Tag Archives: European Elections 2014

Nov 20 2014

Crisis Discourses in Europe: Media EU-phemisms and Alternative Narratives

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism

By Tamsin Murray-Leach It would be catastrophising to claim that euroscepticism won the European elections earlier this year – but it certainly staked a claim. Two years ago, we predicted the capturing of Europe by populist parties in our study of … Continue reading →

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Nov 6 2014

The 1000 Day Agenda: Can Renzi Deliver?

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By Giovanni Puglisi The young and dynamic Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is determined to change the way politics is perceived and conducted in Italy. He has promised to deliver an ambitious economic and institutional reform agenda, but his task … Continue reading →

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Jun 30 2014

Punishment of mainstream national parties, not Euroscepticism, is behind Irish results

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Posted in: European elections, Euroscepticism, Ireland, Uncategorized

By Paul Nulty The outcome of the European elections in Ireland reflected those across much of Europe — losses for the traditional establishment parties, gains for populist, Eurosceptic and anti-austerity candidates. However, in addition to the resentment of austerity measures … Continue reading →

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Jun 24 2014

The Lost Art of Diplomacy: David Cameron to Europe’s Rescue?

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Max Hänska, United Kingdom

By Max Hänska The British leadership has engaged in much posturing over Jean-Claude Juncker, the Spitzenkandidat of the EPP, and favoured candidate for European Commission President, ostensibly out of concern for Europe’s future, which, it claims, would be better served by a fresh face. … Continue reading →

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Jun 6 2014

European Union in Need of a “Relaunch”

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Uncategorized

By Dimitris Mathioudakis In its simplest sense, the winner is the one to come first. In the same sense, for the front-runner of last European elections, Jean Claude Juncker, the votes of the EPP signalled a win. However, a win in … Continue reading →

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Jun 4 2014

“Spain is Different”: Podemos and 15-M

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Spain

By Cristina Flesher Fominaya In a dismal post-European election scenario, in which the extreme right has managed to emerge as the leading political formation in a number of European democracies, Spain has once again lived up to the 1960’s tourist … Continue reading →

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May 30 2014

Beppe Grillo’s Bitter Moment of Truth

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Italy, Roberto Orsi

By Roberto Orsi  The European election results in Italy have been rather surprising. In the context of today’s three-party political landscape (the centre-left Democratic Party, Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement, and Berlusconi’s Forza Italia), most pre-vote polls indicated a rise … Continue reading →

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May 30 2014

The European Elections in Germany: Satire and Concerns over the European Project

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Posted in: Euro, Europe, European elections, Germany, Max Hänska

By Max Hänska The European elections in Germany didn’t produce major surprises, yet a mood of trepidation and uncertainty prevails. The Christian Democrats did better in absolute numbers than in the last election though relatively their share of the vote remained … Continue reading →

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May 29 2014

Moderate Gains for Eurosceptics in Finland

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Finland, Outi Keranen, Press Roundups

By Outi Keranen The Electoral Results In Finland the eurosceptic Finns Party (formerly known as True Finns) led by Timo Soini failed to repeat the landslide of the 2011 general elections despite polling 12.9 percent of the votes and increasing … Continue reading →

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May 29 2014

A Legitimization of the Italian Government More Than a Vote for Europe

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Posted in: Euro, Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism, Italy, Monica Poletti

By Monica Poletti The overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party Elections in Italy rarely fail to surprise. The victory at the 2014 EP elections of the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his centre-left, pro-European Democratic Party (PD) came as a … Continue reading →

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