France recently held its regional elections—do not worry if you did not know, because apparently it was news to many French people as well. With a historic abstention rate of 66 percent, the French have never cared less for who is governing their region. In some regions, less than 12 percent of eligible voters took to the […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf de 4. Dezember iwwerdroen. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Wéi kënnen déi nächst Europawale méi schmackhaft gi fir d’Wieler? Mat där Fro beschäftegt sech d’Europäescht Parlament. An enger rezenter Resolutioun denkt si iwwer Reformen no, wéi d’Walrecht ab 16, Länneriwwergräifend Kandidaturen, a paritéitesch […]
The challenges facing President-elect Joe Biden seem unsurmountable from the perspective of a European. Biden needs to simultaneously juggle an incumbent president challenging the legitimacy of the election, large chunks of the voting population skeptical of the democratic process, the far left wing of his own party, a Republican Senate, the COVID-19 pandemic, and an […]
It’s been a rough morning for the British left, following the general election on Thursday. Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party dominated the field with 364 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons, a very comfortable absolute majority. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party gathered 203 seats, in what can only be described as a crushing defeat. […]
Since Theresa May’s very awkward impromptu dance at a Tory party conference last year, you could say that British Conservatives should probably refrain from pop-inspired musical numbers. That said, Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” applies quite well to Boris Johnson’s general election campaign. With a 12-point lead in the polls, Johnson could be looking at an 80-seat […]
Ursula von der Leyen, nouvelle présidente de la Commission européenne, élue hier à 9 voix près, annonce un programme antilibéral sous forme d’attaques en règle contre les consommateurs et les classes moyennes.
The European Council killed the “Spitzenkandidaten” process. It was never great, but a return to the old appointment system will have consequences of its own.
Click down below to watch my presentation on the European Union at Paralelná Polis in Bratislava, Slovakia. If you’re ever in Prague or Bratislava, make sure to check out the cryto-anarchists at both Paralelná Polis and Paralelní Polis!
Dëse Reportage ass fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn an ass den 28. Mee iwwerdroë ginn. De ganze Beitrag kann een hei lauschteren. De Visegrád Grupp besteet aus 4 Länner: Ungarn, Polen, Tschechien, an d’Slowakei. Si sinn déi direkt Nopere vun Däitschland an Éisträich, a waren Deel vun der Osterweiderung vun der EU am Joer […]
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union later than expected, and will therefore participate in the upcoming European elections. The implications of that are significant.
Bill Wirtz 