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In Russian penal colonies, female inmates dream of going to war

There is no access to the internet or even telephones in Russia's female penal colonies, explains Olga Romanova, founder and director of the organisation Russia Behind Bars. Prisoners are cut off from the outside world, and end up knowing nothing of it other than what they see on state television or hear from prison staff.…
25 July, 2024
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Viktor Orbán, self-appointed mediator

Less than a month into Hungary's presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the controversy only grows. In early July, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Fidesz, nationalist right) flew to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin as part of a "peace mission" to find a solution to the war in Ukraine. This is the first…
24 July, 2024
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Elżbieta Korolczuk: ‘The struggle is now about how gender equality is defined and which women will be included or not’

Elżbieta Korolczuk is a sociologist, commentator and an activist. She works at Södertörn University in Stockholm and lectures at the American Studies Center of the University of Warsaw. Her research focuses on gender, social movements and civil society (including anti-gender and populist movements). She is the author of numerous academic articles and books, including Anti-Gender…
22 July, 2024
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Czech Republic: right-wing turn of Andrej Babiš, a politician without views

. Last Monday, Andrej Babiš announced at a press conference that his ANO movement would join the Patriots for Europe faction, a new far-right grouping in the European Parliament. It would seem that this news does not deserve special attention. Ot, another Eastern European populist adds his seven MEPs to the project of Le Pen,…
17 July, 2024
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Russians in the face of war: despondent and detached

Since Russia's full-scale assault on Ukraine, one question has kept resurfacing: how do "ordinary Russians" feel about the war? Sergei Medvedev, an exiled Russian public intellectual, believes that his compatriots have now come to terms with the Ukraine war. Some may wave their hands and say they are not interested in what is happening, feigning…
30 June, 2024
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After the European elections, is the “Meloni model” the future of European migration policy?

The elections have come and gone, leaving a sense of numbness. While the dreaded "brown wave" may not have occurred, these latest elections still seem to bear the mark of a new era. One question in particular remains unanswered: what does the future hold for people living in exile in Europe, after an election in…
16 July, 2024
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The European Union towards Israel. Will Hungary's presidency change anything?

. Josep Borrell, the outgoing head of EU diplomacy, and Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, published a joint statement in connection with the planned Israeli offensive in the Khan Yunus (Khan Younis) refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The text, which was released on July 5, reads of "deep concern" over the Israeli…
15 July, 2024
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In France as well as elsewhere in Europe, political polarisation grows

In France, "the National Assembly is more fragmented than ever", wrote Cas Mudde on the night of the second round. "Between seven and ten parties will have to join forces to achieve a majority and exclude the Rassemblement National [RN, far right]". For the Dutch expert on the far right, "those who say that Macron's…
15 July, 2024
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Is it appropriate to go on vacation to Ukraine?

. The morning train from Przemyśl to Kiev is like the Tower of Babel. When I wandered through its carriages some time ago, preparing a report on the Ukrainian railway, I counted fourteen different languages. It's a very convenient service - it runs on a modern Pendolino-style train set, the trip takes only ten hours,…
19 July, 2024
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How the European environmental legislation ended up in limbo

The European Commission’s proposed Nature Restoration Law is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, and is intended to address the fact that around 81 percent of Europe’s natural habitats are in poor condition. At present, it’s not clear if we should refer to the proposed law in the past or present tense. Despite…
16 July, 2024
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European elections: the little brown wave

At the election-evening event organised by the European Parliament, each political group had a room in which to follow the results, to meet the press (over 1000 journalists were accredited), and to welcome visitors. The room where the mood was cheeriest was not that of the European People's Party (EPP, conservative), which emerged from the…
16 July, 2024
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To what extent will Brussels have to reckon with the votes of the far right?

Kaja Puto: Europe's far right can count on success in the Euro elections. If based on the polls, the total could get more than 160 seats. Will this change the political climate in Europe? Piotr Buras: Everything points to the fact that their growth will be relatively the largest, so in a sense they will…
14 June, 2024
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In France and the United Kingdom, the left won two electoral victories, but only by default

One had long been predicted. The second, on the other side of the Channel, was unexpected. In the space of a few days, two of Europe's major democracies saw left-wing victories at the ballot box.  In the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer's Labour Party returned to power with a massive majority in the House of Commons…
11 July, 2024
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Once upon a time…

Once upon a time, in the enchanting realm of Salzburg, a group of brave students gathered at Unipark Castle to embark on a noble quest: to create a magical radio show in the neighbouring castle of Radiofabrik. Guided by creativity and collaboration, they crafted segments rich with wonder and wisdom. On their quest, they encountered…
25 June, 2024
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Heroism, punctuality, corruption. The thing about Ukraine\'s railroads

. On February 24, the head of the Zhmerynka station, Iryna Kiselova, showed up at work for the morning shift. The war had started in the morning, so she waited for instructions from above. She didn\'t expect her shift to last more or less until the end of March, with breaks for sleep. Zhmerynka is…
25 June, 2024
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