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The 2015 watershed – the year the consensus broke
Euroscepticism · The Chancellor's Europe

The 2015 watershed – the year the consensus broke

20/04/201624/08/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Time after time in 2015, the EU lost democratic contests, showed itself as incompetent and ineffective. Anti-establishment feeling is rampant in the EU today; is there anything which can turn the tide in favour of the Union?

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update
State of the Union Update

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update

14/03/201613/03/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Summaries with Dimokratía: European news from over the weekend. This week with news from Paris, London, Stuttgart and Glasgow

Tribunal judgement deepens Poland’s constitutional crisis
Authoritarianism in Poland · European Politics

Tribunal judgement deepens Poland’s constitutional crisis

11/03/201611/03/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

The recently elected PiS government in Poland has become even more isolated after its decision to take Poland down an authoritarian path, as the constitutional court has recently ruled against it. As its opponents grow on all sides, what does this mean for Polish democracy?

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update
State of the Union Update

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update

07/03/201606/03/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

The Weekly State of the Union Update: European news from over the weekend. This week we have news from Paris, London, Bratislava and Madrid – summaries only with Dimokratía.

The press may not be free in Poland – but what about Germany?
Authoritarianism in Poland · Press Freedom

The press may not be free in Poland – but what about Germany?

02/03/201611/03/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Recent developments in Poland have been widely perceived as undemocratic and authoritarian. However when compared with the state of democracy in the west of Europe, jut how much difference is there?

All European states are small; just not all of them know that yet
Euroscepticism

All European states are small; just not all of them know that yet

24/02/201627/04/2017 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Europe has changed much since the days before the EU, but it seems like eurosceptics haven’t quite noticed that yet; a comment on the current state of affairs in Europe, and how we need each other now more than ever before.

Irish general election; another austerity government to fall?
Elections

Irish general election; another austerity government to fall?

22/02/201623/02/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

A review of the current situation in the Irish elections; with the mainstream parties stalling, it seems that once again a divided parliament a result of Sparpolitik will arise in Europe.

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update
State of the Union Update

State of the Union: Weekend Euro News Update

22/02/201622/02/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Summaries of Euro news from over the weekend, only with Dimokratía; this week we have news from Saxony, Athens, Rome and Madrid.

Review – European Council Emergency Summit
Brexit Debate · Migration Crisis

Review – European Council Emergency Summit

19/02/201620/02/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

The story so far on the 2-day Emergency European Council summit, held to clear up the last of the negotiations on the British question, and finally get to grips with the refugee crisis – the story going into the summit.

Democracy in Europe; such a radical idea?
Democracy in Europe

Democracy in Europe; such a radical idea?

17/02/201617/02/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

European democracy is hard fought for and today the launch of a movement like DiEM25 is attacked for its belief that democratising Europe is possible. Just how radical is European democracy?

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