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Summary of the 2018 Hungarian National Parliamentary Election: The ‘rise’ of Illiberal Democracy

24 Apr 2018

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has witnessed a lurch to the far right of the political spectrum in recent years. Orbán’s ruling center right alliance of FIDESZ-KDNP made history by becoming the first party in Hungary...
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The European Union’s Handling of the Refugee Crisis: Implications for EU Asylum Policy

10 Apr 2018

Dr. James. F. Downes (Honorary Visiting Researcher, EAP) Ms. Venisa Wai (Research Assistant, Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government & Laws) HKU) This briefing paper provides an update on European attitudes towards the European Union’s (EU) handling of the ongoing...
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Summary of the 2018 Italian General Election: Electoral Volatility in Europe Continues

12 Mar 2018

The Italian General Election held on the 4th March 2018 produced a politically divided country. This Italian election bears similarities to a number of important elections that took place last year across Europe, such as in France, Germany, Austria and...
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French Presidential Elections 2017: ‘A New Form of Politics?’

20 Apr 2017

With just a few days to go until one of the most important elections to take place in 2017, this article explores the political landscape in France, aims to shed light on where the 11 candidates stand in the polls...
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Electoral Volatility in the 2017 Dutch Election

16 Mar 2017

There was much talk in the run up to the Dutch Election about the rise of the populist far right Freedom Party (PVV), particularly amongst international commentators. Under the leadership of the charismatic Geert Wilders, the narrative in the international...
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The lingering reforms of Ukraine(bilingual)

15 Dec 2016

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The 18th EU-Ukraine summit was held in late November with an EU financial assistance of further €104million(about HKD860,000,000) for public administration reform in Ukraine and a discussion on how to further implement the ceasefire agreement between the Ukrainian army and...
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The Reluctant Europeans: British Exceptionalism from 1973-2016

27 Sep 2016

By James F. Downes (Visiting Scholar, European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong) and Chris Hanley (Senior Research Executive, TNS opinion) Introduction The Brexit vote on the 23rd June caused a political earthquake in British politics with Leave winning by 52%...
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New security challenge for Nordic countries (bilingual)

1 Sep 2016

By Iverson Ng Finland is negotiating a bilateral defence agreement with the US this autumn. Jussi Niinisto, Finland’s Defence Minister, said in a telephone interview that the framework agreement between the US and Finland would cover areas including military training,...
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EU data privacy law

31 Aug 2016

By Athena Tong Although privacy laws in Europe are among the most developed in the world, the Data Protection Directive of 1995 hardly seems to address data security issues today adequately with rapidly evolving online platforms and services. When Edward...
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Brexit: 10 Things That We Learnt (30 June 2016)

30 Jun 2016

Brexit: 10 Things That We Learnt James Downes (Visiting Scholar, European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong) As Harold Wilson once remarked, “A week is a long time in politics.” We may now have to change this phrase to...
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