Key findings:
1. The strengthening of extremism is an important signal, but the EU-committed “mainstream” remains strong. If the notion of the crisis becomes stronger within the EU, the prediction of “Europe will fall” can fulfill itself.
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June 11, 2014 12:45 pm / no comments
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To realize where it is better – in Russian or European Union – easiest is to visit any “brotherly nation” like Kyrgyzstan, where you can still see Lenin’s big statue and hear to...
June 11, 2014 9:00 am / 379 comments
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In the weeks before the European parliamentary elections, the issue of fiscal harmonization across the European Union was again in the spotlight. Most political parties tackle tax evasion in their manifestos, and some...
May 30, 2014 12:07 pm / no comments
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The results for the Estonian Reform Party were very positive as we won the elections in Estonia with 2 seats in the European Parliament (out of a total of 6 seats). Overall, ALDE got 3 seats in Estonia. This is a very...
May 30, 2014 11:51 am / 3 comments
The 2014 EP elections are over. Below, you can find further analysis of consequences brought by the Czech results. They are summed up into 5 points.
Firstly, TOP09, a brand of Prince Karel Schwarzenberg, a popular politician from the Noble family...
May 30, 2014 11:26 am / no comments
Marine le Pen and Nigele Farage victories in the European Elections won the titles of most newspapers around Europe. However, Slovakia managed to grab some headline space as well. Slovak voters’ turnout reach EU all time low record – again.
Only...
May 29, 2014 7:40 pm / 1 comment
To the polls! Less of smoked. Bargain in the bank. Sputnik takes off.
Here we go. Leaflets falling out from newspapers and videos falling out from websites – convincing us about the rightness of a particular candidate but also about the...
May 29, 2014 11:02 am / 42 comments
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Nevertheless the predictions, Presidential election results in Lithuania will always be remembered as historical ones. Never before have had Lithuanians reelected their President for the second term. And even though,...
May 27, 2014 10:41 am / 2 comments
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The EP parliamentary elections in Bulgaria took place in the midst of what can only be called a crisis of public representation. It is widely believed that these elections may hold the key to the resignation of the ruling...
May 27, 2014 10:13 am / 2 comments
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16 political groups ran for the European Parliament. Every step of the campaigns it was clear that these elections are primarily a rehearsal for the forthcoming parliamentary elections this summer.
The leading right-wing...
May 27, 2014 10:04 am / 1 comment