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Omnibus Surrender: Europe’s Retreat from Corporate Accountability

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Despite promises made in her inaugural speech, von der Leyen has abandoned the sustainability agenda. Successfully pushed by the Draghi report and the pervading narrative of ‘the EU lagging behind’, the President of the Commission decided that previous commitments must be abandoned for the sake of competitiveness. It’s a move welcomed by business lobbies, but […]

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“Mortal Danger” or “Unity in Adversity”? The Effects of Covid-19 on European Solidarity and Implications for the Future of Europe

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At the beginning of 2020, the European Union was forced to deal with an unprecedented health crisis which has impacted the whole world. No country was able to escape the disastrous economic and human consequences caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the biggest challenges for the EU since its

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Do the Eastern European Member States Represent Their Interests in Brussels Enough? A Closer Look at Lobbying in the Visegrad Group

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As the severe consequences of the coronavirus crisis are about to hit the European economy, the internal competition between various interest groups is undoubtedly heating up. The visions of European solidarity and national interests once again are clashing, with sentiments and dilemmas remaining even more acute.[1] While the EU will be recovering from the crisis,

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PEGIDA March in Dresden. Photo created by Kalispera Dell under a CC BY 3.0 licence. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PEGIDA_Demo_DRESDEN_25_Jan_2015_116227104.jpg

‘Pegida’ turns three: what is the state of right-wing populism in Europe?

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  The rise of the German xenophobic movement ‘Pegida’ in late 2014 shocked the European public. Now, three years later, it’s time to ask what happened to right-wing populist activism in Germany and beyond. What is the position of the ‘Pegidians’ and similar groups in the European political sphere?   By Sabine Dorothea Volk, Simone

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