EPICENTER in the Media

May 30, 2024

The authoritarian populism index from our Swedish member think tank Timbro was reported in Slovakian media.

An analyst at the MR Štefánik Conservative Institute examines how the Party of European Socialists (PES – Party of European Socialists) suspended the Smer-SD party's membership in October 2023 using our member think-tank Timbro's authoritarian populism index, which was published by EPICENTER, in this article from the Slovakian newspaper SME.
May 30, 2024

Our member KEFiM’s “Anti-European parties in Parliament: The passing of EU laws by Greek parties” policy text is featured on Greek media

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 analyzes the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against the laws that contain European legislation sanctions.
May 30, 2024

Greek newspaper Ekathimerini published our member KEFiM’s research with the title: “Greek anti-systemic parties vote regularly against EU law, survey shows”

In the publication, 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) on Thursday.
May 30, 2024

Athens-News highlighted our member think tank KEFiM’s study in their news

Study by our partner KEFiM showed that the laws of the European Union are voted with low percentages by the parties that are in the opposition in the Greek Parliament, according to the policy text "The anti-European parties in the Parliament". The policy text analyzes the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against laws that contain European legislation sanctions.
May 30, 2024

Our member think tank KEFiM highlighted in Greek news agency Business Daily with the title “KEFIM: WHICH PARTIES VOTE AGAINST EUROPE IN PARLIAMENT”

The KEFiM study gained popularity in the Greek news and was covered in numerous stories. From 2004 until 2023, Greek parties' level of legislative consensus on EU laws has been studied by the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFiM). According to the policy statement "Anti-European parties in the Parliament" released by the Center for Liberal Studies, anti-systemic parties in the Greek Parliament with low percentages enforce measures related to the European Union. The policy text examines how much each opposition party votes in favor of or against bills that are sanctioned by European legislation.
May 30, 2024

Our Greek partner KEFiM’s study on “The passing of EU laws by Greek parties in the period 2004-2023” is highlighted on the major Greek newspaper Iefimerida

Our member's research dives deeper into passing of European Union laws in the Greek parliament. The policy text analyzes the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against the laws that contain European legislation sanctions.
May 24, 2024

Our Swedish member Timbro is featured in Romanian news channel: “1 OUT OF 3 EUROPEANS SUPPORT POPULIST PARTIES”

As suggested by the recent TIMBRO Authoritarian Populism Index which was published by EPICENTER, approximately 26.9% of Europeans support political parties with authoritarian or populist ideologies. Watch the latest Digi 24 Romanian broadcast discussing the findings.