- Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Surrey
Law and Justice emerges as the biggest party but without a majority, leaving the door open for a large coalition led by the former president of the European Council.
Brussels’ inability to tackle Hungary’s growing authoritarianism reveals a key weakness in the EU system.
Senior politicians accuse the west of ignoring their warnings for years.
Explaining the rule of law crisis shaking the relationship between Poland and the EU.
Leaders must address their critics to avoid losing more members.
The EU is investigating concerns that the national government is breaching shared values as it pushes through constitutional reforms.
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
Poland has weathered the economic storm that engulfed Europe, but its centrist government has nonetheless been booted out. Why?
A shift to the right in Poland in an election that signals tough times ahead for the government.
Italian politics has been rocked by a scandal in the country’s capital. Politicians stand accused of working within a pervasive and wide-reaching criminal network dubbed “Mafia Capitale” to skim money…
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