Will Brussels stop funding autocracy? Daniel Kelemen - April 12, 2022 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s power rests in part on how he distributes E.U. funds to oligarchs and local authorities in exchange for support
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is remaking Europe Daniel Kelemen and Kathleen R. McNamara - February 28, 2022 No one expected the European Union to overturn its cautious approach to foreign policy so quickly
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
With one court decision, Germany may be plunging Europe into a constitutional crisis Daniel Kelemen and Federico Fabbrini - May 7, 2020 If you add fights over court power to money issues, coronavirus and democratic collapse, expect explosive consequences
Hungary just became a coronavirus autocracy Daniel Kelemen - April 2, 2020 Will Europe respond to Orban’s power grab?
If you think the U.S. is having a constitutional crisis, you should see what is happening in Poland Daniel Kelemen and Laurent Pech - January 25, 2020 Poland’s government and Supreme Court are engaged in an epic battle.
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
Mainstream conservative parties paved the way for far-right nationalism Daniel Ziblatt and Bart Bonikowski - December 1, 2019 By talking up ethnic nationalism but not delivering, they opened up space for the radical right
New E.U. leader Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her team of commissioners. Here are the big controversies. Daniel Kelemen - September 15, 2019 The European Commission is responsible for ensuring member states comply with E.U. law.