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Few exemplified this logic better than Wilfried Mertens, Belgian former chairman of Christian Democratic in European, in 2003 his opposition to Turkey's bid to become EU member.. ..…
Few exemplified this logic better than Wilfried Mertens, Belgian former chairman of Christian Democratic in European, in 2003 his opposition to Turkey's bid to become EU member.. ..…
The instability of European politics poses real challenge to trans- Atlantic alliance. Unity among free and democratic states of West is hard to sustain in the current environment on both sides of Atlantic. ..…
Critics fear that four more years for Law and Justice will reverse the democratic achievements of this Central European nation, citing the changes to the judiciary and the way the party has marginalized minorities, for instance with its campaign depicting LGBT rights movement as threat.. ..…
By one currency wo not wage war against each other anymore and in such pretty democratic, ALL European Countries. ..…
Critics fear that four more years for Law and Justice will reverse the democratic achievements of this Central European nation, citing erosion of independence and of minority rights since the party took in 2015.. ..…
Applying Article 10 the interference was prescribed by law, pursued legitimate aim, and was necessary in democratic society. Pastörs to European Court also raised complaint that his right to fair under Article ECHR had been violated due the lack of impartiality of one of the in German..…
NULAND: Since 1991, when Ukraine declared its independence in the context of the Soviet Union breaking up, the Ukrainian people have tried three times to build a more democratic, more European state. ... If the Ukrainians could have a peaceful, democratic European state..…
Francesca Donato, a representative for the League, a member of the European Parliament, and the head of the Eurexit group, told the Washington Examiner that the populist movement in Europe continues to grow in terms of public support, even though it remains outside the halls of power. . .....…
More evidence of the revival of in political practice is to be found in the rise of Greek Syriza, pan- European DIEM led by Yanis Varoufakis, all born in protest against the anti-democratic and neoliberal policies of European Union.. ..…
The question is often brought up whether priest can be member of Social-Democratic Party or not, and this question is answered in unqualified, the experience of European Social-Democratic parties being cited as evidence. ..…
Von der Leyen noted in her letter that Europe cannot allow foreign powers to intervene in the EU’s domestic affairs, in the same way that Europe must not allow European populist and extremist politicians to destabilize the Union from the inside. . “We should be proud of our..…
But the real issue is far older and more important than whether 52 percent of Britain finally became understandably aggrieved by the increasingly anti-democratic and German-controlled European Union. . ... But after hundreds of years of rugged independence, will Britain finally merge into..…
Trócsányi was in eroding rule of law and democratic institutions Hungary.. During Trócsányi's, European Commission challenged several of the controversial legal measures for being violation of EU rules, launched action against Hungary, and brought the country to Court of Justice of..…
On Thursday, Italy is set to in government that sees Italy's Democratic Party, mainstream center-left solidly pro- European party, replace the far-right and anti- European League party in the halls of Rome's ministries.. Democratic Party is coming back into power..…
Like Höcke in GDR, the rising western European populist- and far-right, from Matteo Salvini to Marine Le Pen, encouraged Europeans to see themselves as the true defenders of Europe from region. ..…
Finally, Baltic state came out of the elections largely unscathed by populism.. ..…
EU is monitoring Russia's connections with European nationalist-populist parties such as Salvini's League, German Alternative for Germany, France's Rassemblement National and Austria's far-right Freedom Party. ..…
Here are some of the analyzes on the concerns and concerns of German Chancellor on European Union and the Eurozone. As Guardian reported, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary into accepting Dutch Frans Timmermans, critic of populist governments, as European commission president,..…
When I wrote in 2016, the loser from this process seemed to be the kind of neoliberalism exemplified by Blair, and many of European social democratic parties. ..…
When I wrote in 2016, the loser from this process seemed to be the kind of neoliberalism exemplified by Blair, and many of European social democratic parties. ..…
Pro Romania, new party founded by ex-prime Victor Ponta and affiliated with European Democratic Party, received two mandates with both contributing to EPP's lead. ..…
In recent decades, the social democratic parties that dominated European politics have prioritized minority group interests, protecting the disadvantaged from the tyranny of the majority.. ..…
By no means the significant of elections, None of 'Euro-skeptic parties are campaigning to leave EU and EU election, more often forum for simple protest votes, saw about equal increase for left wing parties as populist parties. Plus European populist parties have their own..…
The populist parties competing for in many European countries are reminiscent of the nationalist movements of the 1800s and 1900s in developing countries. ..…
Hopefully the committee members and their chair, former Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, will appreciate the impact of Fidesz policies erosion of the democratic debate, hate-driven propaganda, and severe attacks on EU values and rights.. Whatever EPP decides, European Union..…
Commenting on the results of European elections -- and noting that populist movements will have no weight in European Parliament that Greens gaining ground that Islamization will not stop, and that anti-Semitism will continue to rise -- Éric Zemmour said on television that Europe..…
Democratic Obama and group of European nations worked it out to reverse Iran's march towards developing weapons-grade uranium. ..…
The Left tend to relegate political issues to European level of democratic politics that does not exist outside parties imagination and indeed wo not exist for any foreseeable future.. ..…
“That is unheard of anywhere in the democratic world,” she said. The forum is a group set up by scientists in January to protect their freedoms. . ... CEU was one of the main issues that led to the ruling Fidesz party’s suspension in the European People’s Party, a pan-Europe party, which has..…
The election has confirmed the power of populist, right-wing anti- European Union parties, despite the emergence of greens and centrists. ..…
Both are damned to disappear from EU Parliament and from European society altogether if they continue to cede over the social protest movements to the populist and right-wing parties. . ..…
Bucharest, Today, 09 06 Romanians dealt electoral blow to Social Democratic Party in European elections on Sunday, as centre-right parties surged to over 50 percent of the vote.. ..…
The victory will give the party more seats within the nationalist-populist group in European Parliament. ..…
In Italy last month, Matteo Salvini, longtime ally of Bannon and the head of League Party, announced that he would head European into European parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, hodgepodge of populist anti-immigrant groups have attached themselves to Salvini, giving the..…
By the national parliaments, We are often reminded by pro- EU apologists that there are grounds to consider the appointment of European Commission democratic after all, the argument goes, Council is comprised of the heads of state and government of the member states. ..…
The campaign for this week's European election has raised the spectre of nationalist and populist views, and no community is more concerned than Jews.. European Jews are urging their neighbours to vote for unity and to reject extremism when they go to European Parliament elections..…
In other words, there is significant difference between the speeches and actions of European authorities regarding EU's from Washington.. The failure of traditional parties, including conservative and social-democratic parties in European Parliamentary elections, is gift that..…
Interestingly, those with favorable opinions of two European populist parties are more satisfied with how democracy is working UK's right-wing, pro-Brexit UKIP and Greece's left-wing Syriza.. ..…
By the many sensitivities that such ideology holds, Throughout the century, the popular movements that most improved the quality of life and well-being of the working class and popular classes, in European democratic countries were those rooted in the ideology, represented. ..…
The Greek Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson added that Akar’s remarks do not respond to the level of relations Greece, “as a democratic and European country”, wants to achieve with Turkey. . ..…
The president's party issued statement saying the protest was the work of pro- Russian revanchists and exiled oligarchs aiming to bring down the democratic, pro- European government... ..…
If parties such as the German Democratic Christian Party fail in the European parliamentary elections, there will be a good opportunity for nationalist parties! ... As' Telegraph' reported, Angela Merkel has upset the new leader of her Christian Democratic party (CDU) party by..…
And it maps out the transformation of these institutions while charting a constitutional assembly process that will, in the longer run, lead to a democratic European constitution to replace all existing treaties. ..…
the mainstream forces dominating Council and Parliament will cooperate to pick the President of European Commission, the President of European Council, and other key Brussels officials.. Despite this reality, however, the nationalist-populist challenge, both within Europe..…
In what could be seen Italian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of League party Matteo Salvini announced on Monday the formation of European of populist and far-right parties. ... European Parliament after European Union elections May... Our objective is to be the force of..…
Given the increased influence China tries to get Europe, partially via Balkans and 'Belt-and-Road initiative, this is worrying for European-based ruling classes.. ... Research by European Council of Foreign Relations expects the various far right right wing populist parties to..…
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chancellor Angela Merkel's at the head of Christian Democratic Union, to float the idea of European UNSC seat in recent op-ed on Europe. ... In November 2018, Vice Chancellor and Social Democrat Olaf Scholz asserted, EU should speak with one voice..…
European Movement Italy and Academic Agora Europe network have listed ten priorities for united, democratic and Europe, as instrument of in globalised world that will be submitted to parties and candidates.. It also is response to the vision of the secretary of German Christian..…
Conveners of the tribunal included International Association of Democratic Lawyers, European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, IBON International, and International Coalition for Human Rights in Philippines. ..…
What do you think is responsible for the explosive growth of European populist parties and these anti-immigrant, far-right social movements.. ..…
Alternatively, a majority of Taiwanese might come to accept unification with a democratic mainland. . ..…
It adds that that during 2018 there have been parliamentary elections in six European countries populist parties made gains in every single one.. ..…
Asked by EURACTIV Sargentini said Fidesz is taking the EPP, that in is pro- European family, to the populist-nationalist right... The fact that EPP only reacted Udo Bullmann, leader of Socialist and Democrat group, tweeted.. ..…
In the first week of the trial, the observers who were in court were William Mozdzierz, a member of the American Bar Association; Dominique Nogueres, the lawyer and president of the French League for Human Rights and a member of Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights (based in Copenhagen); the lawyer and member of..…
But that view is now being countered by the 'populist uprising communitarian response to the regime that has neutralised the welfare state.. Wolfgang Streeck provides brief history of how ' European Project emerged after Second World War and emphasises the problems that will always..…
As I demonstrated, over time, the cosmopolitanism channeled the neoliberalism of the 1980s and compromised the rights-based, cosmopolitanism, to the end that we now talk about democratic deficits as European Commission and its unelected allies such as IMF trample over the rights of..…
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to sign the accord to deepen ties at time when Britain is preparing to leave European Union and tensions are rising with populist leaders in the bloc.. The treaty pledges stronger and defense ties and restates the..…
In order to protect Europe's democratic institutions, European leaders, especially those in UK and France, will have to think of effective ways to gain renewed confidence in their political systems. ..…
., held on 17 and June, 2018, number of academics gathered on this occasion agreed to prepare discussion-opener for European newspapers to engage in continent-wide democratic debate on the deep crisis facing European Union and how to overcome it. ... welfare, tax and regulation,..…
It's fact beyond dispute that the rises of populist political parties under its far right ideologies in the backdrop of European Union parliamentary elections have destabilized the continuation of European integration under center right outlook. The populist plan to..…
By the late 1930s, the president had made it clear to European democratic leaders that he was with them, and he felt the need to be candid at home. ..…
Pierre Schori was Secretary General of Sweden's ministry 1982 91, later member of the cabinet 1994 99 and Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for issues of foreign aid and migration, Social Democratic of European Parliament, and Sweden's to United Nations. ..…
There are two right-wing populist groups in European Parliament, Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy and Europe of Nations and Freedom, and both are rather loose alliances, with coordinated voting more the exception than the rule. ..…
It nearest, Jobbik, nationalist party, got 19 cent, meaning that 68 cent of Hungarians voted for right-wing, eurosceptic, populist parties. In September European Parliament voted to take action against Hungary over alleged breaches of EU's core values. ..…
In fact, that 32 percent of respondents would vote for the pro- Russian Party of Socialists while 12 percent would support Democratic Party. pro-European opposition parties, Action and Solidarity and Dignity and Truth, could each expect 12 percent of the vote. ..…
Sep, 16 22 The Alliance of European National Movements and Alliance for Peace and Freedom have been struck off the list of European political parties. Sep, 17 46 Populist forces Hungary and Italy gearing up ahead of European parliament elections, Steve Bannon, embarks on..…
Each European country surveyed by the FRA, indeed all EU members states, have responsibility to study the report's unique, data — and step up efforts to confront the anti-Semitism cancer that threatens Jews, and, no less, the democratic of European societies... ..…
Each European country surveyed by the FRA, indeed all EU members states, have responsibility to study the report's unique, data — and step up efforts to confront the anti-Semitism cancer that threatens Jews, and, no less, the democratic of European societies... ..…
The election was seen as test of Georgia's democratic credentials as Caucasus nation seeks European Union and NATO membership.. ..…
The election was seen as test of Georgia's democratic credentials as Caucasus nation seeks European Union and NATO membership.. ..…
Nothing European democrat like Poroshenko wants more unfortunately Russia is forcing him to declare law and all that goes with it https t.co ZVOvqdMuDc — Mark Ames November 25, 2018.. ..…
The steady growth in support for European populist parties, particularly on the right, is revealed in groundbreaking analysis of their in elections in 31 European countries over two decades, conducted by Guardian conjunction with more than 30 leading political scientists.. ..…
The democratic, national and continental charades try to distract the eye from this naked truth. ..…
Merkel's at home may limit capacity to lead in European Union at time budget crisis Italy and the prospect of populist parties making gains at European parliament elections next May... ..…
o the threats to Jewish communities from Islam, we see very real threat from populist movements across Europe, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, head of European Jewish Association, told delegates in his opening remarks to the conference.. ... The two complained that certain politicians Israel..…
Jan Keller is Czech Social Democrat Member of European Parliament, sociologist, analyst, commentator and author of more than 30 books, including Sociology of Organization and Bureaucracy or The Three Social Worlds. ..…
in Ferrara: A European picnic for a democratic uprising . GDR citizens showing Western Germany travel permits on 19 August 1989, in Sopron. . ... , a civil society organisation aimed at fostering a sense of European patriotism and promoting a United States of Europe. ..…
Another sentiment expressed among those who support right-wing European populist parties is that Islam is incompatible with their culture and values 75% of Germans with positive view of AfD, 66% of Dutch PVV supporters and 63% of French National Front backers say Islam is fundamentally..…
Manuscripts reviewed for American Political Science Review, European Journal of Political Theory, Democratic Theory, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, and Swiss Political Science Review. ..…
The goal of resistance is to go on the offensive with better ideas and practicable plans, and to offer democratic and European alternative to citizens flirting with the right... ..…
struggle between Romania's and judiciary is reaching tipping point that risks driving new wedge between European Union and its eastern members over democratic standards.. ... European Union on Tuesday warned Romania to respect EU democratic values or risk undermining..…
Culver takes brief look at Schengen Agreement, treaty to abolish border checks, to provide clearer understanding of the refugee challenges and the influence of new populist parties within European Union.. ..…
East European Democratic Union to fill in the void left and I ca not think of equivalent for Hayek... ..…