Online event – Populism, transparency and integrity The We-Europeans team is pleased to announce the next online event. On 4 October we will be dealing with Populism, transparency and integrity. The key note speech will be by Flora Cresswell, Regional Coordinator of Western Europe from Transparency International.Populism aspects in contemporary EU societies will be discussed […]
Author: Autokreacja On the occasion of almost every election, regardless of the country, numerous questions arise in the social debate. Most of the dilemmas obviously concern the candidates or parties that participate in a given election, but it is also worth paying attention to discussions on more formal issues. There are many such dilemmas. Should […]
As if it were a unique astronomical event, every four years, and after several months brewing, the perfect day to go for a walk occurs: election day. The streets are emptier than usual, passers-by seem to have an established route, from home to the polling station and from the polling station to home. On any […]
Author: European Institute for Diplomacy & Policy, the Netherlands Technological development and progress , without a doubt has ultimately changed and revolutionized almost every aspect of humans’ lives around the world: from the way they work, they communicate with each other, they buy products or services and the way they travel. Over the last years, […]
ChatGPT is everywhere, and many articles discuss whether it is a risk or an asset. Italy did temporally banished it, and it started a critical review by many authorities. ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations, and has basically changed the way we look […]
Fake: Here a gas bottle explodes at a petrol station in Uzbekistan Electric cars are dangerous and harmful to the environment – critics and opponents of e-cars make such and similar claims again and again. Recently, a video allegedly showing an e-car exploding at a charging station was shared hundreds of times on social media. […]
Author: Dr. Rafaela Orphanides Populism and fake news, two buzzwords that have taken the world by storm in recent years. Europe, in particular, has been grappling with these two challenges, which have the potential to undermine democratic institutions and social cohesion. In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of this deadly combination and […]
Online Event 4 May 2023, 16 – 18.00 CET One day after the World Press Freedom Day, the We-Europeans team organised the second online event, dedicated to media and fake news. Fake news is not a new phenomenon, but through social media a different level of dissemination is reached. The question of how journalists deal […]
The impact of the Russia–Ukraine War on right-wing populism in Europe Author: Sabine Roehrig-Mahhou 24 February 2022, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, sparked the worst conflict in Europe since World War II. In Ukraine,. Tens of thousands people have been killed, countless buildings and the Ukrainian infrastructure have been destroyed, and live of millions of […]
Undoubtedly, globalisation and democratisation have played an important role in promoting it. We cannot fail to bear in mind that fake news is a social phenomenon,