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Joe Biden während seiner Rede zur US-Außenpolitik
Transatlantic Relations
Thomas Ilka

Biden Calls Out to Europe

In just 20 minutes, the new US President Joe Biden laid out the cornerstones of his foreign policy agenda at the end of last week. The words Europe or EU did not appear once in his keynote speech. And yet, in terms of content, Biden's speech was a call for support from allies in Europe. They now have to use the potential for transatlantic cooperation, Thomas Ilka demands.

Salvamento
Mediterranean Dialogue
Odilia Abreu

Canary Islands: First stop or final destination for Migrants from Africa?

In November 2020, 8.200 migrants arrived at the Canary Islands by the sea route. The report about irregular migration of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior reveals a growth rate of 756.8% during 2020 compared to 2019, equivalent to 23.023 arrivals. A historic record for the Spanish archipelago.

Sophia Bekatorou at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
#MeToo
Dr. Athanasios Grammenos

#MeToo in Greece: Olympic gold winner speaks out over sexual harassment amidst political frictions

Not many Greeks were familiar with the international #MeToo movement before Sofia Bekatorou broke her silence, last December. An Olympic, World and European sailing champion, Bekatorou (43) publicized her allegations for sexual abuse speaking firstly to a magazine and later to an online public event. She said that she was harassed from a senior member of Greece’s Sailing Federation (HSF) when she was 21.

Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel sign Brexit agreement
Brexit
Jeroen Dobber

Brexit the Year After: A deal for good?

After months of negotiations, white smoke emerged on 24 December, as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that their negotiators had reached a historic agreement. Jeroen Dobber analyzes, whether the fact, that a no-deal scenario was avoided, is sufficient to make the agreement a good deal for Liberals.

#FreedomFightsFake

Combatting the COVID19 Disinfodemic: A situation analysis for Pakistan

On this Data Privacy Day 2021 check out the situation analysis on Pakistan by Mehwish Batool in a competition winning essay held with our partner organization Digital Rights Foundation

She tweets at @Mehwish_Bat00l

Supermarkt in Tschechien
EU Single Market
Dr. Detmar Doering Natálie Maráková

Czech Republic: Corona as Pretext for Protectionism

The Czech government is currently planning a protectionist food quota for domestic products. This would be a blatant violation of European law. The proposal shows economic ignorance and is met with strong objections by the opposition and abroad, our experts analyse.

Italien, quo vadis?
Italy
Rahel Zibner

Political Turmoil in Italy: Next Exit “Ursula-Coalition”?

After the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a new government needs to be formed in Italy. One of the most discussed options is a government of an “Ursula” majority, referring to the fact that the parties involved have chosen Ursula von der Leyen as President of the EU Commission.

Data Liberation 2
Anti-Corruption & Transparency

Data Liberation Project II

Together with Ibrahim Jouhari, FNF Lebanon has digitized, edited, cleaned, and published the raw electoral data of the 2005 and 2009 Lebanese parliamentary elections, making it freely, openly, and publicly accessible, in a machine-readable format.

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Anti-Corruption & Transparency

Data Liberation Project I

Ibrahim Jouhari broke down the Lebanese 2018 parliamentary election data, organised and cross checked with gender and sects and locations, making it accessible for the general public.

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HUNGARY

Tying EU Subsidies to the Rule of Law?

The European Union is not only an economic union, but also a union based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. Any state that wants to join the EU must comply with these principles. But what happens when the state is already a part of the EU and its government suddenly violates these values? Hungary is without doubt one of these cases.

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