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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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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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"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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National Law Over EU Law? The Legal Dispute Between Poland and the EU Is Dragging On
Today, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal was to hear the question of whether the Disciplinary Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court can continue to operate despite an interim measure from the European Court of Justice. The hearing was originally expected in April, and has now been postponed for the third time. A ruling against the ECJ would mean undermining the functioning of the EU legal system.
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From Poland With Love - May
From Czech - Polish dispute concerning Turów mining complex over the election of a new Polish Ombudsman to President Duda´s visit in Turkey: In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodún gives us regular updates about all current developments you need to know about Poland.
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Our Winning Comics
Discover Europe through Comics and explore the finalists and winners of all our Animate Europe competitions!
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Never waste a good crisis: How the EU Covid19 recovery fund can fix the reform backlog in the Member States
Today the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her NextGenerationEU funding strategy to finance the recovery plan for Europe. The Commission will raise up to around €800 billion in current prices until 2026. The strategy can be summarized in one term: temporary common European debt.
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Animate Europe - Animated Short Films
In 2013, we launched our biannual international comic competition Animate Europe. Throughout the past four editions we have asked comic artists and graphic novelists from all over the world to share with us their ideas about Europe. Its overwhelming success is a clear sign that artists have fascinating visions to share. Check out the winners' comics of our past comic competitions as animated short films!
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Liberal success stories in the Netherlands – What Liberals can learn from the Dutch elections
In the Netherlands, the Liberals achieved successes in the last parliamentary elections that Liberals in Germany can only dream of. Jeroen Dobber analyses what led the VVD and D66 to their electoral success and gives an outlook on what lessons could be adopted internationally to help liberalism to flourish.
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Rutte riding high - but watch out for the undercurrent
In the current parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, Prime Minister Mark Rutte is likely to successfully defend his office. But even if the forecasts superficially look like continuity, there is movement beneath the surface. Changes in the coalition composition could change the dynamics of the government, analyzes Jeroen Dobber.
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Business Meets Human Rights
Ten years after their adoption, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are increasingly incorporated into legal regulations. Yesterday, the EU Parliament voted on the Legal Affairs Committee's report on corporate due diligence. Better known as due diligence law, this is just another step towards a regulation at the European level.
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Neither right nor left - is the system of the 5th Republic outdated?
Executive-based, elitist and not very close to the people - there is no shortage of critical adjectives to describe the weak points of the French political system.
In contrast, the French presidential party La République en Marche (LREM) took office with the promise not only to transform France's economy into a "start-up nation", but also to turn around the political dynamics in the country as a whole, analyses Jeanette Süß. -
Keeping Channels Open
FNF EU and Partners launched a project in September 2020 to proactively generate ideas for keeping channels open between the UK, US and Europe - beyond Brexit. Together, this ever-expanding international network is brainstorming initiatives to promote constructive relations in several spheres – with the goal of fostering interconnectedness and resilience in this new era of populism and challenge to democracy.
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On September 26, 2021, the next German federal election will take place. Angela Merkel announced that she will not seek a fifth term as Chancellor, with the leadership of the CDU handed over to Armin Laschet. With this drastic change, the other parties are sensing an opportunity to increase their number of seats in the Bundestag, and possibly decide the next chancellor. In addition to this, the CDU´s allegedly poor handling of the pandemic could also influence the election result. On the contrary, German liberals have been seeing a significant upswing in support according to recent polls and could thus play a key role when forming a coalition government. What are the possible scenarios and expected changes after the German elections? What role will Germany play in Europe and the wider world after the elections? Will the German position change regarding important geopolitical issues, such as the Nord Stream 2 project? Welcome Speech: ▪Šárka Prát, Executive Director of the Institute for Politics and Society Confirmed speakers: ▪H. E. Tomáš Kafka, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin ▪Frank Müller-Rosentritt, Member of the German Bundestag (FDP) ▪Aneta Zachová, Editor-in-chief of the Euractiv.cz ▪Jakub Eberle, Researcher of the Institute of International Relations Prague 🎤 The moderator of the event is Detmar Doering, Project Director Central Europe and the Baltic States of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The Working language is English.
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