France, the Labour Law reform firing up the streets
During the last months, France is facing different tensions linked to the reform of the French Labor Code proposed by the Socialist…
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The Spanish limbo
With the parliament fractured and the budget out of whack, a new vote in June has been announced. Spain comes therefore close…
Corsica: after the regional elections, the double challenge of the nationalists
December 2015 is something Corsicans will remember forever. On December 13th, 2015, the French regional elections saw the winning of the regional…
France and the next presidential election: will the 2017 be the year of right wing’s success?
The French elections held in December left the European political environment with a big question mark about the future of the presidential…
The 2015 Spanish general election. Challenges and opportunities of ‘Italianization’
For the first time since the restoration of democracy in 1977, Spaniards wake up with a completely changed parliament and with the…
A possible Spanish Spring?
The financial crisis and its long-lasting effects do not seem to dissipate. This situation forced the liberal-democracies to deal with a fatal…
“Charlie Hebdo” and the wave of democracy in France
The Republican march of January 11th has been one of the most relevant demonstrations in France since the end of the Second…
Freedom of speech on both sides of the Mediterranean
On 7th January, two terrorists claiming to be part of an Islamist group (allegedly al-Qaeda) attacked the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris,…
France, defense and foreign policy: a look forward
The risks and the threats that France must face are dictated by the new global order. The risk of being involved in…
The Catalan vote: which consequences for Spain and European Union?
After the Scots set up a referendum on their possible regional secession, Catalans expressed their opinion on the debated issue of independence…