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13/01/2026

📺 The video of the insightful conversation Catherine André and Gian-Paolo Accardo had with Irma Dimitradze from Netgazeti and ბათუმელები • Batumelebi.ge, and Hans Gutbrod on the social, political and media situation in 🇬🇪 is now available!

🔸 For over a year, Georgians have been taking to the streets every night to protest against the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party-led government. Accused of steering the country away from its European path and rapidly implementing the illiberal playbook at work in hashtag , and other countries in the region, the executive is secretly controlled by the country's richest man, billionaire Bidzina .

🔸 With the opposition silenced, journalists imprisoned, the media and civil society subjugated, and elections rigged, it seems that nothing is missing from the Georgian Dream's autocratic repertoire. Yet Georgians continue to express their desire to escape Moscow's embrace and their attachment to Europe and its values.

🔸 Where does the country stand today? Is there still hope of returning to the path of the European Union and democracy? What is the mood among Georgians? Will Mzia Amaglobeli, a journalist who has been detained for more than nine months and a recipient of the Sakharov Prize, be released anytime soon?

🤝 In collaboration with PulseEurope

👉 Watch the video: https://voxeurop.eu/en/event/live-have-we-lost-georgia-already/



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29/12/2025

🔮 As is tradition, we're closing out the year with predictions for the coming twelve months, prepared especially for Voxeurop by 🇳🇱 political scientist Cas Mudde. This year our favourite specialist of the far right (and member of our press cooperative) points to a paradox: the future of European democracy may turn on two countries whose autocratic drift has defined 2025.

🗳️ Polls suggest that both Viktor hashtag and Donald hashtag are heading for serious defeats in their upcoming dates with the voters – respectively, 🇭🇺 's general election in April and the 🇺🇸 US in November. Such an outcome would weaken the influence of these two figures, widely seen as leaders of the internal and external opposition to the 🇪🇺 European Union.

👉 Read the full article: https://voxeurop.eu/en/cas-mudde-2026-europes-us-hungary/

✏️ Illustration by Tjeerd Royaards

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17/12/2025

War made sustainable: how green investment funds bankroll the arms industry with EU backing

Although they are intended to finance sustainable initiatives, green investments in defence firms have surged in recent years, topping €50 billion in 2025. The trend is driven by concerted pressure from the arms industry backed by the European Commission. Both seem determined to convince banks that weaponry can be made “sustainable”.

An investigation in partnership with El País, IrpiMedia and Mediapart.

Read it here: https://voxeurop.eu/en/europe-arms-industry-sustainable-green-finance/

09/12/2025

In , where the struggles of transgender people are already deeply rooted, shelters that specialise in welcoming trans migrants have produced a model that is being replicated across Italy.

Today, these facilities accommodate 28 people in seven shelters named after feminist and LGBT+ rights activists, such as Marielle Franco, bell hooks and Sylvia Rivera.

Thanks to Francesca Leonardi and Simona Pampallona for the image.

CIDAS - Cooperativa Sociale - MIT - Movimento Identità Trans
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🤝 This article was produced as part of project, a European initiative supporting international journalistic collaboration.

https://voxeurop.eu/en/bologna-lgbtq-trans-migrants-shelters/

In Bologna, where the struggles of transgender people are already deeply rooted, shelters that specialise in welcoming trans migrants have produced a model that is being replicated across Italy.

08/12/2025

📅 Save the date! Tuesday 9 December at 1:30 p.m. CET

How is democracy faring in 🇭🇺 , and who is the autocratic Viktor Orbán’s challenger? Is there still support for the EU and a European identity? What of press freedom and the independent media that still exists? How do Hungarians see the war in and Donald 's peace plan? How is the economy doing?

🎙️ We'll be discussing all this with Hungarian journalists Boróka Parászka and Gyorgy Folk from the independent magazine hvg.hu on Tuesday 9 December at 1:30 p.m. CET. The chat will be in English and moderated by Catherine André and Gian-Paolo Accardo.

👉Register https://voxeurop.eu/en/event/lhungary-orban-era-finally-ending-putin/

How is democracy faring in Hungary, and who is the autocratic Orbán’s challenger? Is there still support for the EU and a European identity? What of press freedom and the independent media that still exists? How do Hungarians see the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump's peace plan? How is the econom...

04/12/2025

Europe is racing to protect children online. The continent is torn between banning certain content, implementing age verification and addressing privacy risks, while also holding platforms accountable. Amid rising harm and political pressure, experts insist that digital literacy and shared responsibility must prevail.

Europe is racing to protect children online. The continent is torn between banning certain content, implementing age verification and addressing privacy risks, while also holding platforms accountable. Amid rising harm and political pressure, experts insist that digital literacy and shared responsib...

04/12/2025

As AI grows more powerful and Silicon Valley’s “tech messiahs” tighten their grip, democratic societies must act fast, say experts Julie Posetti and Christopher Wylie. Europe’s emerging regulation offers hope – if it comes with teeth.

As AI grows more powerful and Silicon Valley’s “tech messiahs” tighten their grip, democratic societies must act fast, say experts Julie Posetti and Christopher Wylie. Europe’s emerging regulation offers hope – if it comes with teeth.

28/11/2025

The "Réparons l’excision" unit in , near , is an experimental project that takes a comprehensive and holistic approach to the issue of female ge***al mutilation.

It is estimated that around 600,000 women and girls in Europe are currently living with the consequences of ge***al mutilation, and this is often only the first episode in a chain of violence.

🤝 This article was produced as part of a series produced thanks to the project, a European initiative supporting cross-border journalistic collaboration.
Contributors include Patricia Devlin ( Journal Investigates, Ireland), Lola García-Ajofrín (El Confidencial, Spain) and Ann Wiener (Der Standard, Austria).

End FGM

Image Marilena Nardi The Cartoon Movement

The Réparons l’excision unit in Montreuil, near Paris, is an experimental project that takes a comprehensive and holistic approach to the issue of female ge***al mutilation. It is estimated that around 600,000 women and girls in Europe are currently living with the consequences of ge***al mutilat...

24/11/2025

There is a form of "banal nationalism" lurking behind the defence of culinary traditions, which can even deploy the language of Sovereigntism. The phenomenon is also fueled by European food policies.

Derrière la défense des traditions alimentaires se cache une forme de “nationalisme ordinaire”, qui culmine parfois avec l’emploi d’un langage souverainiste.

17/11/2025

🇧🇪 ’s refusal to seize 🇷🇺 ’s frozen billions to help 🇺🇦 is framed as prudence.

In reality, says Xhabir Deralla in this strong op-ed, it shields profit over principle — and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression.

So, should the Belgian government take a chance? Read the full article: https://voxeurop.eu/en/belgiums-caution-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine/

Belgium’s refusal to seize Russia’s frozen billions to help Ukraine is framed as prudence. In reality, it shields profit over principle — and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression, says Xhabir Deralla.

12/11/2025

Several EU countries have introduced s*x education and/or emotional and relational education in schools, but there is still a lot of resistance, reinforced by the conservative wave sweeping across the continent. Consent, gender relations, domination and s*xual violence can (and must) be discussed with young people.

Several EU countries have introduced s*x education and/or emotional and relational education in schools, but there is still a lot of resistance, reinforced by the conservative wave sweeping across the continent. Consent, gender relations, domination and s*xual violence can (and must) be discussed wi...

12/11/2025

As AI grows more powerful and Silicon Valley’s “tech messiahs” tighten their grip, democratic societies must act fast, say experts Julie Posetti and Christopher Wylie. Europe’s emerging regulation offers hope – if it comes with teeth.

https://voxeurop.eu/en/artificial-intelligence-europe-tech-bros/c