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In the first episode of the new year, we'll be going to Romania where over the past decades, there have been successive waves of protests that have had a defining impact on the country's recent history. So, we look at the path that has led Romania to the politics it has today and where the country's two main Green parties stand. Enjoy!

Written by Raluca Besliu.

Read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-romanian-protest-wave-a-path-to-a-new-political-era

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In this episode, we are going to Finland. For over a century, Finland has pioneered women’s representation in politics. But discrimination still casts a long shadow over the country.

What can Finland, possibly the most gender-equal country in the world but one that still has many problems, teach us about the long journey from representation to equality?

Written by Silja Kudel.

Read by Gail Rego.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/feminist-finland-from-representation-to-equality/

This article is from our brand-new edition: Democracy Ever After? Perspectives on Power and Representation which examines the struggle over democracy and representation in Europe today. It's out now and available to read online and order in print at www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/. For the first time, you can subscribe to receive future print editions too. 

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This week, we are going to the UK! The UK government’s handling of Brexit and the health crisis has been undeniably chaotic and venal. In a bid to distract the public and shore up its own power, the government has sought to exploit cultural issues to the detriment of democratic rights and norms, putting already vulnerable groups further at risk.

Green peer Natalie Bennett explains how this has led to an increasingly authoritarian turn against minority rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

Written by Natalie Bennett.

Narrated by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-state-of-disrepair-democracy-in-the-united-kingdom/.

This article is from our brand-new edition: Democracy Ever After? Perspectives on Power and Representation which examines the struggle over democracy and representation in Europe today. It's out now and available to read online and order in print at www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/. For the first time, you can subscribe to receive future print editions too. 

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This week, we are going to Italy.

In February, Mario Draghi, got sworn-in as Italy's next prime minister and formed a coalition government to end months of political stalemate.

However, this coalition doesn't have an easy brief.

In this episode, journalist Luca Misculin lays out the challenges that Draghi is likely to face.

Written by Luca Misculin.

Read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/draghis-team-of-rivals/ 

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2021 is Germany's "super election year"!

The end of Merkel era, the rise of the Greens, the fallout from the pandemic.

Roderick Kefferputz analyses the year ahead in German politics and the latest on the prospects of the German Greens in 2021.

Written by Roderick Kefferpütz.

Read by Julia Lagoutte.

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This week, we talk migration and essential work.

Migration has been a dividing line in politics in recent years. But the fact remains that society would not function without the contributions of people from other countries.

In this episode, we hear from migrant workers in Greece, Iran, and South Africa on their experiences of #COVID19.

Written by Cláudia Santos, Felix Kwabena, Marula Tsagkari.
Read by Gail Rego.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/essential-voices-migrant-workers-on-living-through-the-pandemic


This article is from our latest edition: Life Under Shock: Understanding the Pandemic which analyses the ongoing health crisis, asking what it means for our politics and society both today and for the years to come. It's out now and available to read online in its entirety for free and order straight to your door at www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu.

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What kind of economy do we want? The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that some economic sectors are more important than others for meeting our basic needs and making a “good life” possible. Alexandra Strickner, Andreas Novy, Leonhard Plank, and Richard Bärnthaler explores new ways of seeing the economy, work, and contribution.
Written by Alexandra Strickner, Andreas Novy, Leonhard Plank, and Richard Bärnthaler.
Read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-foundational-economy-for-a-good-life.
This article is from our new edition: Life Under Shock: Understanding the Pandemic which analyses the ongoing health crisis, asking what it means for our politics and society both today and for the years to come. It's out now and available to read online in its entirety for free and order straight to your door at www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu.

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