Vladimír Bartovic, Martin Michelot, Zuzana Stuchlíková and Vít Havelka react to the informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government held on the 23rd of February 2018. Vladimír Bartovic | Why the Czech government refuses changes in the EU architecture During the informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels last… » read more
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Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Uncategorized , commentary, EU 27 leaders, EU27, head of states, informal meeting |
The migration crisis has been and still is a dominant issue within European politics. The European solution based on the solidarity principle was the refugee redistribution quota. In opposing to this plan, the V4 became a symbol of non-solidarity in Europe. The migration crisis exposed a clash of fundamental values in Europe. Particularly within the… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Politique, Regional Policy , anti-immigration, Migration, migration crisis, nationalism, populism |
PESCO: Possible implications in the field of Migration
January 4, 2018
In November 2017, EU Member States expressed their will to create a Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defence (PESCO)[1]. Twenty-Five Member States of the European Union have singed and published a list of projects that will be implemented under PESCO. Many areas of security are included under these projects, and this article aims to… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized , Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP, Migration, Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defence, PESCO |
Poland at the crossroads?
December 19, 2017
Since October 2015 when the Law and Justice party (PiS, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) seized power in Poland, many controversial reforms has been enforced, which has provoked international criticism expressed mainly by the EU. In spite of the radical steps beeing made by the government which disrupt the rule of law, public support of the party… » read more
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, Balance of power, CEE, Jaroslaw Kaczinsky, Law and Justice, Poland |
EU Agencies´ relocation: what can we learn from failure?
December 7, 2017
On 20th of November, The European Council announced the new locations of the two European agencies that are going to be leaving London as a consequence of Brexit. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will head to Amsterdam while the European Bank Authority (EBA) will head to Paris. Several EU member states tried to become a… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Politique, Regional Policy, Uncategorized , EBA, EMA, EU Agencies, European Bank Authority, European Medicines Agency, relocation |
The ongoing plight of refugees represents a concrete humanitarian emergency and disaster; at present, there is an unparalleled 65.6 million of displaced people, of which 22.5 million are refugees in acute need of international protection. Over the last decade, armed conflict, persecution, human rights abuses and other life-threatening situations engulfing Africa and the Middle East… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, human rights, Uncategorized , civil society, european union, migration crisis, migration policy, refugees |
An earthquake in Austrian parliament after election
November 13, 2017
On 15 October 2017, early parliamentary elections took place in Austria. The total voters’ turnout reached 80 percent, which is a bit more than the average from last years. The reason for the high turnout can be attributed to the migration situation, increasing streams of Euroscepticism and general high public interest in politics. As expected,… » read more
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On Sunday, October 15 2017, according to the Venezuelan National Committee, the ruling Socialist party surprisingly won the regional elections, specifically in 17 of the 23 states of Venezuela, after a prolonged period of civil unrest. The opposition has alleged that the elections were rigged and thus invalid. They also called on the South American… » read more
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Looking for the cause of Czech euroscepticism? Go back to school
November 2, 2017
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 |
Catalonian independence – a dilemma for Spain, but also for Europe
November 1, 2017
Catalonia’s intentions of broadening its autonomy and to attain independence is not novel. However, it certainly reached a whole new level very quickly after the referendum that took place on the 1st October. As we know, the Catalonian referendum for independence was prior to its execution proclaimed unconstitutional. The Spanish government warned that such referendum… » read more
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