Tara Varma - 02 May 2017
A tumultuous election season has stirred up France's political landscape. While Macron seems likely to win, he needs to do so convincingly to create new stability.
François Godement - 25 April 2017
While commentators focused largely on negative aspects, France has seen an unprecedentedly pro-European electoral campaign.
Zsuzsanna Végh - 21 April 2017
The European Union must now belatedly press ahead with both legal and political procedures to halt Hungary’s illiberal course.
Sebastian Dullien & Jeremy Shapiro - 16 January 2017
It is time to recognize that the integrity of information is part of the critical infrastructure of liberal democracy.
Piotr Buras - 03 January 2017
The problem of Warsaw’s illiberalism is not just legal but deeply political.
Silvia Francescon & Giovanni Fedele - 02 December 2016
With Renzi declaring that he will resign if the electorate rejects his reforms, the referendum is now widely seen as a vote of confidence on the government itself.
Caroline de Gruyter - 21 October 2016
Europe must narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, otherwise radical populists will continue to flourish in neglected communities.
Dina Pardijs - 04 August 2016
With every terrorist attack, anti-migration parties will have a larger platform, but they will struggle to change policy.
Francisco de Borja Lasheras - 08 July 2016
The Spanish have spoken and dealt a blow to Podemos. The stabilising forces in government now have a last chance to take a stronger leadership role in the EU.
Gustav Gressel - 05 May 2016
The unexpected win for the FPÖ in Austria had eurosceptics across the continent proclaiming the righteousness of their cause, but the result betrays a deeper political malaise in Austrian society.