Such a nice country, and now comes political turmoil. I hope it’s resolved soon. The “coup” allegations in Poland concern a struggle over control of the Constitutional Tribunal—not a reported military attempt to overthrow the government. A disputed move to suspend the tribunal’s leadership on October 30 triggered police deployments, protests and intervention by President … Read more
As Türkiye is embroiled in boycotts and other political clashes, I am spending a few days in Wroclaw, Poland, for a COST meeting. I recently joined this project and find it relevant to my research agenda. The RELINK2 Action will intensify existing networking efforts of scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds and countries in the EU … Read more
Hungarian opposition wins Budapest in blow to Orban EUobserver.com – Headline News Budapest joins Istanbul and Warsaw by having an opposition mayor to a strongman illiberal leader, after a united opposition A few weeks after this visit, Karacsony wins election, upsetting Orban https://t.co/65H6daMiCR — Emre KIZILKAYA (@ekizilkaya) October 14, 2019 EU powerless in … Read more
Europe’s top court says UK surveillance rules are unconstitutional Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Last July, the European Court of Jutice’s Advocate General ruled that the UK’s mass surveillance regime was unconstitutional, triggering an appeal to the ECJ itself, which has affirmed that under European law, governments cannot order retention of all communications data; they … Read more
Poll: Turks somehow liberal on rhetoric but not in practice “We came up with a set of questions related to liberal values and tried to figure out whether Turkey is indeed, as some outsiders might perceive, a country devoid of liberalism, or whether liberal and democratic values have in fact taken root in Turkish society,” writes … Read more
Czarny Protest: how Polish women took to the streets open Democracy News Analysis – by Kasia Narkowicz After two decades of feminist pressure, the people took to the streets. But why now? Polish women protest against a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Poland. PAimages/Geert Vanden Wijngaert. All rights reserved. Joy and despair in … Read more
Fraser of Allander report: Brexit could cost 80,000 jobs BBC News | Europe | World Edition Scotland could lose between 30,000 to 80,000 jobs as a result of Brexit, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. Why Poland’s ‘Black Protest’ could be a potential game changer open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Junes With its move … Read more
Black Monday: Polish women strike against abortion ban BBC News | Europe | World Edition Some businesses in Poland close for the day as thousands of women go on strike to protest against proposals for a total ban on abortion. Anti-Immigration Referendum Sunday in Hungary open Democracy News Analysis – by G. M. Tamás Our first major … Read more
Lesbos: Microcosm of Europe’s migrant crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition Volunteers on Lesbos wait for the migrant boats to arrive Drowned toddler becomes first 2016 migrant casualty in the Aegean A drowned two-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Jan. 1 after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in … Read more
Credit: Image by Patrick Witty for TIME. ‘A day-by-day digital documentary’: Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope The BBC, Bild and TIME have been using Snapchat and Periscope to broadcast raw, unedited footage of their travels with refugees during their journey through Europe… read more Informal meeting of EU heads of state … Read more
Anti-austerity parties soar in Spanish elections as Greece threatens default Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Two new, anti-establishment parties (including one that grew out of the indignados movement — a kind of Spanish precedent to Occupy) took key seats in regional and municipal elections in yesterday’s Spanish election, which is a kind of dress rehearsal for the … Read more
Parties back more Scotland powers BBC News | Europe | The Scottish leaders of the three main pro-Union parties back more powers for Scotland on the day another poll suggests little between the two sides. Scottish referendum – A humble opinion from France Ideas on Europe In February 2005, three months before the French referendum on … Read more
Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Slate Articles by Martin Enserink A consultative Council of Citizens: for a new policy of participation in Europe open Democracy News Analysis – by Patrizia Nanz and Raphaël Kies People are no longer content simply to take part in elections and to delegate all their power to political representatives. If … Read more
Fascists and ultra-rights @ #EP2014:25% France23% Denmark22% UK20% Austria15% Hungary13% Finland12% Greece8% Germany — Wolfgang Lünenbürger @luebue@norden.social (@luebue) May 25, 2014 MAIN FOCUS: European elections: triumph of the Eurosceptics | 26/05/2014 euro|topics Despite a loss of votes the conservatives remain the strongest force in the EU Parliament, while right-wing populist and Eurosceptic parties made massive … Read more
So far, the only piece in Turkish here. The battlefield is the Internet. Whoever wins the Internet wins the war. (h)ac(k)tivist — (hak-tuh-vist) noun: a person who uses technology to bring about social change. The Hacker Wars ?a film about the targeting of (h)ac(k)tivists, activists and journalists by the US government. There is a war … Read more