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In a table full of winners, the only loser was Democracy: European elections in Greece or how not to talk about the Far Right

Image source: https://hellas-first.org/2024/06/11/ethniko-fronima-kai-akrodexia/ In order to vote by post for the European elections, we Greeks abroad received a booklet with instructions (as it was the first time this system was implemented) which included a chapter on what are European elections (!), and why they are important. Even though I initially laughed it off, given the […]

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The triangle of democracy, migration and integration

By Patricia Jaworek

In May 2019, eight other students and I had the pleasure to travel to Florence to attend the 2019 State of the Union Conference organized by the European University Institute as part of the delegation of the College of Europe in Natolin. This year’s conference on the topic of “21st Century Democracy in Europe” covered

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The extension of glyphosate authorisation: a round-up of EU democracy

By Thibault Msika

After more than seven years of legally questioned market placing, EU Member States unexpectedly voted in favour of the glyphosate authorisation renewal. Far more than a mere herbicide renewal decision, the glyphosate saga has proven itself to be a surprisingly accurate barometer of democracy in the Union. “The Minister did wrong, that must

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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Polish democracy outside the liberal comfort zone

By Aleksandra Trzeciak

In much of the, especially liberal, media Poland has lost its reputation as a pioneer of democratic change in the post-communist part of Europe. So far, most members of the Polish opposition as well as foreign journalists have limited their analysis of recent developments to sweeping condemnations of Law and Justice’s (PiS) populist and religious

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Five years after the Arab Spring: a wilted flower in a destroyed field

By Adam Reichardt

Five years ago, the so-called Arab Spring started in Tunisia when thousands of young people protested against Ben Ali’s regime, demanding democracy and dignity. Later on, this spring of democracy began generating small flowers in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Bahrain. Today, the only wilted flower which remains is the Tunisian one. Tunisia, which has been seen

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