After their electoral victory over President Macron’s centrist coalition, the French nationalists only want a confrontation with the left. It will be a very complicated race in the second round
Media mentions – ECFR Warsaw
It is difficult to expect the centrist voters, who for years, have been discouraged from voting for the left to now go vote for it in order for the politicians to be able to stop Marine Le Pen
Europeans see that many people are coming here, even though they don’t have a title. And they are growing frustrated, leading them into the arms of dangerous populists
Beijing actively pursues the interests of populist groups in the EU. If they gain strength in the new European Parliament, pro-China voices should be expected to grow
It is true that the initial capital costs [of the European Green Deal] may be higher, but the long-term savings – from higher fossil fuel prices – will far outweigh them
With the current political situation in Europe, it is hard to imagine that countries like Hungary, Slovakia or Poland would agree to far-reaching changes, for example in the decision-making process
In their op-ed, Piotr Buras, Camille Grand, and Jana Puglierin explain why the ‘Weimar moment’ could make a difference in the geopolitical future of Europe