Democracy
Half of all MEPs do not disclose any meeting with lobbies
Monday 24 May 2021 |
Miguel Ángel Gavilanes Carmen Torrecillas
Maria G. Zornoza
| Civio
Regulation of the European Parliament is highly voluntary. Compared to 90 percent of Swedish, Danish or Finnish MEPs who disclose meetings with interest groups, only one out of ten Greek, Polish and Bulgarian MEPs do so.
Publishers’ reliance on Google and Facebook is a problem for media independence
Thursday 17 June 2021 |
Andreas Vou | OBC Transeuropa
Big tech companies bring in plenty of traffic for media outlets but take a disproportionate chunk of the earnings. And even when agreements are signed, it’s Big Tech that sets the rules
EU infringement procedures: July 2020 update
Wednesday 22 July 2020 |
Daniele De Bernardin | Openpolis
InfringEye, EDJNet’s tool for exploring current litigations between the European Commission and EU member states, has been updated to include the latest data. We offer an overview of the last ten months, and the ability to download datasets for each member state.
Everything you ever wanted to know about EU infringement procedures
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.
The impact of EU funds on Covid-19 crisis management
Friday 19 February 2021 |
Openpolis Before the implementation of additional allocations such as the recovery fund, one of the first instruments put in place by the EU was the possibility for states to redirect their own European funds to deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Let's see how this process played out, in Italy and in other countries.
Italy faces even fewer infringement procedures
Tuesday 20 April 2021 |
Openpolis Since the beginning of the year, five infringement procedures have been initiated against Italy. Only five countries have kept their numbers lower. The total number of infringements against Italy has dropped to 82. This makes Italy the seventh least problematic EU country in this regard.
Prison does not deter European cannabis users
Tuesday 27 April 2021 |
EUrologus EUrologus compared how cannabis consumption patterns vary according to whether smoking in a given EU country is punishable by prison. Our data analysis article.
Online privacy: the cookies’ attack
Wednesday 28 April 2021 |
EUrologus When you open a website, the question immediately pops up: what data do you want to share with the service provider? In the EU, on average, 50% of internet users refuse to allow their personal data to be used for advertising.
Biden, the EU and arms exports
Friday 26 March 2021 |
Ornaldo Gjergji | OBC Transeuropa
With Biden’s arrival in the White House, many pieces are moving on the international chessboard, including relations between Western democracies and the Middle East, and the delicate issue of arms exports.
Pandemic has opened prisons across Europe
Wednesday 24 February 2021 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
The prison population fell in almost all European countries last year. Many detainees were released to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and meanwhile the crime rate also declined. The largest drop in prison numbers was in Turkey. However, in certain countries the incarcerated population increased.
