Jeremy Corbyn: Very proud of our results BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Labour leader says the PM should quit and “make way” for a “truly representative” government. Ireland Set to Have Its First Openly Gay Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar The Intercept by Robert Mackey Updated: 7:18 p.m. EDT Leo Varadkar, a gay lawmaker, was … Read more
Europe will grace over 8000 towns and villages with free public Wi-Fi The Next Web by Mix Last year, the European Commission convened to ponder over equipping numerous public spaces in member states across the continent with free wireless connectivity, ultimately pledging $134 million to reach this goal. ACT NOW! In 9 days, the European Parliament could … Read more
Merkel: Europe ‘can no longer rely on allies’ after Trump and Brexit BBC News | Europe | World Edition The German chancellor says Europe must “fight for its own destiny” at an election campaign event. After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties FT.com – Analysis FT research reveals that agreements with 168 … Read more
Young Leaders at NATO Summit : Macron (Fr. 39yo), Bettel (Lux. 44yo), Michel (Be. 41yo), Trudeau (Ca. 45yo) Where G7 Leaders stand Debate: EU reform: Will Eastern Europe be left behind? euro|topics Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel are setting the EU on course for reforms and deeper integration of the Eurozone. However countries in Central and … Read more
Finland, poster child of migrant relocation EUobserver.com – Headline News The Nordic country has taken in lone minors, teenage mothers and underage wives as part of its pledge to the EU relocation scheme. Digitizing the EU’s Public Diplomacy in Israel Exploring Digital Diplomacy by Ilan Manor Introduction The relationship between Israel and the European Union has been … Read more
Macron, the Fifth Republic’s unusual eighth president EurActiv.com by Aline Robert Just one year after making his big political gamble, Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France with more than 65% of the vote on Sunday (7 May). EURACTIV France reports. [Investigation] Lessons for Germany from the Macron hack EUobserver.com – Headline News The way the Macron … Read more
US alt-right joins Russia in anti-Macron attack EUobserver.com – Headline News Right-wing US and UK social media users have tried to start an online “war” to stop Macron being elected, but with little success. Populism: The French election’s big winner AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) How outsider candidates threw the traditional left-right battle into disarray. Macron pushes republican … Read more
France elections: Macron and Le Pen ‘through to run-off’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Projections see centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen facing off on 7 May. Who are Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron? AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) The far-right female National Front leader will go head-to-head with the 39-year-old … Read more
All you need to know BBC News | Europe | World Edition A quick guide to the French presidential election – said to be the least predictable in decades. Will France’s next president be innovative? EurActiv.com by Stephen Boucher France’s election is a test-bed for democratic renewal. However, without a more coherent understanding of how to be … Read more
Thousands Protest In Belgrade Against Vucic For Sixth Day Today’s protest in Budapest (i.redd.it) Major protest in Hungary over Soros university law EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Hungary saw the biggest anti-government protest in three years on Sunday (9 April), as tens of thousands demonstrated against new higher education legislation seen as targeting the respected Central European … Read more
Central European University Under Threat in Populist Hungary Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Andria Timmer As guest blogger for the month, I’m going to be talking about Hungary, where I’ve been doing field research in since 2004. In doing so, I also have to talk about Trump. I don’t … Read more
UK triggers Article 50: Here’s what happened BBC News | Europe | World Edition Formal proceedings to divorce the UK from the EU have begun. Moving determinedly towards the door: the UK’s Article 50 notification letter Ideas on Europe by PoliticsatSurrey Today’s an important one in the Brexit saga. With the submission of formal notification to begin … Read more
Debate: EU at 60: celebrations in turbulent times euro|topics On March 25, 1957, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed the Treaties of Rome – effectively the birth certificate of the European Union. Sixty years on the leaders of 27 EU states will once again convene in Rome and address the question of where … Read more
Forget Russia, new menace in Western Balkans is Trump-style populist politics EurActiv.com by Denis MacShane A new menace is stalking the Western Balkans: the region’s political leaders themselves. Many are now retreating from serious engagement with Europe in order to play internal political games, writes Denis MacShane. Black flags from Rome: Mafia and Isis, as before Mafia … Read more
Dutch election offers huge relief for other EU governments EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Exit polls showing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) far ahead of Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party (PVV) were greeted with relief in Brussels yesterday night (15 March), amid fears of a surge in populism in Europe, with elections in France and … Read more