‘Progressive democracy’ means destroying the power of the people’s vote
If you listen to establishmentarians in Washington and Brussels, liberal democracy is under threat from anti-democratic populist movements.
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Populists and Conservatives to face off in Croatia’s second round of elections
Croatia is heading to a presidential run-off marked by stark differences between the two opposing candidates: the social democrat populist President Zoran Milanovic…
Beaten Georgian president refuses to leave office as eurosceptic successor inaugurated
Georgia's defeated president Salome Zourabichvili has refused to step down as her eurosceptic successor Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated December 29, claiming…
NATO to ‘ramp-up Baltic Sea operations’ after suspected undersea cables sabotage
NATO has said it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable and four internet lines.
German President brands Musk’s X a ‘threat to democracy’
Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has branded Elon Musk's X social media platform a potential "threat to democracy".
Facing elections, Polish PM Tusk vows to use EU Council term to derail EC chief von der Leyen
As Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, he has signalled he will…
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
Albania announced on December 22 a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the…
President-elect Trump ‘to be invited to Poland’ just ahead of its elections
Conservative Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said he would invite US President-elect Donald Trump to the Three Seas Initiative summit in Warsaw, just days…
EC gives Hungary 60 days to hand over wanted Polish opposition MP
Hungary has 60 days to hand over Marcin Romanowski, a wanted Polish Conservative (PiS) MP and former deputy justice minister, who was granted asylum in Hungary following…
Le Pen describes herself as ‘profoundly eurosceptic’ in interview
Marine Le Pen, de facto leader of the French National Rally (RN) party, has reaffirmed herself as "profoundly Eurosceptic" in a newspaper interview with El País.
‘Only the AfD can save Germany’, says Elon Musk
American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has publicly backed the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Merz or Scholz: German politics to continue on the same self-destructive path
The upcoming German elections will not only define the future of one of the two political and economic pillars of the European Union, they will also test the leadership…
Stop popular Kickl: Austria gets ready to form a government that will fail
Since 1945, Austria has only been led by the centre-right People’s Party and the Socialist Party, often in coalition with one another.
Dutch authority fines Netflix €4.75 Million for data violation
Netflix has been hit with a €4.75 million fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for breaking the European Union's GDPR privacy rules.
Exclusive: ‘It’s a coup d’état!’ says Romanian presidential candidate George Simion
The Romanian state is attempting a coup d'état in order to cling to power, according to a candidate in the country's disputed presidential elections.
‘Macron, it’s over’: RN’s Le Pen prepares for ‘early French elections’
Marine Le Pen, de facto leader of France's hard-right National Rally (RN) party has said she believed President Emmanuel Macron's tenure was nearing its end.
Poland’s election under threat as election regulator refuses recognition of top court
Poland’s presidential election due for May, 2025 has been thrown into doubt as the electoral regulator (PKW) and the centre-left government have refused to recognise…
Polish government aims to spread good cheer with release of butter reserves
As soaring butter prices have become a political hot potato for the Polish government, suffering blame from the public, the Donald Tusk-led administration has announced…
EU opens investigation into TikTok over Romania election interference
The European Commission opened formal proceedings on December 17 against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in…
Georgescu: Judges who cancelled Romania elections ‘will not find refuge even in hell’
Călin Georgescu, who was looking set to win the Romanian elections until the country's top court annulled the result of the first round of November 24, said those…
Polish PM Tusk launches probe into alleged Russian hackers in last election
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a state probe into alleged Russian interference in last year’s parliamentary elections.
Moldovian presidential election: Three accused of alleged vote-buying face trial
The District Prosecutor’s Office of Hîncești municipality in Moldova has announced that three individuals accused of electoral corruption will face trial.
Did the US pressure Romania to re-run its presidential election?
The outgoing US administration of President Joe Biden publicly expressed concern about the progress of the Romanian elections days before that country's Constitutional…
German AFD’s Weidel and CDU’s Merz tie for top spot in poll for future chancellor
According to a new poll from INSA, a German political and market research institute, Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel and Christian Democratic Union…
To express ourselves as we please, that is what elites fear most
TikTok, the Chinese-owned short-form social media platform, has lately been in the spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic. Not without good reason.
Polish opposition Conservatives win court battle over their state funding
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) won a Supreme Court battle against the country's election regulatory body which reinstates the party's state funding.
“Saving” the state by breaking the law? A Roman warning
The notion that in affairs of state the ends justify the means long predates the writings of Machiavelli, the figure most identified with this idea.
French National Rally star Marine Le Pen leads poll for next presidential election
The latest poll in France has shown hard-right National Rally (RN) heavyweight Marine Le Pen leading the race for the next French presidential elections.
EU may impose sanctions on Georgia as riots escalate
The European Union is preparing to respond amid escalating clashes between protesters and police in Georgia.
Polish Government wants to change body certifying elections in light of Romanian events
Following the annulled elections in Romania, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government has said it would propose legislation to move the authority for certifying…