Stories - Corona

Local initiatives in Germany have to sit out the lockdown

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

The delicate balance between emergency management and democracy in Italy

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

French local elections in democratic limbo

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

What the Austrian lockdown teaches us about our basic civil rights

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

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European Citizens' Initiative: Collecting signatures under a lockdown

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

Do we have to worry about democracy?

The first shockwave is over. The personal contact ban in Germany has been in place for two weeks now and is...

Orbán's reach for unlimited power

On Monday 3o March, the Hungarian parliament approved sweeping emergency powers for the government, in its...