Housing and the Future of Europe
– ✍️ Professor Padraic Kenna – NUI Galway Housing – or the challenges facing young people in accessing affordable housing, is emerging as one of the key issues for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fit For 55 – Climate Target Action Plan
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission published its environmental package ‘Fit for 55’, as part of the effort to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, compared…
Bulgarian General Election, July 2021
While anti-establishment parties gained ground in Bulgaria’s second general election this year on Sunday, 11 July 2021, no clear winner has emerged. Following the election in April, no party was able to form a government, resulting in a snap election in which a fragmented…
EU Recovery and Gender Equality, June 2021
In this Just the Facts, we will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and make a timely assessment of how gender equality is part of the…