Elections

Interview with Maria Popczyk : « My experience of the Polish election campaign »

Maria Popczyk, Editor-in-Chief of our Polish sister publication, Kurier Europejski, was in Poland during the recent election campaign. In this interview with our Editor-in-Chief Madelaine Pitt, she tells us about the victory of the Law and Justice Party, what it means for Poland and the EU and (...)

mercredi 1er janvier 2020

Normalisation and Fragmentation : Interview with Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig on the Evolution of the European Parliament

Madelaine Pitt interviewed the renowned EU scholar Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig following a conference organised by JEF Konstanz.

jeudi 28 novembre 2019

From Istanbul to Budapest, cities are bucking up against authority

The weekend of the 12th of October was full of elections. New Zealand re-elected their local government and voted for a member of the nationalist party to be the new Mayor of Wellington (the country’s capital). Tunisians entrusted the role of President to a conservative legal expert. In Vorarlberg, Austria, 43% voted for the chancellor’s conservative party. Poland also renewed its relationship with their national conservative party, PiS, and Hungarians were called to vote in their local elections.

mercredi 27 novembre 2019

Polish elections : a mixed bag for the eurosceptic ruling party

A glance at the election results in Poland and what they mean for the country and the EU

mardi 15 octobre 2019

Review : How is the 2019–2024 EU political spectrum taking shape ?

Week after week, the composition of EU political groups for the 2019–2024 term is taking shape. As Ursula Von Der Leyen was elected as the next President of the European Commission, the next step is for her to form the college of Commissioners. The European Parliament elected its President, its (...)

lundi 22 juillet 2019

MEP Damian Boeselager : « We need more transnational politics »

Damian Boeselager is a newly elected MEP from Germany. Aged 31 years old and coming from the transnational party Volt Europa that he co-founded in 2017, he will sit with the Greens at the European Parliament. The think tank Confrontations Europe had the chance to interview him ahead of the (...)

jeudi 18 juillet 2019

European elections : Young people chose Europe !

Despite the far-right Rassemblement National (previously known as Front National) coming first in the European elections in France, the results of the elections in both France and all of Europe are promising for the EU. JEF-France gives three reasons. 1. Historic participation of European (...)

samedi 8 juin 2019

European elections in Hungary : Orbán’s strategy paid off

In Hungary, Fidesz, the national-conservative party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, came out on top with more than 52% of votes in the European elections, thus getting 13 of the 21 seats allocated to Hungary in the European Parliament. New faces of the Hungarian opposition, Orbán’s ambition to make a difference in the reconfiguration of the European right, and uncertainties over his party’s alliance in the plenary chamber : Anais de la Fonchais explains.

mercredi 5 juin 2019

Catching the wave : Romania’s parliamentary opportunity

The dust of political battles and referenda has settled (for now) and Romania’s elected MEPs and political party heads are ferociously negotiating allegiances and parliamentary committees for the next 5 years. The current parliamentary constellation puts Romania in an unprecedented position of (...)

mardi 4 juin 2019

Finland : Centre-right wins European elections but candidates for EU top jobs come from elsewhere

In Finland last Sunday, the centre-right National Coalition Party continued its 20-year-long winning streak in the European elections. Nonetheless, in the speculation on EU top jobs, the eyes are on other parties. The Finnish Commissioner will be a Social Democrat for the first time since 2004, while the two Finnish contestants for European Central Bank leadership come from the Social Democrats and the Centre Party.

vendredi 31 mai 2019

Germany : Faithful reflection of European electoral tendencies ?

The European elections have finally given their much-anticipated verdict : the big currents were confirmed, despite some surprises. Among the different national results, those from Germany could turn around the national political landscape and the functioning of the entire EU.

vendredi 31 mai 2019

How do you want to make Europe ?

In the context of the 2019 European elections, JEF Germany ran the #EuropaMachen campaign for a better European Union. The New Federalist and its German sister edition Treffpunkt Europa looked at some of the demands. But depending on individual views, interests, and opinions, there is so much (...)

jeudi 30 mai 2019
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