Political Critique Archive

The European Union faces the ongoing problem of lacking an “official vision”. Could human rights be the solution?

Lviv’s Equality Festival, scheduled for 19-20 March, was prevented from taking place by far-right protests. We spoke to several eyewitnesses and a citizen of Lviv about the disruption to the Festival.

Czech President Miloš Zeman doesn’t give any hope to anyone – he only fosters hopelessness.

There are many similarities between the party systems of the eleven post-communist EU member states. These patterns can be explained by various social, political and historical factors. By Roland Papp.

Looking at the upcoming EU referendum in the UK, we ask: beyond the conservative in/out options dominating the headlines, what debate should we be having about Europe?

What does the Labour Party’s campaign for remaining in the EU look like? Matthew White, who is campaigning in London’s Tottenham neighbourhood, talks about the challenges of the upcoming Brexit referendum.

The Autonomous Social Centre Klinika, which occupies the building of a former clinic in Prague, has attracted a large number of supporters and was awarded a prestigious prize. Yet its future remains uncertain.

Russia’s military involvement in Syria and its support for President Assad make this country a necessary factor to be taken into account in all strategic solutions regarding ISIS and mass exodus of asylum seekers in Europe.

Despite the increasingly anti-democratic character of the conservative political camps, the core political division in Poland and Hungary remains stable.

Ukraine as a member state is the best protection of the European idea. The centre of Europe is on Maidan.