Migrants in dire conditions, arriving at Europe’s borders, have been in the news for more than two years now. European states claim to be on top of the situation. But are they? Are they doing enough? And are they doing the…
Continue reading How to Address the Root Causes of Refugee Flows – Laura de Vries and Bas Vos
Three days ago, on Monday the 26th of September, Azerbaijan held a national referendum on a number of constitutional amendments. On Tuesday, the Central Election Commission claimed, that all had received the support of voters by a wide margin. The constitutional changes at…
Continue reading Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Referendum: Aliyev Consolidates His Power – Asif Orujlu
Meet Astrid Zwinkels, a 25-year-old Jonge Democraten member, who tries to influence Dutch policy on Prostitution. Not only is her academic career dedicated to this subject, she is also involved in JD’s working group Diversity & Participation. Apart from that…
I will start by introducing myself: my name is Serhii Bozhenko, I study political science and take an active part in social and political life. From childhood I have been talking about politics, and I always get disappointment when people…
Continue reading Impressions From the “Decision Making” Training in Kyiv: Part 2 – Serhii Bozhenko
Playtime is over. The Conceil d’Etat, France’s highest administrative court, ruled against the “anti-burkini” bylaw of the municipality of Villeneuve-Loubet (French Riviera). In France, the end of the summer was given rhythm by a sad debate. This was an embarrassment…
Continue reading Burkini: The “Conseil d’Etat” puts a stop to the gallop – Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche
From the 7 to the 10th July 2016 the IFLRY Belarus and Ukraine Programme organized a seminar “Youth in the Heart of Decision Making”. I was one of the participants of this great event and here I want to share…
Continue reading Impressions From the “Decision Making” Training in Kyiv: part 1 – Andriy Miheev
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya – CDC), one of the leading parties in Catalonia, held its 18th and final congress on Friday 8th of July. Its former members founded a new party the same weekend with the…
Sweden has in just over six months moved from taking in the highest number of refugees per capita to practically closing its borders. This turn was not unexpected to many international commenters, claiming that this was the inevitable result of…
Continue reading Let the Right Lesson be Learnt from Sweden – Simon Härnqvist
On June the 23rd I finally fell into bed at 2am, after finishing the final preparations for our Get Out The Vote operation in Oxford with the rest of the Liberal Democrat IN campaign team. Exhausted but wired for the…
Continue reading Brexit from an IN-campaigner’s perspective – Ab Brightman
Much has been thought, said and written recently about Germany’s asylum practice. Weekly or even daily, it seems, there are new facts and figures, proposals and demonstrations on whether to open or close borders, on humanitarian commitment and welcoming culture.…
Continue reading Refugees in Germany: the Asylum Process – Nathalia Schomerus
