Scotland: Salmond wins, even if he loses
In practice the referendum in Scotland will actually be a choice between ‘devo max’ or ‘outright independence’. Whatever the result, Salmond wins.
Future of Europe
Coverage of the Commission President candidates in the Spanish media shows the Spitzenkandidaten process had a wide reach across Europe
The Spitzenkandidaten campaign was as much present in Spain as it was in Germany and far more visible than in the UK.
Erdogan, Turkey’s new sultan?
The victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister for the last 11 years and an increasingly authoritarian and polarising figure, in the first round of the country’sfirst presidential election by popular vote, marks a significant turning point in the political life of a nation that has been a sluggish EU candidate since October 2005.
Gaza, Flight MH17 and Europe
The Israeli attack on Gaza and the downing of flight MH17 over the Eastern Ukraine have come to mark the tragic absence of Europe, the EU.
Albania: the Status is here!
After having been rejected three times by the European Council, Albania has finally been granted candidate country status, a crucial step in its transition to democracy since 1991 and its aspiration to become a part of the EU.
Cameron defeated, EU tries to minimise damages
The European Council tried to minimize damages and improve relations with the UK, aimed at reducing the risk of them leaving the EU.
EU-28 WATCH No. 10 / July 2014: Spain
This document analyses the Euroscepticism and the European Parliament elections in 2014, the EU’s neighbourhood in light of the Ukraine crisis and power relations in the EU from a Spanish perspective.
The English (and British) question in Scotland
A higher degree of autonomy in Scotland can to reopen the "West Lothian question" or the "English question", if the pro-independence lose the referendum on 18 September 2014.
Turkey: Erdogan to run in first direct presidential election
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister for the last 11 years and an increasingly authoritarian and polarising figure, will, as expected, run in the country’s first direct election for the presidency on 10 August.
The European Commission’s politicisation
The European Commission’s greater politicisation is positive in the sense that it brings this essentially bureaucratic institution closer to a more democratic spirit and to the Union’s citizens.
The “Bleu Marine” failure
The elections to the European Parliament allowed the Front National of Marine Le Pen to become the first political force in France. In spite of the victory, Le Pen will have to continue looking for allies. What are you going to do now, Marine? Your dream of a broad Europhobe alliance in the EU parliament will have to wait, at least for the moment.
For a European Republic
Today we have to move away from the idea of a United States of Europe, to think of the EU as a republic, as the European res publica, and to put citizens and civil society back into the centre stage that they have abandoned.
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