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In the last decade, nondemocratic regimes have received more development assistance than democratic countries. This reveals how donors struggle with autocratization despite a rhetorical commitment to democracy.

The European Parliament has decided to boycott the parliamentary elections on Saturday in Tunisia without stating the reasons behind the decision. The European Parliament announced in a statement o...

The United Nations has designated September 15 as “International Day of Democracy.” Its stated purpose is to enable the global community to “review the state of democracy in the world” and advance the goal of ensuring democracy may be “made into a reality to be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.”

Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace visited four of the world's worst countries for human rights and political freedom in the last 12 months.

The EU Parliament needs to take stronger measures against MEPs who serve foreign dictators, such as Putin, on bogus election-monitoring missions.

Four far-right French MEPs have been barred from official election-monitoring missions after they took part in trips to Russia in the run-up to its invasion of Ukraine.

ΚΕΡΔΙΖΕΙ ΤΟ ΣΤΟΙΧΗΜΑ Η ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ «Ανάσταση» στον τουρισμό τον Αύγουστο Προοπτικές να εξελιχθεί ο τρέχοντας μήνας σε έναν από τους καλύτερους όλων των εποχών για πολλούς ελληνικούς εμβληματικούς τουριστικούς προορισμούς διαμορφώνει ο αριθμός των αφίξεων του πρώτου δ...

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Blacklist: Italian MEP defames own political family to save face Fulvio Martusciello: "Sorry, but I didnt find it in my mail" (Photo: ep.europa.eu) Brussels, Today, 07:20 A senior Italian MEP made his own political family appear crooked to try to save face over fake election-monitoring. Meanwhile, a far-left MEP has pleaded innocence over her trip to Ecuador. Read and decide Get instant access to all articles — and 20 years of archives. 14-day free trial. Choose your plan Our exclusiv...

MEPs blacklisted for fake election-monitoring trips French far-right MEP Thierry Mariani blacklisted for going to Crimea and Kazakhstan votes (Photo: ep.eruopa.eu) Brussels, Today, 07:08 The European Parliament (EP) has blacklisted eight MEPs and reprimanded three others for going on fake election-observation trips. But a co-chair of the body that imposed the sanctions took a soft approach to a member of his own political family, risking accusations of partisanship. Read and decide Get instan...