Research Area | Vocal Europe

Sweden Elections: One Crisis, Two Major Parties, Numerous Outcomes

14/09/2018 Inside Europe

[authorbox authorid="100" title="The Author"] S weden’s recent elections has left a dual impression among many people: impressed and unimpressed. Ever since the 2015 migration crisis, Sweden has been placed in a predicament. This exact predicament…

Politics of the Street: How to respond to Germany’s far-right revival?

13/09/2018 Inside Europe

Julius M. Rogenhofer

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] T he German far-right successfully instrumentalises crimes allegedly committed by refugees to mobilise its supporters. These often violent rallies reveal an open affiliation of members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)…

Juncker’s State of the Union Speech: Time for European Sovereignty

12/09/2018 Inside Europe

Clara Berthelot

[authorbox authorid="94" title="The Author"] T his morning was marked by the annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament by the President of the European Commission in Strasbourg. Jean-Claude Juncker spoke for the…

EESC — Youth, digital and cooperation as pills to foster the European spirit

12/09/2018 Inside Europe

Sergio Caliva

[authorbox authorid="98" title="The Author"] A fter the Commission’s adoption of the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg)”, on the…

Can Macron still create a political cataclysm for the European election?

10/09/2018 Inside Europe

Clara Berthelot

[authorbox authorid="94" title="The Author"] W ith the European elections coming up in 2019, Emmanuel Macron’s possibilities to change the political landscape at the European level seem to not be as easy as expected. The last…

Can a Bavarian Make Europe Great Again?

07/09/2018 Inside Europe

Christina Cigir

[authorbox authorid="100" title="The Author"] A s the 2019 elections for the European Union’s commission president approach, the ongoing talks about an ideal candidate has granted its attention to leader of the European People’s Party, Manfred…

Why Iran rejects Trump’s offer for unconditional talks?

04/09/2018 Iran

Vocal Europe

[toggler title="By Kazem Wali" ]Kazem Wali is an Ahwazi freelance journalist and human rights activist based in London.[/toggler] A fter re-imposing the first phase of American economic sanctions against Iran on 6th August, President Trump…

Europe and Qatar block

04/09/2018 Beyond Europe

Michele Di Salvo

[authorbox authorid="85" title="The Author"] T his is not the first time that a crisis started between Qatar and the other Gulf countries (the last one dates back to 2014). Tensions had risen when the state…

Is Abduction Becoming a Tool for Turkish Foreign Policy Under President Erdogan?

01/09/2018 Turkey

Alessio Tardivo

[authorbox authorid="91" title="The Author"] T urkish foreign policy appears to become increasingly aggressive. Despite the growing concerns echoed by her Western friends and allies, Ankara seems to act with a modus operandi inspired by the…

Nationalism Is Bringing Together Israel and Eastern Europe

30/08/2018 Israel

Vocal Europe

[toggler title="David Wainer & Milda Seputyte" ]David Wainer is a contributor to Bloomberg. Milda Seputyte is a contributor to Bloomberg.[/toggler] D uring his recent visit to Lithuania, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at…