easy to determine who has won after a fight. Politicians tend to claim victory when they get back home – whatever the result. But at home, there is no…
Love and hate for EU: The French paradox
It’s a story of love and hate between France and the EU. 60 %* of them love the euro and wouldn’t want to change it. 68 % think it’s a good thing to be in…
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