Brussels Connection November 2017

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The Czech General Election 2021
Introduction Parliamentary elections in Czechia were held on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 October. This was the country’s tenth democratic election for the Chamber of Deputies since 1989 and the eighth since becoming an independent state after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The 2021 election produced a major shift, as the ANO party led…
October 18, 2021
The German General Election 2021
On Sunday 26 September, Germany went to the polls in the country’s ninth federal election since reunification in 1990, to elect MPs to the Bundestag. It was an election defined by the departure of Angela Merkel after nearly 16 years as Chancellor. The centre-left SPD achieved a slim lead over the centre-right CDU/CSU. It is expected that government formation negotiations will take months following in one of Germany’s most open-ended federal elections in recent years. Overview of…
September 28, 2021
HERA – The European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority
On 16 September 2021, the European Commission presented plans for a European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA). It will anticipate and respond to health emergencies and significant cross-border health threats by enabling the rapid availability, access and distribution of necessary countermeasures. In this Just the Facts, we look at the key features of…
September 21, 2021
The State of the European Union 2021
The EU has faced many challenges over the past year including the effects of climate change, the evolving situations in countries such as Belarus and Afghanistan, disputes relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol and the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. These and others, will likely feature in European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen’s annual State of…
September 13, 2021
EMI Analysis: Looking ahead to Germany’s federal election
With a federal election to the Bundestag and several state elections taking place this year in Germany, 2021 has been described as a Superwahljahr, a ‘super election year’. Underlying this is the void the departure of Angela Merkel as Chancellor will create in Germany and Europe. As Europe’s most important election in 2021, this EMI…
September 3, 2021
Time to Stand Up for the Rule of Law in Europe
The rule of law within the European Union is under threat. At a time when the EU strives to defend this universal value globally, it risks being gravely undermined from within by some EU Member States. The rule of law is a well-established principle of the international order and is entwined with the protection of…
August 30, 2021