When we look at criteria such as corruption, the independence of the judiciary or even the media, which are also conditions of democracy, the picture is not very bright on the European continent. In Hungary, since his return to power 11 years ago, the country’s leader Viktor Orban has put the public media completely under his belt.
In total, nearly 500 media organizations disseminate partisan information or outright disinformation, after being bought by those close to power. In this context, how can you continue to do your work as a journalist? The report of Florence Labruyère.
While Hungary, Poland and Slovenia are among the declining democracies in Europe, there are also grounds for hope on the continent. Among the good students, there isIreland, the small island in northwestern Europe is an example of consensus, especially for social reforms with these famous citizens’ assemblies, a true democratic space. The explanations ofEmeline Wine.
The Serbian Republic of Bosnia celebrated on Sunday (January 9, 2022) the 30 years of its creation, an anniversary celebrated with pomp by Milorad Dodik, the nationalist president who has just been sanctioned by the United States … Milorad Dodik s he is, in fact, engaged in a process of secession from the Serbian entity which could be completed within the next 6 months. Portrait of the man who could implode the Balkans and dynamite the Dayton Accords that ended the war in 1995. Daniel Vallot.
There is a small country in Europe which, for centuries, has cultivated the defense of freedoms. This is how Lithuania has become the land of welcome for opponents of the Belarusian regime in recent months. But Vilnius does not hesitate to cross swords with Russia and China, to denounce human rights abuses attributable to Moscow or Beijing. The Lithuania, hyperactive country of democratic struggle. This is the report of our correspondent Marielle Vitureau.
This is my Europe ofAlice Rouja on the French presidency of the European Union.