Johannes Langer

Based in Bogotá, Colombia, working as a university professor of political science and international relations at the Universidad de San Buenaventura, sede Bogotá. Member of JEF Europe since 2002 and runs a blog focusing on European integration.

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Orbán’s project of an illiberal Europe : Re-introducing the death penalty in Hungary ?

He did it again. Viktor Orbán is standing up against basic European values : “In my view, the question of the death penalty should be put on the agenda.” He brings up a topic that was thought to be off the table in Europe : the wide-reaching consensus that Europe is a death penalty free zone. The Hungarian prime minister is now trying to shake that firm basis. Will he succeed ?

lundi 18 mai 2015

Juncker : Strong Leadership for the Commission

After two decades of weak leadership, the European Commission is finally led again by a person with authority and vision. Furthermore, Juncker’s selection decreased the democratic deficit of the EU and strengthened the European Parliament. For the first time, a Commission President was not (…)

jeudi 3 juillet 2014

#ep2014 : Enhanced Democratic Legitimacy and Informed Debate

Latest polls indicate that the European People’s Party (EPP) would remain ahead of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in the European Parliament, but their margin is relatively thin. The likelihood that the Conservatives (EPP) will remain the strongest force ahead of the Socialists (…)

jeudi 8 mai 2014

Europe decides : Tight race ahead between Social Democrats and Conservatives

The European Parliament elections at the end of May are going to be a tight race for the first place between the Social Democrats (S&D) and the European People’s Party (EPP). Other established parties like the Liberals (ALDE) and the Greens will be significantly weakened while some “tea (…)

samedi 29 mars 2014

A new mission to act against chaos

The European Union will combat sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) with an intervention force and humanitarian aid. At the moment nearly a million civilians are displaced and need help – out of a total population of only 4.6 million. The EU intervention force is a good step (…)

mercredi 5 février 2014

Bringing Europe’s East Closer to the Centre

The third summit for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) took place during the Lithuanian EU Presidency on 29-30 November 2013. Instead of further European integration, the meeting was overshadowed by a geopolitical power game between Russia and the EU, which led two Eastern European countries to turn (…)

dimanche 15 décembre 2013

Montée en puissance de l’extrême droite anti-européenne en Autriche

Une fois de plus, environ un tiers des électeurs autrichiens ont décidé d’accorder leur voix à des partis anti-européens de droite. En septembre 2013, trois partis de droite s’affrontaient pour remporter des sièges au Parlement autrichien. Le Parti de la liberté (FPÖ), d’extrême droite, a (…)

jeudi 5 décembre 2013

Austria’s consistent anti-EU right-wing population

Yet another time, about a third of the Austrian electorate decided to give their vote to right-wing and anti-EU parties. In September 2013, three right-wing parties were waging a battle to win seats in the Austrian parliament. The infamous right-extremist “Freedom Party” (FPÖ) got 20.5% while (…)

mardi 26 novembre 2013

Serbien auf dem Weg Richtung Europa

Serbien will der EU beitreten. Trotz der Neuwahl des ehemaligen ultranationalistischen Tomislav Nikolic zum Präsidenten verbleibt Serbien auf einem proeuropäischen Kurs. Obwohl die Geschichte des Landes – jüngst geprägt von ethnischer Feindseligkeit, Krieg und Isolation – dazu geführt hat, dass viele Akteure in der EU ein negatives Bild von Serbien haben, ist die europäische Integration das einzig mögliche weitere Vorgehen für das Land. Dies bedarf allerdings einer grundsätzlichen Neuausrichtung dessen, wofür Serbien steht – sowohl in Europa als auch in der Region.

mardi 7 août 2012

Serbia continues its route towards European integration

Serbia wants to join the European Union (EU). Despite the recent presidential election of the former ultra-nationalist, Tomislav Nikolic, Serbia remains on a pro-EU path. Although many actors in the EU have a negative image of Serbia because of its recent history of ethnic antagonism, war, and (…)

vendredi 20 juillet 2012

The Path Towards the United States of East Africa

Regional integration in sub-Saharan Africa has not achieved much yet. Despite big promises in the past, African heads of state usually fail to deliver. Names given to most African regional blocs reflect the aim rather than the stage of integration reached. The East African Community (EAC) is to (…)

vendredi 9 septembre 2011

La nécessité de reconnaître le Kosovo

L’avis consultatif rendu le 22 juillet par la Cour de Justice Internationale (CIJ) était un signal encourageant en faveur de l’indépendance du Kosovo. Et cependant, 5 Etats membres de l’UE continuent de bloquer l’accession du Kossovo à la pleine souveraineté et de ce fait portent un frein à la (…)

jeudi 21 octobre 2010
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