Le 16 septembre 2020, la Présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a présenté sa vision pour l’Europe à venir. Elle a également dévoilé les actions sur lesquelles…
Let’s talk about CO2 emissions Animal farming in the EU emits more CO2 than all EU cars and vans combined and the emissions per animal in the livestock sector…
The Covid-19 crisis has sorely impacted the European economy like never before. During the second quarter of this year, the euro zone’s GDP decreased by 12,1%[1], because of the…
L’Union européenne, en pleine crise existentielle, semble bientôt s’apprêter à réformer son fonctionnement démocratique(1). En effet, en mars 2019, le président français, Emmanuel Macron, avait manifesté son souhait d'organiser, une…
Almost every day, new stories emerge about some populist right-wing politician doing something outrageous. Whether it is another racist Trump-tweet, some right-wing party seeking Russian funding, or hate-speech against immigrants. What once used to terminate a political career has become distinguished etiquette for the populist far-right. Media, civil society, and politicians seem helpless in finding an adequate response. None of these scandals seem to threaten the political success of the far-right. How can this development be explained?
Suite au compte rendu de la conférence-débat « L’Europe au défi des populismes » du 22 mai 2019 dispensé par Jean-Yves Camus et Cas Mudde, #LaRéplique a décidé de s’intéresser…
July 2019, four citizens’ initiatives are on the news. Three of them have been registered and the last one has been refused. Since the citizens’ initiative system has been simplified, this tool of transnational direct democracy is more and more relevant. The protection of the environment is the main topic tackled by these citizens’ initiatives. In July 2020, whether the initiatives succeed in collecting at least one million signatures in seven different member states of the European Union (EU), the European Commission will translate them into proposition of regulation.
Shortly before taking off to Japan for the G20 summit in late June, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the time for an extensive interview with the Financial Times. He was asked about current international hot topics such as the Middle East, North Korea, trade relations, and Venezuela as well as Russian domestic challenges. Putin seized the opportunity to comment on the state of Western democracies and proclaimed the end of the liberal idea. While music to the ears of European populists, his words resonate as cynicism, maybe even a threat, with those who believe in freedom and democracy.
The newly formed Identity and Democracy (ID) group will draw more attention in the European Parliament (EP). However, internal divisions rooted in different national contexts pose a serious challenge for the group’s coherence and effectiveness. Its member parties will have to live up to the expectations which they created in their home countries through populist rhetoric. The size of the group composed of 9 right-wing parties with 73 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) could be an obstacle to satisfying voters’ expectations while making use of its full potential.
The point of this paper is not to determine if the critics toward neo-liberal theories are justified or to measure the optimum degree of protectionism needed in an economy. However, using the example of Matteo Salvini’s discourses toward food safety in Europe, we will demonstrate how national-populism uses protectionism arguments, despite its political action not going in that direction.