Democracy

We have not recognised that the economic and political crisises comprise an even more essential breakdown – a cultural crisis.

Towards a United States of Europe?

An exclusive interview with a journalist and a filmmaker Raul Gallego Abelán about the current situation in Catalonia.

Right now Europe and the world are looking towards Catalonia with mixed feelings. We are deeply concerned about the escalation of this situation by the Spanish government. Police repression and violence are never solutions for political conflict, no matter how we might assess the legal situation surrounding this referendum. This makes Catalonia something more than […]

Yesterday the Spanish government lost all remaining legitimacy. Rajoy and his government must now resign while progressives must continue the struggle for democracy beyond the nation-state.

PM announces resignation of whole government over dodgy business of Finance Minister, then backtracks after being publically humiliated by President.

The government’s initial claim that the outcome would be a resounding victory for the “Yes” has dissipated rapidly.

The third most-read newspaper in Slovakia seems to suffer from a bad case of ideological bias.

The liberal opposition is playing right into Kaczyński’s hand: its scandals have all but discredited the protest movements.

The situation in Poland has calmed down considerably and nothing seems to have changed much. But maybe there is a place for a new political power…