by C4EP | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog
Law and Order The case of Poland and the EU’s need to show leadership Source: Flickr Particular concern has been caused in the wake of Poland’s decision to withdraw from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Istanbul Convention, the first binding instrument in the world on...
by C4EP | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog
Albania’s European Path Progress being made in strengthening the rule of law, yet the EU is seeking more Source: Pixabay Would you rather have a constitutional court that is filled with corrupt judges, or a court that is composed of vetted...
by C4EP | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog
And not as I do The EU must lead the way in transparency Source: Daniel Huizinga | Flickr “We cannot demand openness and transparency from others, if those principles are not followed within our own institution.” Heidi Hautala, the Finnish Green MEP and European...
by C4EP | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog
Shout the truth louder A week of weird comparisons Source of the photo: Yahoo Finance “You don’t like the truth, do you?” asked MEP Syed Kamall, leader of the ECR group in the European Parliament, after associating Nazism with modern social democrats. In fact,...
by C4EP | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
The honour is mine MEPs’ side jobs and the reputation of the Parliament In Ancient Rome, only wealthy people could be chosen as consuls. It was the highest elected political office for the Roman Republic, therefore considered as the greatest honor during...