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News
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Franco-German Defence Cooperation
A number of major dossiers on the future of defence cooperation in the EU are on the agenda of the next German government (federal elections scheduled for September this year). Looking at the different defence policies in Germany and France, the fundamental debate between inclusiveness and the ability to act in European foreign and defence policy becomes apparent.
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CO2 Border Adjustment: How is the EU Going to Save the Climate?
On 14 July, EU Vice-President Frans Timmermans presented a comprehensive package of proposals to implement climate policy in the EU. Entitled "Fit for 55", the package contains 13 laws to help achieve the Union's climate goals. What does the package include, what can be expected on the implementation track, and can the timetable be kept?
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Animate Europe “Restart! – The Streets of Europe” Award Ceremony: And our winner is…
The 5th Animate Europe award ceremony took place on the 12th of June at the prestigious Lyon BD We are very proud to announce Torben Siebert as winner of this year’s Animate Europe comic competition round!
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From Poland With Love - June
From cyber attack on Polish officials over a controversial draft bill limiting property restitution claims to disputes in the United Right governing coalition: In his monthly newsletter, guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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Sustainability Week 1: Consumption & Production
The European Dialogue Programme (EDP) of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom launches a series of three digital Sustainability Weeks, to be held during the second half of 2021, which will be dedicated to aspects around sustainability and the economy with a particular focus on circular economy models.
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“Politics Is for Other People”
Learn more about the region that has been known mostly for the erosion of the rule of law and a continued increase in antiliberal tendencies in recent years, through the eyes of seven extraordinary personalities, this unique documentary outlines the stories of emerging liberal movements in Central and Southeast Europe.
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A historic mission is accomplished
On July 1, 1991, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in Prague. It was not only the end point, but also the beginning of a development. For most politicians who helped to overthrow communism in 1989, joining NATO was the consequence of the end of the Warsaw Pact. To this day, however, not all countries have succeeded in doing so. The geostrategic dangers for Central Europe are far from being averted.
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Second Round of French Regional Elections Puts Conservatives and Socialists Into Office
The second round of France’s regional and departmental elections, held on 26 June, confirmed virtually all the trends that had emerged since the first round a week earlier. Jeanette Süß analyses what lies behind this electoral behaviour at local level.
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A Win for the Established
The regional elections were widely seen as prognostic for the next presidential elections in 2022. However, these predictions did not come true after the first round of this Sunday's regional elections in the 13 regions of France, analyses Jeanette Süß.
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Cracks in the ‘blue wall’?
Boris Johnson has had a torrid week. On top of that, the Liberal Democrats last Thursday delivered him a sensational by-election defeat in a Conservative constituency in South East England normally considered to be part of the ‘blue wall’ Conservative Party heartland. What this means for Boris Johnson, analyses Sir Graham Watson.
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"We will not tolerate the dismantling of the rule of law and the oppression of the LGBTIQ community in Hungary"
Viktor Orban's new legislative package equates homosexuality with paedophilia. For next year's elections, Orban's government needed another bogeyman against which it could mobilise populistically. But sexual identity is protected in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The European Commission must immediately initiate infringement proceedings against Hungary, demands Moritz Körner in an interview.
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Coming Up: Animate Europe Award Ceremony
This year, our fifth Animate Europe competition set out to collect another round of comics that inspire conversations about the ideas and values of Europe through storytelling, and we are excited to present you this year's finalist.
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Scotland still in Nationalist hands
The Scottish Parliament elections showed that power in Scotland is firmly in the hands of the Scottish National Party. Although the SNP won the election with its independence campaign, Scotland is deeply divided. The country is divided into three camps, Sir Graham Watson analyses in a guest article.
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Poland's Constitutional Court to Rule on Legal Battle with the EU
Should the Polish Constitutional Tribunal decide on Thursday that interim orders of the ECJ are not in line with the Polish constitution, this would mean a substantial undermining of the functioning of the EU legal system. Some commentators even talk in this context about a further step towards a PolExit, analyses Natálie Maráková.
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Clear Rules for Fair Competition
The EU Commission is taking action against unfair trade practices by Chinese companies and market-distorting foreign subsidies with a new trade strategy. For the strategy to work, liberal Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager must create clear rules. For only with an open single market can Europe make use of its economic strengths.
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🏳️🌈In 2019 Projekt: Polska with support of the Prague office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom initiated a project called “Ed Net. Education for Human Rights and Diversity”. The project idea grew from hostile sentiment of populist Central European governments towards anti-discriminatory, anti-hate speech and sexual education. In his article, Michał Tęcza from Projekt: Polska reports about the fact-finding missions to 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia and 🇲🇩 Moldova and the situation of the LGBT+ rights there 👇 bit.ly/3rEYHsZ
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🎥 Through the eyes of seven extraordinary personalities, the documentary “Politics Is for Other People” outlines stories of new liberal movements in Central and Southeastern Europe - in the region that in recent years has been mostly known for the erosion of the rule of law and a continued increase in anti-liberal tendencies. Re-watch the documentary and discussion with the director David Djambazov, members of FNF project team Raimar Wagner and Natálie Maráková and Monika Rosa, MP, one of the protagonists of the documentary 👇 https://www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/videos/206854128014215
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Bi-weekly report on #disinformation trends by Infosecurity.sk! . 👨⚕️👩⚕️ Anti-vaxxers protesting in front of the houses of Slovak doctors . 💉 Narratives of “vaccination apartheid” . Project by Stratpol - Strategic Policy Institute and FNF Prague 👇 http://bit.ly/Infosecuritysk9
