“The risks of a far-right Europe”
Will the next European Parliament be the elections of far-right parties? Across the bloc, many far-right parties are expected to make gains. But they are divided in two groups in the European Parliament: the European Conservatives and Reformists and the Identity and Democracy group. While there is a lot of spin for a “rapprochement”, nothing […]
“Will Europe continue climate protection?”
With the expected rise of far-right parties, citizens and activists fear that European climate and environmental targets, also know as the green deal, will be weaken after the European elections. For our European Momentum campaign, @elsaltodiario investigated the matter and how weakening the EU green deal will only serve big corporations’ interests.
PFAS: what the Eu can do
EU elections have started and we will know by Sunday night the next shape of the European Parliament. And already we know that future EU lawmakers will need to decide on what to do with polluants affecting your health and environment. StreetPress talked to campaigners who will advocate for a ban all ‘eternal’ polluting substances […]
Total vs climate justice
Europeans started to vote for our common European elections on Thursday (hi Irish, Dutch, Czech and Estonian followers!) and we know: the European Green Deal and the overall climate justice is on line. For our European Momentum campaign StreetPress talked to activists leading legal action against oil and gas companies like total.
Event in Warsaw
For our Polish audiences, see in Warsaw this evening! Our Polish member @krytykapolityczna is having a dedicated event to analyse the European elections! Stay tuned!
European elections: borders
Reporting on the EU elections can also mean going into a memory lane. As our Polish member Krytyka Polityczna recalled, 20 years ago, Polish people had to queue up to 24 hours to enter into the European Union. A long gone souvenir as now with the European Union, internal borders were abolished.
“What does the European union do?”
In the late 1980s, the British press went a bit overboard with the EU regulating the size and shapes of bananas. Though this was a massive extrapolation, almost a “fake news”, the EU is funding a lot of local projects which make an impact to local communities. From broadband to public transport our Polish partner @krytykapolityczna has […]
“Will European borders get (even) worse?”
Earlier this year, the EU adopted is controversial Asylum and Migration pact, making it harder to asylum-seekers, exiled and displaced persons to arrive legally in the bloc. For our European Momentum campaign, our Spanish partner @ElSaltodiario investigated the consequences of a more conservative European Parliament
European elections: LGBTQI+ policies
European elections 101: Real salaries of MEPs
👉And we continue with Popaganda our series for the European elections. Today we are taking a close look of the salaries of Members of the European Parliament. Between their salaries, their expenses and their offices allowances, European taxpayers are investing around €40,000 a month for each elected European lawmaker. Popaganda is breaking it down those […]