Konstantin Chopov

Articles de cet auteur (7)

Election check : European Neighbourhood Policy

The European Parliament will be elected from 6 to 9 June, but what do the party families stand for at the European level ? Democracy, and the prevention of new dividing lines between the EU and neighbouring countries are all themes of the European Neighbourhood Policy. However, the conflict (…)

samedi 8 juin 2024

Euroscepticism vs. Unity : Forecasting Europe’s Political Future

European parliamentary elections are about to take place in June, and this time their outcome could potentially have the strongest implications for the European Union’s (EU’s) future as a unitary entity. As the EU has increasingly begun to drift rightwards, there is a potential for this (…)

lundi 15 avril 2024

Democracy under pressure : L’élection présidentielle slovaque, marchepied ou frein pour “l’Etat mafieux” de Robert Fico ?

Samedi 23 mars, les Slovaques se sont rendus aux urnes pour élire leur prochain président. Bien que la présidence en Slovaquie soit historiquement cérémonielle, l’élection de cette année aura sans doute l’impact le plus profond sur le futur de la démocratie dans le pays d’Europe centrale.

samedi 6 avril 2024

Democracy Under Pressure : Slovak Presidential Election and Robert Fico’s “mafia state”

This text is written and published as part of the Democracy Under Pressure Campaign of JEF Europe On Saturday, Slovaks will go to the polls to elect their next President. While the presidency in Slovakia has historically been a largely ceremonial institution, this year’s election will (…)

samedi 23 mars 2024

All Eyes on Moldova

Alarming tidings from Moldova : Earlier today the Congress of Deputies of the unrecognized pro-Russian entity « Republic of Transnistria », which is located in the eastern Moldova, has made an appeal from the leaders of the unrecognized republics in eastern Ukraine, which in which they called on (…)

mercredi 28 février 2024

From Dependence to Diversification : Russia and Europe’s Energy Security Challenge

While the European Union’s (EU) sanctions, imposed after February 24, 2022, have targeted numerous essential sectors of the Russian economy, Russian gas has remained a notable exception. Following the indefinite suspension of the Nord Stream pipeline by Gazprom in 2022, the Ukrainian Transit (…)

lundi 26 février 2024

2024 Austrian Elections : Remembering Jörg Haider – The Chancellor Austria Never Had

Later this year, Austria will be holding its Parliamentary elections. However, this time, its outcome is expected to threaten the future of Austria and the future of Europe as a whole. The likely winner – Austrian Freedom Party or the FPÖ is a populist far-right and Eurosceptic political force (…)

vendredi 26 janvier 2024