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July 31, 2019
On the 13-14th of May 2019 in Brussels, the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) was celebrated with the representatives of the European (EU) Member States and the Eastern Partners[1]. The EaP includes the European Union (EU), EU Member States and six countries that were members of the Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
During the beginning of the 14th G20 Osaka Summit, on June 28th, the European Union and MERCOSUR announced an ambitious – but controversial – trade agreement that promises to increase the political dialogue, the investment cooperations and to open a free market of goods and services between the blocs. The Mercosur (Southern Common Market, in… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Le proteste e le rivolte che si stanno verificando in tutta Israele sembrano far parte della quotidianità delle maggiori città statunitensi quali Chicago o Los Angeles, dove le tensioni razziali tra la minoranza nera e la polizia a volte esplodono. Ma in questo caso ci troviamo proprio in Israele, dove un teenager etiope disarmato, Solomon… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
Lithuania’s new chief of defence, Major General Valdemaras Rupsys calls himself a realist though it seems as if he is a fatalist with no hope to change anything in the national armed forces. In a detailed interview with BNS Valdemaras Rupsys demonstrates his inability and even lack of hope to modify national military system. He… » read more
Posted by Today in the Baltic States
A resolution was adopted by the European Parliament (EP) in February 2014 that defined prostitution and forced prostitution as a matter of gender equality and recommended that all Member States took action to fight it, especially with the endorsement of the “Nordic model” implemented in Sweden, Iceland, Norway and, since 2016, in France. However, across… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
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blogactiv, DROITS FONDAMENTAUX, Fundamental Rights, gender equality, Member States, Nordic model |
Will BREXIT happen? Yesterday UK’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, reaffirmed the date for leaving the “European Union” as 31 October. The next day the new European Commission will take office. Will UK still be a Member State? He gave a very upbeat speech in the Commons about how UK was going to be Great… » read more
Posted by EURDEMOCRACY
Suite au compte rendu de la conférence-débat « L’Europe au défi des populismes » du 22 mai 2019 dispensé par Jean-Yves Camus et Cas Mudde, #LaRéplique a décidé de s’intéresser à l’ouvrage dont cette conférence faisait la promotion : Brève introduction au populisme par Cas Mudde et Cristòbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cet ouvrage, dont nous présentons… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
En 2017, à l’échelle mondiale, 42 % des femmes n’avaient toujours pas accès à l’interruption volontaire de grossesse (IVG) dans leur pays natal et près de la moitié des avortements étaient clandestins. Cela pose un problème majeur de santé publique, car ce type d’avortement se déroule souvent dans des conditions sanitaires dangereuses. Chaque année, 47… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
In an interview with the Financial Times[1], Vladimir Putin claimed that liberalism was obsolete: ‘…the Russian president said “the liberal idea” had “outlived its purpose” as the public turned against immigration, open borders and multiculturalism’. He made the following statement. ‘This liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done (about immigration). That migrants can… » read more
Posted by Peter Bye
It was a sight not often seen in Turkey in the past decades. On the night of June 23rd, streets of Istanbul were filled by tens of thousands of opposition supporters celebrating what could be a massive political victory. Ekrem İmamoğlu, candidate of Republic People’s Party (CHP), was to become city’s new mayor after receiving… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Tribune – Michel Thibault, consultant en stratégie de développement, ancien chargé de mission en collectivités territoriales, à savoir le Conseil Régional Provence Alpes Côtes d’Azur. Validée par le Conseil constitutionnel, la privatisation de Groupe ADP continue de défrayer la chronique et à faire monter au créneau des élus de tous bords. Le gouvernement n’a de… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Deux mois après les élections européennes qui se sont déroulées du 23 au 26 mai 2019, les désignations des présidences des différentes institutions se sont accélérées. Dans cet article, nous allons aborder le renouveau de quatre postes clés de l’Union européenne, dit « top jobs » : la présidence de la Commission européenne, la présidence de la Banque… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
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BCE, blogactiv, Conseil européen, Elections, Parlement Européen |
The recent escalation of the conflict over natural resources near Cyprus is likely to worsen the relationship between the European Union and Turkey and has already led to sanctions being imposed on Ankara by the EU. However, European elections taking place amid this dispute produced a landmark result on the ethnically and politically divided island.… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
July 22, 2019
Having hardly enough time to come round from the presidential campaign, Ukrainian voters will march to the polling stations again as soon as this Sunday, but this time – to elect a new Parliament. Which parties advocate moving toward the EU and are willing to implement corresponding reforms, and which will presumably sabotage this movement?… » read more
In an era where personal information has been monetized by a variety of private companies, the question of “who can you trust” is increasingly fraught. In the wake of a succession of political scandals linked to corporate misdeeds, trust in traditional institutions is eroding, a phenomenon seen as a main driver behind the surge of… » read more
Posted by YPFP at EurActiv
