Year: 2018
Inept Commission reaps the fruits of its passivity
The EU’s passivity in the face of methodical dismantling of the rule of law by the Polish government is a failure of European integration and paves the way for the radical right, says academic Paweł Marcisz
All up in the Air
Time-consuming negotiations with the European Union and deep divisions within the two leading parties are hampering Britain’s day-to-day politics.
‘We want to bring real change to all European citizens’
In slightly more than a year, Volt has become one of the most active pan-European political movements. Its immediate goal is to make an impact on next year’s European elections. We met its president, Andrea Venzon (at the centre of the picture), on the eve of the presentation of Volt’s political programme, in Paris.
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‘The crisis of today’s Europe is not a Schengen crisis but a Dublin crisis’
Gianfranco Schiavone, president of the Italian Consortium of Solidarity (ICS), talks about the ongoing reform of the so-called Dublin process that regulates the asylum granting process in the EU, which has been widely criticised for playing a negative role in the refugee crisis.
Even where abortion is legal, access is not granted
In several European countries though abortion laws are not necessary when the lack of available gynecologists makes it almost impossible for women to access abortion.
Nuove tecnologie – Il settore decolla, ma le donne rimangono al palo
How Airbnb lobbies Brussels
The short-term property-rental platforms have seen the potential for influence over those EU bodies which are supposed to regulate them, and are now putting resources into it.
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The EU rewards the Balkans
Various initiatives for sustainable mobility in Europe have been launched in the Balkans, and more will follow. A report.
Reform of the Dublin Regulation – Towards another wasted opportunity?
Prolonged discussions and disagreements between governments threaten the necessary reform of European rules on the right of asylum.