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The Creation of a European Demos? An Analysis of Recent Civic Uprisings in Romania

The Creation of a European Demos?  An Analysis of Recent Civic Uprisings in Romania

Within the last five years, many EU member states have witnessed various forms of civic demonstrations, with distinct purposes and diverse forms of organisation – […]

 
 

Protecţie sporită pentru avertizorii de integritate, decisă într-o directivă aprobată de Consiliu

Protecţie sporită pentru avertizorii de integritate, decisă într-o directivă aprobată de Consiliu

Consiliul de Miniștri a adoptat luni Directiva privind protecția persoanelor care raportează încălcări ale dreptului Uniunii, în cadrul Consiliului Justiție și Afaceri Interne (JAI) din […]

 
 

Interview with Julian King, EU Commissioner: “The EU is affected by wildlife trafficking, as a market for illegal wildlife products”

Interview with Julian King, EU Commissioner: “The EU is affected by wildlife trafficking, as a market for illegal wildlife products”

Illegal wildlife trafficking has recently become a more and more disturbing problem for the EU, as the international and especially Asiatic demand for wildlife commodities […]

 
 

Interview with Colin Crouch, British sociologist: “Post-democracy – although all the forms of democracy continue to happen, the choices are increasingly artificial and managed from above”

Interview with Colin Crouch, British sociologist: “Post-democracy – although all the forms of democracy continue to happen, the choices are increasingly artificial and managed from above”

In the last few years, public discontent grew more and more, producing large-scale protests and surprising electoral results, like Brexit and Donald Trump’s election as […]

 
 

Interview with Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman: “EU institutions have higher transparency levels than many Member States”

' Trilogues and transparent law-making '

The Eurosceptic movement has raised serious doubts on the transparency of the European Union among others faults it highlighted as characterising the functioning of the […]