Abstract Although foresight has played a central role in the history of European integration since its inception in the 1950s, it has not always had the same meaning, nor has it always been used in the same political way. This article looks at the genesis and development of foresight on a European scale between 1950 and 2020, analysing it as a spec...
This thesis examines the impact of protest on policy-making processes in the European Union, with a particular focus on the European Parliament as the EU institution that can be considered most open to mass popular protests. It presents a comparative case study of three of the largest protest movements that addressed specific EU policies in the las...
Wie zijn de 22 nieuwe Belgische Europese Parlementsleden? Dit rapport bevat het nodige cijfermateriaal. / status: Published online
Published in Baltic Journal of Law & Politics
The article assesses the 2019 elections to the European Parliament (EP) in Lithuania and their theoretical relevance. The analysis presents the political stances of parties and the electorate towards the EU. The focus then shifts to information and political campaigns, the parties participating in the EP elections, and the electoral results. These ...
Published in Baltic Journal of Law & Politics
By focusing on Cyprus’ constitutional and political system in light of the most recent European elections, this article explores and empirically analyses the second-order election theory and the European salience theory. The study applies these theories to identify key trends in Cypriot voters’ electoral behavior, including their attitudes toward E...
Private sponsorships of the rotating Presidencies of the Council of the European Union is a relatively recent phenomenon. Yet over the last decade it has quickly become the norm, rather than the exception. Historically, the declared rationale underlying the acceptance of sponsorships is to meet some of the costs associated with the burden of holdin...
Službi Vlade RS za evropske zadeve (SVEZ) je bila s sklepom vlade naložena priprava slovenske različice pravnega reda. Projekt je sestavljalo več stopenj postopka: prevajalska, strokovna, pravna in jezikovna redakcija besedila, nato pa potrditev v komisiji za redakcijo prevodov pri Službi Vlade RS za zakonodajo. Služba za prevajanje, redakcijo in t...
Tema magistrskega dela se osredotoča na analizo oblikovanja političnih omrežij v Evropskem parlamentu (EP) med 8. zakonodajnim obdobjem (2014–2019). Raziskava je bila motivirana z željo po razumevanju vzorcev oblikovanja t. i. »zakonodajnih koalicij«, ki jih je mogoče identificirati tudi preko uspešnega usklajevanja med evropskimi poslanci v obliki...
Europe’s economic security measures, targeting China, aim to regulate foreign investments and enhance trade-defense. However, they risk backfiring. While safeguarding strategic sectors, they may not fully deliver, particularly impacting Chinese investors. European leaders’ oversight of China’s importance as a trading partner and critical raw materi...
In March 2022, the European Parliament (EP) condemned the serious situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico through a plenary resolution adopted by 607 votes in favor, 2 against and 73 abstentions. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)´s reaction was surprisingly hostile, both in form and content, creating a disruption in...
