Austerity
Ben Wray: May’s demise may just be the end of the beginning for the Conservative Party’s decline
Ben Wray of CommonSpace analyses what Theresa May’s resignation may mean for her own fractious party Read here
Political Parties
Corruption
Wouter Veenendaal – Malta: How Smallness Produces Clientelism, Polarisation, Record Turnout and Corruption
Malta, a EU member, is considered a mafia state. Even the past commissioners it has sent to the EU tend to be notoriously corrupt. It is just another example of the political and moral rot […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Europe’s Two-Faced Authoritarian Right: ‘Anti-Elite’ Parties Serving Big Business Interests
If the more pessimistic projections are to be believed, authoritarian right-wing politicians will do well in the upcoming European Parliament elections, reflecting a surge in EU scepticism and disillusionment with establishment parties, many of whom […]
Corruption
eu observer: The non-accountable MEPs
Neo-liberalism can only flourish where democracy is reduced to a minimum, to folklore. The EU is neo-liberal. Thus the European Court of Justice will almost always decide against democracy. Read here
National Politics
Ben Margulies – Why Europe Should Worry about Thierry Baudet
The Netherlands’ Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, led by Thierry Baudet, has a radical-right populist slant but pitches it in the cultural language of the middle classes. The closer Baudet gets to this target group, […]
National Politics
Sean Bell: What can we expect from Spain’s ‘deeply undemocratic’ election?
Predictions for the April 28th Spanish election, after the first televised debate, and an interview with Basque candidate Bel Pozueta: “An important election for those wanting to stand up to the Spanish right wing.” Read […]
Economics
Ben Wray – What Currency? A Question that Sharply Divides Backers of Scottish Independence
Scottish National Party members are due to vote shortly on whether – given success in a future referendum – an independent Scotland would “sterlingise” or create its own currency Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and […]
National Politics
Sebastian Balfour – Spain’s Elections: What’s at Stake and What’s the Likely Outcome?
A look ahead to the Spanish elections on April 28th. The issue of Catalan separatism looms large, while the right appears more fragmented than the left. A wild card could be the populist Vox party. […]
Corruption
Cain Burdeau: EU Accused of Standing by as Ancient Forests Are Clear-Cut
Romania may be ruled by corrupt politicians, but they are EU politicians, so this is apparently alright. Especially European Social Democrats are delighted as their sister party in Romania leading the corruption racket are important […]
Corruption
Politico: Czech police recommend charges against prime minister in fraud case
The oligarch Babis´s Czech party is in the ALDE (Liberal) faction in the EU parliament. If Babis is convicted for illegally obtaining EU funds, we will have a sitting Prime Minister of an EU state […]