European election campaign in Poland: test run for autumn general elections Published: 14 May 2019 Backgrounder The figures speak for themselves: 15 years after joining the European community, 91 percent of Poles support EU membership, with only five percent against. According to 78 percent of those surveyed, the consequences are overwhelmingly positive. Moreover, 56 percent feel they are Europeans, an increase of around 13 percent compared to 2014.
European election campaign in Poland: test run for autumn general elections Published: 20 May 2019 Background The figures speak for themselves: 15 years after joining the European community, 91 percent of Poles support EU membership, with only five percent against. According to 78 percent of those surveyed, the consequences are overwhelmingly positive. Moreover, 56 percent feel they are Europeans, an increase of around 13 percent compared to 2014. By Irene Hahn-Fuhr
Sudan’s Civil Society - Aspirant Revolutionaries Once More Published: 30 April 2019 Civil society has always played a key role in Sudan’s long ongoing struggle for political reform and the National Congress Party, which has ruthlessly clung to power for nearly 30 years, is cognisant of this.
A New Paradigm for Plastics Published: 28 March 2019 By focusing environmental and public-health debates on the issue of waste-management, plastics producers have managed to conceal the elephant in the room. By Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton
Change in Lebanon: A Far Away Dream! Published: 23 April 2019 Article After the Constitutional Council annulled the parliamentary membership of al-Mustaqbal Movement MP Dima Jamali after an appeal submitted by rival Taha Naji, Tripoli had to hold bi-elections to reelect a member to fill the Sunni seat.
The situation in Hungary is unchanged Published: 17 April 2019 Analysis Political Capital’s analysis of the relationship between the European People’s Party (EPP) and Fidesz, Fidesz’s suspension, and its consequences in Hungary. By Attila Juhász
Brexit in Poland. Irrelevant but divisive Published: 11 April 2019 Given how consequential it may be for hundreds of thousands of Poles living in the United Kingdom, the question of Brexit is strangely absent from the public debate just before European elections. By Łukasz Pawłowski
„Die EU verliert langsam die Geduld mit chinesischen Hinhaltetaktiken“ Published: 2 May 2019 Interview The next EU-China summit will take place on 9 April. The head of our EU office, Eva van de Rakt, spoke to MEP Reinhard Bütikofer (Greens/EFA) about his expectations for the forthcoming talks and negotiations. By Eva van de Rakt
The Tunisian Truth and Dignity Commission: From a Human Rights to a Political Project Published: 3 April 2019 Analysis The final report of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD) was presented to the public on March 31, 2019. Yasmin Hajer has followed and researched the process over the years. In her contribution, she explains how the coming to terms with the past was appropriated by the various political parties and how they tried to influence it. By Yasmine Jamal Hajar
Tyranny of the Minority Slows International Progress on Addressing Plastic Pollution Published: 15 March 2019 At the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), member states of the UN Environment Programme failed to meet expectations to confront the ever-growing plastic-pollution crisis threatening our waterways, ecosystems, and health.