Democracy
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.
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.
