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The 2014 European elections : true hope of democracy or fear in the face of nationalists ?

The political parties and the other actors (institutions, movements, lobby groups, think tanks) are taking on this election period. The nature of the election with the election by proportional representation, produces a particular polarization : any old or emerging political group feels the (…)

lundi 17 mars 2014

Will Scotland split from the UK in 2014 ?

Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party and current First Minister of Scotland, has often promised that Scots would have the opportunity to vote for an independent Scotland separate from the rest of the UK. Some consider this promise as one of the main reasons for the landslide (…)

mercredi 30 janvier 2013

2014 European elections : beyond the national challenges

The 2014 European elections will be crucial in these uncertain times for the European project. It is indispensable that these elections will not be like the previous ones or else there is a risk of reaching a record level of abstention, and of having an increased voters’ unconcern toward Europe. (…)

mardi 27 novembre 2012

A European anti-immigration feeling ?

In a survey conducted in June 2011, Ipsos found that Europeans have quite a bad perception of immigration, compared to other countries in the world. On top of the list were countries such as Germany, Turkey and Belgium - priding on diversity and traditionally welcoming immigrants. Sweden (…)

lundi 19 septembre 2011

L’Europe critique d’Israël dans le rapport Jérusalem 2010

Dans une critique ouverte sans précédent, l’UE avertit que l’activité de colonisation juive à Jérusalem Est met en péril une résolution du conflit entre les deux États et complique d’autant plus la situation dans la région. L’espoir du moindre progrès vers une résolution interne du conflit est (…)

lundi 14 février 2011

EU 2020 without Youth ?

The new EU 2020 strategy, which will be the most important EU document in the next decade, seems not to bother much with the young Europeans. So how do we see ourselves as a part of the EU ? As forgotten or as forgotten ?

jeudi 15 avril 2010