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EPICENTER, in collaboration with TIMBRO, our Swedish member think tank, recently published the 2024 edition of the Authoritarian Populism Index. In a feature, Greece's 'Liberal Markets' outlined the main findings from the index, showcasing how Europe's contemporary political climate has been shaped by both right- and left-wing populists.

In an article from the Slovakian newspaper SME, an analyst at the MR Štefánik Conservative Institute uses the recent Authoritarian Populism Index from our member think-tank Timbro, published by EPICENTER, to examine the suspension of Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer-SD party's membership in the Party of European Socialists (PES) in October 2023.

Our member KEFiM is featured on Greek newspaper Politic with their policy text that shows European Union laws are passed by the anti-establishment parties in the Greek Parliament with low percentages. The policy text analyses the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against the laws that contain European legislation sanctions.

Greek newspaper Ekathimerini shared valuable insights shown by our member KEFiM in their research. Greek parties that are described as populist, anti-liberal and Eurosceptic regularly vote against EU laws brought to Parliament for approval, according to policy paper published by the Athens-based Center for Liberal Studies (KEFiM) recently.

An article in Athena-news features a study by EPICENTER member think tank KEFiM, titled "Anti-European Parties in Parliament." The paper analyses the voting behaviour of Greek opposition parties on EU legislation from 2004 to 2023, highlighting significant variations in support among different parties.

Greek member think tank KEFIM's study "Anti-European Parties in Parliament" was covered by Business Daily. The study examines the voting patterns of Greek opposition parties on EU legislation from 2004 to 2023, revealing notable differences in their levels of support for such bills and their effect on wider European politics.

EPICENTER Greek member think tank KEFiM's research, which dives deeper into the passing of European Union laws in the Greek parliament, has been covered by major Greek news outlet Iefimerida. The policy text analyses the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against the laws that contain European legislation sanctions.

Radu Nechita, Associate Professor of Economics at Romanian member think tank IES, is interviewed by Adevărul. He discusses the current state of the Romanian economy, the impact of the European Green Pact, and how this reflects similar situations in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

IES Executive Director Christian Năsulea appears on a Digi24 broadcast discussing the publishing of The World Economic Forum's list of the best places to visit in 2024. He gives his opinions on Romania's place at 43rd, why it got this rank in the first place and what policymakers can do to improve its place in the future.