Democracy
Women in power
Friday 08 March 2019 |
Milena Hassenkamp Marcel Pauly
| Spiegel Online
Sweden does it without a law, France does it with one. The proportion of women in European parliaments and cabinets is determined by a number of different factors. A comparison.
The murky perks of an MEP
in depth
Thursday 02 May 2019 |
Nikolaj Nielsen | EUobserver
MEPs' receive a gross salary of €8,757.70 per month, plus others reimbursements. But related perks are not transparent, as they don't have to show the receipts for their expenses.
Which parties and countries chair the EP committees?
in depth
Thursday 21 November 2019 |
Elena Sánchez Nicolás | EUobserver
The MEPs in the European Parliament's committees are divided up among 20 standing committees and two sub-committees (Human Rights (DROI) and Security and Defence (SEDE)), specialising in concrete areas of EU's policymaking.
Italy: doing politics with politicians’ money
Friday 27 December 2019 |
Gianluca De Feo Ornaldo Gjergji
| OBC Transeuropa
After the abolition of direct public funding of politics in 2013, Italy intended to increase private donations. However, the numbers tell a different story: little funding comes from “big donors”, while a lot comes from elected representatives. Meanwhile, the absence of direct public funding in Italy remains a European anomaly.
The numbers behind Juncker’s words
in depth
Wednesday 12 September 2018 |
Giorgio Comai Eric Maurice
| OBC Transeuropa
EUobserver
What do the most recurrent terms in the EU Commission president's annual speech at the European Parliament say about the present and future of the Union?
Growing and slowing down: Central Eastern European economies and the EU funds
Wednesday 10 July 2019 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
Since their accession to the European Union the Visegrad four and Baltic countries' economies have been growing significantly, mainly thanks to EU funds. But there are differences among the countries.
Romania’s presidential elections: the diaspora at the ballot box
Tuesday 26 November 2019 |
Giorgio Comai | OBC Transeuropa
At the latest Romanian presidential elections, almost one million Romanians voted from abroad, largely by casting their ballots in more than 800 polling stations open from Friday through Sunday. A visual exploration of the data.
Political advertising on Facebook in South-East Europe
Monday 17 June 2019 |
Lorenzo Ferrari Ornaldo Gjergji
| OBC Transeuropa
Data on political ads posted in the months leading up to the European elections highlights the differences between the political contexts in various member states. In Romania, it’s the national parties who spend the most, in Greece it’s individual candidates, and in Slovenia it’s the European Parliament.
Everything you ever wanted to know about EU infringement procedures
in depth
Thursday 24 October 2019 |
Daniele De Bernardin | Openpolis
InfringEye is a data-driven tool developed by EDJNet, making it easier for journalists and citizens to understand the EU's infringement mechanisms, and to monitor past and ongoing procedures. Here are some of the main findings.
Mediterranean refugees: death risk rising, asylum prospects sinking
in depth
Saturday 07 September 2019 |
Ralph Janik | Addendum
In 2016 3230 people lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Since then the number of deaths has dropped – but the crossing is becoming ever more dangerous.
