Niccolo Milanese This text was originally published on Opendemocracy.net as part of their ‘Can Europe Make It?’ Series There is a tendency when speaking of ‘things European’ to speak almost exclusively in what we could call ‘vertical’ terms, as if the…

From the democratic deficit to a democratic default? this article is part of the paper "A blessing in disguise? What the Euro Crisis tells us about the democratic deficit and the future of post-national Europe"

In 1789 French patriots sparked off the row of modern times. The masses showed that no oppressive force would ever have been capable of apprehending the anger that was borne of their humiliation for having been denied the right to…

Interview by: Luigi Cascone Translation by: Chris Mckee Mrs Malika Benarab-Attou is a member of the Delegation for relations with the Magreb countries and the Arab Magreb Union. A member of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament,…

Interview with G. G. Clavell on the present and future of the movement of the indignados and the transnational dimension of protest. Could you sum up the three most important demands you feel are associated with the movement for real…

by Niccolo Milanese Over recent years there has been increased discussion of the problem of European Union member countries backsliding when it comes to fundamental rights. Article 2 of the treaty on European Union says that ‘the Union is founded…

A recently published media law in Hungary is under investigation by the European Commission. Neelie Kroes is the European commissioner responsible to investigation whether this law is in accordance with EU rules. This controversial media law came into effect in…