by C4EP | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
Just because National governments against the Spitzenkandidaten Model As the 2019 European Parliament elections are coming, a new battlefield has been opened: the Spitzenkandidat system. From one hand, it brings some surprise because the idea of European...
by C4EP | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
The appeal of the centre Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera wants to become the Spanish Macron Many European countries are suffering from political instability as of late. Just to name a few examples: Germany is waiting for the SPD base to approve the coalition...
by C4EP | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
Who’s the Man? (With the Master Plan) How populists use Soros to legitimise their fight Every country has some legendary characters from fairy tales, or the ones grandmothers used to tell their grandchildren about. In the world of politics, one can...
by C4EP | Feb 9, 2018 | Event reports
Let’s Tweet Again – Fake News and Social Media Event Report 05/02/2018 The discussion was opened by defining fake news and how things should be done regarding the fake news. It is important to distinguish different types of fake news. First of all, we...
by C4EP | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
Go Southeast, Young Man EU Strategy for the Western Balkans Post-holiday February is presumably the time of the year when most people would like to press fast-forward until summer, or at least to skip a month or two. This summer, my plan is to visit...
by C4EP | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
Moderates in the information era Where has Realpolitik gone? Idealism and pragmatism have always been at odds with each other. It is a struggle as old as society itself probably. In his essay “Politics as a Vocation”, Max Weber described the politicians as –...
by C4EP | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog
Invaders vs. suffering human beings The EU needs a moderate narrative on migration Source of the picture: Politico “I want to live in a house and take my children to school.” Most of the migrants described their ideal life in Western Europe like this, when I...
by C4EP | Feb 1, 2018 | Blog
Quick, do something! Uncertainty in Brexit negotiations put pressure on London Are borders a detrimental relic of the past, less and less useful in a globalized world? There is not a true answer, it depends from person to person and our own political and ideological...
by C4EP | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog
Come back before you leave Euroscepticism in Scandinavia I noticed in recent years how Scandinavia has gained huge interest and popularity in other parts of Europe. Several factors have certainly contributed to that. For example, many of the articles...
by C4EP | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog
The new-comers’ truth Old political tactics strike back sometimes Source of the photo: Deutche Welle Many years ago, when I was preparing for my university application, I was convinced that politics is extremely interesting. When actually studying about...
