Anti-Europe parties aren’t anti-Europe anymore
Instead of promising to protect people from the European Union, populists have started promising to make the EU protect the people
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Dutch leadership: the end of mere pragmatism?
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem
3 May
Europe, what’s next? Strategic challenges
Discussion of strategic challenges facing Europe during the European Economic Congress in Katowice
Europe’s underestimated young voters
There are three reasons why pro-European parties should appeal to youth voters
Spain’s election and the temptation of yielding to the far-right
Spain is a bulwark of pro-European values and a progressive immigration policy. The poor performance of the conservatives in the parliamentary elections sends an important message to conservative parties Europe-wide.
The Western Balkans’ statistical black hole
How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell.
The WhatsApp election: The fake news challenge to democracy
India’s general election is an important phase in the battle against fake news. But is it too late to avert further social media-fuelled violence in the volatile campaign atmosphere?
German leadership deferred
Germany needs to use its EU Council presidency in 2020 to continue forging cloes ties with and between its partners in the EU to push for comprimises on long-term policy issues
Spain election: A win for “No pasarán”?
Pedro Sánchez united the vote in the face of the Vox threat. The other big winner was Ciudadanos – which could now supplant the conservative PP as the main opposition
29 Apr
#EU 2019 ELECTIONS What Europeans really want?
How do Europeans see their future and what do they really want?