The recent Istanbul mayoral election in June 2019 demonstrated the divisions in Turkish politics – between those on the left who aspire for Turkey to…
Albania: Justice Reform or Judicial Gangs’ Cleansing?
In Albania, Lady Justice doesn’t have a blindfold on her eyes, she wears Armani sunglasses. The balance in her hand is to measure how much…
Brexit chaos continues with possibility of a UK General Election looming
After the divisive Boris Johnson taking over as UK Prime Minister and winning a long-contested battle for the Tory leadership race, the possibility of a…
Expats, migrants, immigrants… why we should choose our words carefully
The debate about how to define thousands of people moving to a different country is still ongoing in Europe. Expats, migrants, refugees… Many words are…
The conservatism of progressive taxation
Nobody likes taxes. Okay, that’s not true. There are students on every university campus, who live in social housing and have never paid taxes in…
Time for refusal of EU Membership
In a cliché finale of the judiciary corruption drama, the Constitutional Court of Albania lost its “Head”, Xhevair Zaganjori, because, according to AP News, his…
Alexis Tsipras and Syriza are responsible for their own downfall
After the surprise victory for Alexis Tsipras and the Syriza party in January 2015, many were expecting them to deliver on their anti-austerity pledges that…
Europe’s struggle with democracy
‘The European Union is too far removed from its citizens,’ is a sentence uttered all too often. Europhiles have passionately defended the democratic nature of…
The black sheep of the European Liberals
The article was originally published (in English) on the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies blog: https://www.martenscentre.eu/blog/black-sheep-european-liberals. The European Liberals and particularly the former head…
The States at Play: EU and U.S. Trade Negotiations
In April’s EU-U.S. Trade Relations meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland joked that he approached an official in the European Commission and asked,…