Sarantis Michalopoulos with Alexandra Brzozowski
The Brief – Europe’s Progressives are cats and dogs
The failure of the Spanish socialists (PSOE) and the leftists Unidas Podemos to form a government following the 28 April parliamentary election has once again exposed the shortcomings of the so-called progressive political forces in Europe. The deadlock in the...
The Brief, powered by BP – Time for New Democracy to apologise
Realpolitik can be tricky. It often makes politicians go back on things they had promised before taking office. Greece's newly-elected centre-right government is a case in point. It’s high time they apologised for their stance on the North Macedonia name change deal.
The Brief – Shilly-shally socialists versus monolithic right?
With 439 votes in favour, 104 against and 88 abstentions, the European Parliament recognised earlier this week (31 January) the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president of the Latin country.
The Brief – Young Europeans, more than ever, must learn from Auschwitz
Yesterday, Europe marked the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. A visit to the site of the camp or even seeing the haunting images of the atrocities should spark one question: why are neo-Nazis still tolerated in our society?
The Brief – Xenophobia: A new European value, Hungary says
To those who believe that the EU shares a set of clear and well-known values, think again.