Germany is getting ready to have their general elections later this year, on the 24th of September. A crucial election for the liberal party Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP) which last election saw itself losing their seats in the German parliament.…
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What Bulgarians Fear About Tomorrow’s Referendum in Turkey
Виж по-долу за българската версия на тази статия. / See below for the Bulgarian version of this article. Allow me to briefly share what provoked me to write this article: I will not write about the things that every political…
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‘Young Mediterranean Voices Plus’: Leaders for Today, Not Just the Future
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaty, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Vice-President of the European Commission Ms Federica Mogherini invited 35 young people from across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for a…
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Restricting Free Competition: How Law and Justice Reinstates Socialism in Poland
It might seem that in Poland the experiences of the years 1945-1989 and then the civilizational advancement of 1989-2015 should clearly prove the consequences of introducing the principles of socialist economy. I do not wish to veer into a debate…
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The Long Journey Towards the Reunification of Cyprus
Cyprus has been home to many different civilizations, ruled by many kingdoms and colonized by several countries. The last country to colonize all of Cyprus was the United Kingdom. In 1960 the country of Cyprus declared its independence and, though…
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JuLis International Camp, 3 to 5 March 2017
Great Britain is about to leave the European Union. Donald Trump has been elected as President of the United States. Populist parties are on the rise all over Europe. A series of events seem to shaken the global order in…
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Yes, Bulgaria can
“I’m 50 years old and I have never thought of joining any political party, or being a politician – not in communist time, not in modern Bulgaria. But now I feel I have to go into politics, for us, for…
Fifty Shades of Dutch Politics
Today, the Dutch people will be voting for a new parliament. In the last years, the Netherlands finally came out of the economic recession of 2008, and it had its share in the European migrant crisis. The current coalition of…
Interview with Andrea Ugrinoska: IFLRY’s New Executive Director
As of October, Andrea Ugrinoska is IFLRY’s new Executive Director, she is IFLRY’s only full-time employee, and is responsible for running IFLRY’s office in London. Krijn van Eeden, Libel co-editor, interviewed her to find out more about her and her…
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Why We Need Intellectual Entrepreneurs
The world that we live in is constantly becoming more and more complex. Human action takes on new and innovative forms and governments develop novel ways to limit or channel it. The economy has been globalized and the division of…