by C4EP | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
Catalonian ripples Northern Italy’s vote for autonomy Photo: BS News The Catalonian referendum has re-opened the debate on the right to self-determination and on regionalism all around Europe. Bavaria, Flanders and Veneto are often mentioned as similar to the...
by C4EP | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
This Charming Politician New Ways of Selling Politics French President Emmanuel Macron taking a selfie (Twitter) Political communication was a class I really enjoyed in my college days. We had one of those professors whose rhetorical skills would keep us...
by C4EP | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog
In Margrethe Vestager the left has a new leader, but nobody in Italy noticed Read the original article in Italian here Pierluigi Bersani and Massimo D’alema haven’t invited her to their conventions, Giuseppe Civati hasn’t yet put her in the “Possibile” pantheon,...
by C4EP | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog
Austropopulism How Austrian politics shifted to the right Leaders of the main Austrian parties: Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ), Christian Kern (SPÖ) & Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) (Blick) During my study days in Austria, as every curious foreigner, I was...
by C4EP | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Compromise is not a shame Parliamentary debate on Catalonia The debate broke the so-called “silence” of the EU on the subject, but in the end it most agreed a solution must be found within the framework of the Spanish law through dialogue and compromise. Whatever this...
by C4EP | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog
I Want to Break Free! Selected secessionist movements in the EU Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond campaigning for Scottish independence (The Telegraph) They say that everyone goes to court once in a lifetime. For countries, courts are often the place...
by C4EP | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Mexican standoff Election nears and Italian parties are still struggling to reform the electoral law A few months ago, the Italian political landscape seemed ready for a redo of its electoral process. It was all for naught as almost immediately the...
by C4EP | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
Has the time of cherries passed? The decline of European center-left German social democratic leaders Sigmar Gabriel and Martin Schulz In January 1996 citizens of France said a final farewell to their long-time president and socialist leader François...
by C4EP | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog
Eat her cake and have it Europe can’t wait for the German elections By now, European politics have returned to the normal working schedule after the August holiday break. But only on paper, because whatever question comes to the agenda, the answer will be the same:...
by C4EP | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog
Moskau, Moskau The Ostpolitik of AfD and Die Linke What is there to say about the German elections that has not been said already? Media pundits from all around the world have been persistently feeding us with articles, opinions and information on the parliamentary...
