Democracy Impacts

Will 2023 See a New Alliance between the European and American Conservatives?

January 04, 2023

Stefano Graziosi and James Jay Carafano join together to explore the latest political movements of the conservative parties in the United States and Europe, in particular the potential for a new transatlantic alliance with Italy’s recent election of Georgia Meloni.
Brussels recommends freezing €7.5 billion in EU funds to Hungary over rule of law concerns

November 30, 2022

Despite numerous reforms out of Budapest, The European Commission has ruled that Hungary’s actions are inadequate and has recommended that €7.5 billion of EU funds be withheld.
Poland is Quickly becoming the Leading Military Force

November 23, 2022

Poland has steadily been increasing their military strength, quickly becoming a leading Force in Continental Europe, and key ally in NATO signing huge deals with both the United States and Korea.
UK Prime Minister to Revive the British Bill of Rights

November 07, 2022

As new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets his agenda, including handling the intensifying migrant crisis, he will revive the British Bill of Rights in order to give the UK courts supremacy over the European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, France.
Strasbourg Airport’s Deal with Chinese Tech Firm Raises Concerns for EU Parliament Members

October 18, 2022

Strasbourg Airport deal with Chinese tech firm Nuctech is causing concern with European Parliament members who fear that the firm would be subject to China's state control, open up cybersecurity risks and allow Chinese authorities access to passenger and commercial information.
EU Crisis Chief Calls for More Power for the Bloc

August 17, 2022

The European Union’s head of Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič pushes a change to current EU treaty that would allow an expansion of the blocs power, opening the door to its own civil force.
EU Ministers Approve Landmark Climate Measures

June 29, 2022

EU governments backed efforts to cut emissions after seventeen hours of negotiations between the bloc’s national environment ministers who agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent this decade moving the proposal forward to go before the European Parliament.
Politico: Orbán Declares State of Emergency Due to War in Ukraine

May 25, 2022

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared a state of Emergency to enable a rapid response to challenges created by the war in Ukraine in an effort, according to the Prime Minister, to protect Hungary and Hungarian families by all possible means possible.
Macron appoints Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne as his Prime Minister

May 18, 2022

Following the resignation of French prime minister Jean Castex, President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Elisabeth Borne, a left-leaning technocrat, to lead his new government and will be in charge of steering through Macron’s controversial pension reform.
Politico: Nerves for EU and NATO as Le Pen Faces Macron In French Vote

April 13, 2022

The European Union and NATO are watching with interest as France heads to the voting booths in two weeks to decide if President Macron will be re-elected or Marine Le Pen, whose potential win will impact the current plans of each entity.