Can the EU really be democratised? A response to Varoufakis' new programme
Spain is currently in a political deadlock and Catalonia is the key for unlocking the situation, but only if a compromise can be reached.
The recent calls in France to see its "state of emergency" extended are totally incompatible with the needs and realities of twenty-first century democracy. Here's why.
Some of the debates regarding agency, change and commoning that flowed through openDemocracy in 2015.
On 9 February, activists and arguers from across Europe gather in Berlin’s Volksbühne to launch DiEM25, a manifesto for a democratic European Union. openDemocracy's founder introduces the manifesto and why it is so vital for Europe today. Español
acTVism Munich entrevista en este video a Yanis Varoufakis, el economista y político griego mundialmente conocido por su oposición a las políticas de austeridad de la Troika. English
Europeans today are caught between a failing and undemocratic EU and equally failing and undemocratic national states. As Yanis Varoufakis prepares to launch a new movement for the democratisation of the EU, what’s the way out of the impasse?
Arms deals with Saudi Arabia say a lot about British political culture and foreign policy. And not in a good way.
