Democracy
European journalists face growing dangers
Wednesday 22 April 2020 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci Gian-Paolo Accardo
| VoxEurop
The latest Press Freedom Index (2020 edition) released by Reporters Without Borders highlights once again the risks journalists face worldwide. Coronavirus is only the latest threat to the profession.
COVID-19 has served as the pretext for widespread surveillance
Wednesday 29 July 2020 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
Mass data collection, geo-location tracking and facial recognition have become normalised in the climate of widespread fear of contagion. Yet these threats to privacy, liberty and democracy will only deepen with the imposition of contact tracing apps.
Not just apps: privacy, personal data and COVID-19 in the western Balkans
Monday 18 May 2020 |
Federico Caruso | OBC Transeuropa
The measures adopted by some Balkan countries to contain the pandemic have raised perplexity in associations and researchers who deal with privacy and digital rights. Emergency actions, derogating from the national rules of law, could translate into mass surveillance tools.
Focus: coronavirus and fundamental rights
Thursday 30 April 2020 |
Lorenzo Ferrari Federico Caruso
| OBC Transeuropa
Our thematic focus this month is entirely on the legal and democratic challenges that the pandemic is posing to our societies. In particular, we look at how fundamental rights may be threatened by some emergency measures that are adopted or discussed in Europe.
The risks posed by 5-G driven smart cities
in depth
Sunday 13 October 2019 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
The 5G networks that are being deployed all around Europe can provide inhabitants of cities with sustainable living, reduced traffic and stringent security, but the technology can also determine a slippery slope towards mass surveillance.
Defence: Marching forward, but on what orders?
Tuesday 30 April 2019 |
Yann Mens | Alternatives Economiques
A European army? It won’t be happening overnight.
Institutions: Heads of state still setting the agenda
Tuesday 30 April 2019 |
Yann Mens | Alternatives Economiques
The Spitzenkandidat system has been criticised by a number of heads of state. Will it be applied this year?
Internet users (World Bank)
Friday 20 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques Figures published by the World Bank track the increase in the use of internet worldwide.
Questionable international tax practices (OECD)
Tuesday 17 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques The OECD has assessed how willing countries are to challenge questionable international tax practices.
Women in power
Friday 08 March 2019 |
Milena Hassenkamp Marcel Pauly
| Der Spiegel
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.
