On the 29th January, four Italian S&D Members of the European Parliament (Pietro Bartolo, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Majorino and Alessandra Moretti – all belonging to the center-left wing Partito Democratico) undertook a four-day inspection mission to refugee camps in Bosnia and assessed the situation at the border with Croatia. What they witnessed was shocking and… » read more
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According to the European Commission, the COVID-19 crisis has been a “stress test”[1] for the respect of rule of law in the European Union (EU). Indeed, the global pandemic seems to have aggravated already existing trends in terms of disrespect of the rule of law and flouting of democratic principles. However, the report of the… » read more
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The dialog on normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, crucial for the stability in the whole Western Balkan region, has gained a new momentum in the past two months. These important negotiations had been frozen since Kosovo government introduced 100% tariffs on goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018. After the… » read more
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The long-awaited results have come in, incumbent Andrzej Duda of the Law and Justice (PiS) party has won the Polish presidential election, barely getting by with 51.2% votes and only marginally winning against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the center-right opposition Civic Platform party (PO) with 48.79%. A mere 500,000 difference in votes between the… » read more
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Four days before the Polish Presidential election was scheduled to take place on May 10th, Poland’s governing coalition parties reached an agreement to postpone the election to a later date. While the legal bases of their decision are still unclear, party leaders state that their decision was in anticipation that the Supreme Court would declare… » read more
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COVID-19, Europe's East, rule of law , PiS, Poland, presidential election, Presidential elections |
Jen málokteré dva národy v Evropě sdílely po staletí tolik společných státních útvarů (např. více než 200 let trvající Polsko-litevská unie), aby mezi sebou ve století dvacátém tak nevraživě fyzicky a rétoricky bojovaly. Řeč je o Polsku a Litvě a jejich vztazích po roce 1989. Na rozdíl od Běloruska, které nastoupilo v porovnání s Litvou… » read more
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In 2015, Europe faced its most serious crisis since the financial crisis of 2008; the so-called “migration crisis.” EU member states adopted different attitudes towards tackling the crisis, namely in case of acceptance of refugees and migrants in their countries. The states of Visegrad group (Czech Republic included) objected vehemently against the refugee quotas. The… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Europe's East, human rights, Regional Policy, Social Europe & Jobs , anti-immigration, Czech politics, Czech Republic, immigration, migrants, Migration, migration crisis, refugees, V4 |
The Czechs have elected their new House of Deputies. One party arose from that election as the clear, undisputed victor: ANO, a self-declared pro-European party, member of ALDE—European Liberal Democrats led by the well-known federalist, Guy Verhofstadt. The self-declaration of being pro-European is crucial, since the movement, although a supporter of Czech Republic’s staying in… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Social Europe & Jobs, Uncategorized , Andrej Babiš, ANO 2011, Czech politics, Czech Republic, education, educational system, parliamentary elections |
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