Category: Politics - Page 26

European elections: ghosts of the past

The elections might see not only gains for the right-wing populists but also, Robert Misik warns, a relapse into austerity.

Georgia’s law against ‘foreign influence’, pushed through the parliament, embodies Russia’s tool against freedom in the region.

EU institutions are struggling to chart a vision for 27 member states, so how can they accommodate as many as 36?

If the European Union is to win allies in the ‘global south’, the first thing it should do is stop talking about the ‘global south’.

Amid the confrontation between the United States and China, a reconstructed multilateralism can rein in the great powers.

Powerful groups seem increasingly willing to break the unspoken rule against public infighting. This does not bode well for Putin’s regime.

The Letta report on the single market should spur a renewal of supranationalism in the European Union.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, says he agrees with Vladimir Lenin except on ‘self-determination’. That includes propaganda.

The left has often been embarrassed by association with ‘liberation’ movements which became custodians of authoritarian states.

Europe’s electoral contestants must address the pressing need for a defence union and a democratic constitution.

The EU has achieved much in the last term and faces big challenges in the next. Its citizens can set the priorities in June.

This May Day, trade unions must be at the centre of defending and rebuilding democracy.

A world in turmoil, Jan Zielonka writes, needs a democratic Europe, with a new social contract, offering hope to the helpless.

Not only does such a policy not work to deter migration—it will politically damage any party that adopts it.

The EU budget is too small and too based on member-state contributions, fostering a short-sighted mentality.

Critics have misunderstood the complexity behind Viktor Orbán’s narrative of railing against ‘Brussels’.