New tools at the service of civil society
Presented recently at the the European Parliament, the Digiwhist platform is based on open data. Its tools allow users to navigate the world of European public tenders, and discover where corruption lurks.
Year: 2018
Moving into a New Era?
Nine years of European bailouts have left Greece reeling from painful reforms and investor anxiety. But, with bailouts due to end soon, can Greece make a clean break from the turbulent chapter?
How widespread is anti-Roma prejudice?
The controversial eviction of a camping near Rome has once again brought attention to the Roma presence in Italy, which remains small in proportion to many European countries but is nevertheless the target of intense discrimination
Three years of disputes
Since the end of 2015, relations between The European Union and the Polish government have been fraught with tensions concerning Warsaw's breach of the rule of law and fundamental European values. To bring some clarity to the issue, Biqdata provides the background.
The arm-wrestling on Polish Supreme Court explained
In this interview, Assistant Professor at the Department of European Law at the University of Warsaw Paweł Marcisz explains how the ruling Law and Justice party has tried to curb the Supreme Court so as to extend its control over the judiciary system – adding to the current conflict with the European Union over the respect of the Rule of law in Poland.
One European in three has never been abroad
Erasmus, the end of roaming charges, the convenience of the euro: the rhetoric promoting the benefits of European integration only really addresses those citizens who regularly travel to other EU countries. In fact, 37 percent of EU citizens have never been outside their own country.
Relaunching the Union along with its citizens
The Civico Europa association calls for a new revival from European leaders as well as from all citizens, opinion influencers, trade unions, and business organisations around the continent, and encourages all Europeans to participate in the citizen consultations, for a more democratic and influent Europe. VoxEurop supports Civico Europe's initiative.
Crafted beers, an antidote to the emigration of young people
Some leave and never want to come back, some – although the country is not fully ready yet – use EU funds to create new artisanal businesses, such as the production of craft beers.
‘None of the solutions proposed will ever work’
In this exclusive interview international terrorism and human trafficking expert Loretta Napoleoni explains why she doubts the EU will be able to find a solution to the current crisis provoked by migrants’ influx from Southern Mediterranean.
Sorting the true from the false
The discourse concerning the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean or the Alps to reach the Old Continent doesn't hold up against the facts. A review of the situation in four points.
Locked out
A political crisis rather than a “migration” one
Far fewer people are arriving by sea into Europe. Yet the debate at the political level appears to suggest a major migration crisis. The crisis is not migration. The crisis is mismanagement and indecision by political leaders.