Democracy
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.
Over 5000 Russian disinformation items in four years and a half
Monday 15 July 2019 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
At election time, Russian actors responsible for spreading misinformation seem to be tireless. But even if there is no election, they do not rest, EU Stratcom data suggests.
Can a graph explain the downfall of the German SPD?
Wednesday 05 June 2019 |
VoxEurop Income-related data relative to the German population might explain the downfall of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) over the past 15 years.
The European elections seen by Twitter
Thursday 06 June 2019 |
OBC Transeuropa What have the candidates for the European Parliament published on Twitter, and how much have the citizens interacted with them? EuVisions analysed 2.3 million Tweets in six member states.
Macron’s rule comes without Parliamentary debates
Wednesday 19 June 2019 |
VoxEurop In the light of a historical comparison with previous governments, the current French executive comes second in the use of a legislative tool that limits Parliamentary prerogatives.
It takes some time to become a government
Tuesday 30 July 2019 |
VoxEurop As Pedro Sanchez failed in its second attempt to become Prime Minister of Spain, we take a look at an infographic which uncovers how long it takes, on average and across Europe, to form a government.
About electoral systems
Tuesday 12 November 2019 |
VoxEurop In the light of yet another deadlock-looking-outcome for Spain, an article in ElPaìs highlights the role electoral systems play in shaping electoral results.
Understanding the rise of Spain’s far-right
Tuesday 19 November 2019 |
VoxEurop In the aftermath of the latest Spanish elections, media in the country focus on the rise of the far-right party, Vox.
UK 2019 elections: the importance of being earnestly tactical
Monday 09 December 2019 |
VoxEurop This week, almost three and a half years after the EU referendum, UK voters are called to the ballot boxes to renew the Parliament and, therefore, define the ultimate destiny of the Brexit saga. Tactical voting might well make the difference.
Hungary and Serbia, "partly free" countries
Thursday 14 February 2019 |
Ornaldo Gjergji | OBC Transeuropa
The democratisation process in South East Europe is stagnating, or even going backwards. Serbia is now considered a “partly free” country, just like Hungary.
