Bulgaria hasn’t been able to form a government. What happens now? Stefka P. Yordanova and Nina S. Barzachka - April 29, 2021 Here’s where the different parties stand on issues that threaten to divide the E.U. and the broader Atlantic partnership
Europe’s largest party finally stood up to Hungary’s autocracy. What took so long? Lise Herman, Julian Hoerner, and Joseph Lacey - March 14, 2021 The European People’s Party moves forward without Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party.
Viktor Orban turned Hungary away from democracy. Now his European allies are turning on him. Daniel Kelemen - March 7, 2021 Orban’s Fidesz party had to leave the European People’s Party Group to avoid a humiliating expulsion
Hungary just became a coronavirus autocracy Daniel Kelemen - April 2, 2020 Will Europe respond to Orban’s power grab?
The E.U. is supposed to promote democracy. So why do anti-democratic politicians thrive within it? Daniel Kelemen - December 2, 2019 Party alliances, subsidies and easy emigration all help soft authoritarians stay in power
This is how Europe got its new president. It was a difficult and controversial process. Daniel Kelemen - July 17, 2019 The hard-fought battle will shape European politics for years to come.
Hungary’s democracy just got a failing grade Daniel Kelemen - February 7, 2019 This week, the Washington-based think tank Freedom House published its
Poland may forcibly ‘retire’ dozens of Supreme Court justices Monika Nalepa - July 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75486" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The president of Poland's Supreme Court,
Hungary’s government is increasingly autocratic. What is the European Parliament doing about it? Maurits Meijers and Harmen van der Veer - May 3, 2017 On April 5, the Hungarian parliament passed a law that
Bulgaria’s government will include far-right nationalist parties for the first time Nina S. Barzachka - April 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57229" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A worker attaches barbed wire to