Equality before the law and individual liberties29. January
Local government21. January
Legal challenge to UK election delay plan to be heard next month
Plans to delay several local elections across the UK, which had already been delayed once, are being challenged in court by the political party Reform. The case is due to be heard in February.
Academic freedom20. January
Dispute over UK VAT on private school fees goes to Court of Appeal
Is Value Added Tax payable on private school fees? For a long time, this was not the case in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but now the UK government is also charging 20 per cent tax here. The dispute is now being dealt with by a court of appeal.
Equality before the law20. January
EU Commission plans to ban Huawei and ZTE from networks
Can components for cellular networks pose a threat to democracy? The European Commission answers this question with ‘potentially yes’ – and now wants to enforce a ban on the use of components from certain Chinese manufacturers in Europe.
Legislative constraints on the executive20. January
Wilders' anti-immigrant populist group fragments in Dutch parliament
For populist Geert Wilders, the losses suffered by his PVV party in the 2025 Dutch parliamentary elections were already a setback. Now comes the next one: Seven MPs have left the PVV parliamentary group. What does this mean for the formation of a government in the Netherlands?
Clean elections20. January
Kosovo orders full vote recount, as criminal probe launched
More than three weeks have passed since early elections were held in Kosovo. However, there is still no certified result, and this is likely to take even longer now, as all votes cast must be recounted.
Clean elections20. January
Bulgaria's president announces resignation ahead of snap elections
The political crisis in Bulgaria is taking a new turn. As the country heads for early parliamentary elections, President Rumen Radev is stepping down – possibly to participate in these potential elections with a new party. What is the background to his move?
Freedom of expression19. January
Austria's far-right FPÖ party launches 'patriotic' radio station
Right-wing populist parties have adopted one thing from Donald Trump: they often refer to the issues they want to promote using a combination of their country's name and the word ‘First’. Now there is a radio station called ‘Austria First’. What is behind this?
Clean elections19. January
Portuguese presidential election heads to run-off in February
Right-wing parties are gaining ground in many European countries. This is also true in Portugal, where a candidate from a right-wing populist party has now made it to the second round of the presidential election. How good are his chances of winning?