Democracy
Data show no direct correlation between number of refugees and populist vote
Post-vote analysis in Sweden show that there seems to be no direct correlation between the number of refugees living in a given city and the increase in the ballots casted for the Sweden Democrats
The numbers behind Juncker’s words
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?
A busy day at the European Parliament: SOTEU, copyright, and Hungary
The big debates on the EU's future that traditionally follow the State of the Union address (also known as SOTEU) by EC Commission President Juncker at the European Parliament did not grab all the attention of Brussels-watchers today.
Poland’s quarrel with the European Union
Since the end of 2015, relations between the European Union and the Polish government have been fraught with tensions concerning Warsaw's breach of the rule of law and fundamental European values. To bring some clarity to the issue, Biqdata provides the background.
The “migrant crisis”: sorting the true from the false
The discourse of the European hard right concerning the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean or the Alps doesn’t hold water when met with the facts.
Migration crisis is one of mismanagement – The figures
Far fewer people are arriving by sea into Europe compared to the last years, yet the political debate appears to suggest a major migration crisis. The real crisis is about mismanagement and indecision by political leaders.
Mapping Italian news in the lead-up of 2018 general election
Mapping Italian News sheds light on the main topics and stories that drove attention in the lead-up to March 2018 Italian election.
Why Italy is fed up with Europe
The rise to government of Eurosceptic parties is the consequence of austerity policies made in the name of cleaner public finances and of the euro convergence criteria.
Brexit causes flight of European health workers from the NHS
A growing number of EU nationals working in the National Health Service are leaving England as a consequence of the referendum on British membership in the EU.