The Migrant’s Journal, Vol.1: Voting Rights
“A man without a vote is a man without protection”, according to Lyndon B. Johnson. About 3% of EU citizens live in a EU member state other than their own, according to Eurostat. A very simplistic...
View ArticleEqual Voting Rights For All European Citizens
Responsible citizenship is a concept resounding throughout the ages. It is widely acknowledged that participating in a vote is the pinnacle essence of living in a democracy. It is what people have...
View ArticleCitizens & the Ivory Tower; the Need for Political Leaders to Build a Staircase
A respectable man stands at the base of a tower, shouting up to who knows where. ‘Can you hear me up there? My water is contaminated.’ Eventually after days of standing and shouting to no avail, a...
View ArticleResisting Complacency – EU Citizens in UK Strive to Fix European Election...
Prior to the European elections this past May, the alarm had been raised that the voter registration procedures throughout the European Union were convoluted, difficult to navigate for those trained,...
View ArticleLocal and Regional Elections in Spain 2015: Now, closer than ever to Europe.
After the last local and regional elections it seems obvious that a new political era is starting in Spain. After almost 30 years since its annexation to the EU, Spain is beginning to achieve real...
View ArticleUK soft power still holds sway as two ECJ decisions go their way
On 6 October 2015, as the Conservative Party Conference was in full swing in Manchester, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave a significant boost to the Conservative government through two rulings...
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