Europe
Boris Johnson to seek UK general election – but purging his party of rebels changes the rules of the game
Matthew Cole, University of Birmingham for The Conversation Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has confirmed that he will call a vote on holding a general election if MPs legislate to block a no-deal Brexit. His pledge came after he…
Fighting for Germany
Recently a party represented in the German parliament (Bundestag) published its program for the military. The program is not secret. The voters going to the polls in 2 German states on September 1 could know this program. Up to 28…
[UK] Is Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation constitutional? How to understand the UK system
Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool for The Conversation Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament is intensely controversial. It shows a clear disregard for values which are crucial to the operation of the UK’s constitutional system. The process of leaving the…
From Rome to Athens, squatting is under attack
In July of this year New Democracy came to power in Greece with a promise to crack down on immigration and the networks of solidarity surrounding refugees. In the last few weeks they have started to put this process into…
Portugal as a strategic target of the far right
Portugal, from the point of view of the international far right, is the weak link for its attack on the European Union. Boaventura De Sousa Santos for openDemocracy 21 August 2019 A series of recent events has unveiled increasingly disturbing…
Inauguration of the counter-summit “G7 No! Let’s defend our alternatives!”
Pressenza participates in the Counter-summit of the G7EZ [NT G7EZ: No al G7, in Basque], which is held in Hendaye (France) and Irún (Spain), between 19 and 25 August. On 21 August the G7 counter-summit and the village of alternatives…
“We are all equal!” Captain who saved refugees refuses award from Paris mayor
By Will Morrow Pia Klemp, the former captain of the refugee rescue ship Juventa, who together with her crew saved thousands of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea, is refusing to accept an honorary prize bestowed by the Socialist Party mayor…
Tony Robinson “people are sick and tired of British politics only talking about Brexit”
Together with the editor of Pressenza in London, Tony Robinson, we are getting closer to the reality of the United Kingdom, both in the political-social field, and in the way Brexit is dealt with, the exit of these countries from…
Pia Klemp refuses the Grand Vermeil medal awarded to her by the city of Paris
Pia Klemp, captain of the ship Iuventa, explains on her Facebook page the reasons why she decided to refuse the Grand Vermeil medal awarded to her by the city of Paris and the mayor Anne Hidalgo. Paris, I love you.…
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