Corruption
BBC: Ex-PM Borissov set to win Bulgarian election
And the losers are……the people of Bulgaria Read Here Photo: EPP at https://www.flickr.com/photos/45198836@N04/12978298614
Political Parties
National Politics
Lisa Zanotti and Carlos Meléndez – Are Fratelli d’Italia voters less democratic than supporters of other Italian parties?
Presenting evidence from an original survey, the authors examine how the political attitudes of supporters of Fratelli d’Italia compare to those of other Italian parties. Lisa Zanotti is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Diego Portales University (Chile), […]
Energy
Ben Wray: Sturgeon’s War against Scottish Energy Sovereignty
SNP leaders have made a complete mess of Scotland’s energy policy, allowing them to be outflanked by a centrist Labour party. Read Here
National Politics
Richard Murphy – Filling the Voids in the Post-Elizabethan Era
It’s indisputable that the Queen’s death marked the end of an era. It also creates two empty spaces. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of […]
Climate Crisis
Sergio Cesaratto – Italy: Politicians pass, the Italian impasse remains
An outstanding interview with insights into the current economic and political situation in Italy Sergio Cesaratto teaches European monetary and fiscal policies at the University of Siena. He is author of Heterodox Challenges in Economics […]
Corruption
Kateryna Semchuk, Thomas Rowley – Ukrainian coal miners defy national protest ban to go on strike
Industrial action at Mine No. 9 in Novovolynsk follows takeover at the top and allegations of corruption Kateryna Semchuk is Ukraine correspondent at oDR, openDemocracy’s post-Soviet space project, and an editor at Ukrainian Political Critique. Thomas […]
EU politics
Aleks Szczerbiak – Is Poland’s right-wing ruling party becoming more Eurosceptic?
Brussels may find that its actions backfire, if it is felt to be interfering in national politics to boost its opposition allies. Aleks Szczerbiak is Professor of Politics and Contemporary European Studies at the University of […]
Corruption
Théo Bourgery-Gonse: How France lobbied against Commission’s proposal on platform workers’ rights
France heavily lobbied the European Commission over the rights of platform workers, favouring the position of platforms and raising more concerns of collusion between French decision makers and industry lobbyists, according to documents obtained by […]
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – Germany: Ship of fools runs aground on the Rhine
For the European political class the current crises are not about saving the planet but preserving their neo-liberal ideology and the entitlement of the ruling oligarchy. The climate movement is not seen as an ally, […]
Corruption
France 24: Greece journalists denounce press freedom backslide
That’s OK. They are in the EU. Who needs press freedom in this best of all worlds? A reporter’s murder, the prime minister publicly scolding a foreign journalist, and alleged state surveillance. It’s been a […]