The EDPS, Europol, data protection and security

27 June 2022 European Politics

7 min

The European Union places itself as a major data protection actor worldwide, notably through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Nonetheless, Europol, its law enforcement agency, seems to run counter […]

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Fighting for a more democratic eastern neighborhood

23 June 2022 European Politics

7 min

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) gathers the European Union and six post-Soviet countries, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Launched in 2009 at the Prague Summit, the EaP supports […]

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The fall of European democracies

14 June 2022 European Politics

3 min

The Economist Intelligence Unit On February 10th 2022, the British group Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published its long-awaited democracy index of 2021. But before commenting on this, a little background […]

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Towards more “European” parliamentary elections?

27 May 2022 European Politics

5 min

On 3 May 2022, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a legislative initiative report that seeks to reform the European Union’s Electoral Act. This Act dates back to 1976, and has […]

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La Conférence sur l’avenir de l’Europe, l’heure du bilan

17 May 2022 Politique

6 min

Un an de réflexion, un an de débat, pour arriver à 49 propositions citoyennes que composent plus de 300 mesures. Le 9 mai 2021, sur une idée du président français, […]

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The use of migrants as a geopolitical tool

5 May 2022 Migration

10 min

In November 2021, the world witnessed an unprecedented crisis between Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, on one side, and Belarus, supported by the Russian government on the other. The incident […]

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