The politics of Europe deals with the continually evolving politics within the continent. It is a topic far more detailed than other continents due to a number of factors including the long history of nation states in the region as well as the modern day trend towards increased political unity amongst the European states.
An influx of hundreds of thousands of people from war-torn Syria into the European Union is causing huge political rifts. The result could be backlashes against immigrants and the European Union. Here's a breakdown of what's at stake.
The recent battle over a plan to relocate asylum seekers across the European Union did little to appease the already deep fault lines among member states. The proposal was eventually approved, but only after a succession of threats, unilateral moves and violations of EU rules.
About 40 years ago, one of Maggie Thatcher's chief advisors remarked that he wouldn't be satisfied when the Conservative Party was in government: he would only be happy when there were two conservative parties vying for office. He got his wish of course.
Politics news: Prime Minister David Cameron and his coalition government with Nick Clegg and the latest on the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.
The politics of Europe deals with the continually evolving politics within the continent. It is a topic far more detailed than other continents due to a number of factors including the long history of nation states in the region as well as the modern day trend towards increased political unity amongst the European states.
An influx of hundreds of thousands of people from war-torn Syria into the European Union is causing huge political rifts. The result could be backlashes against immigrants and the European Union. Here's a breakdown of what's at stake.
The recent battle over a plan to relocate asylum seekers across the European Union did little to appease the already deep fault lines among member states. The proposal was eventually approved, but only after a succession of threats, unilateral moves and violations of EU rules.
About 40 years ago, one of Maggie Thatcher's chief advisors remarked that he wouldn't be satisfied when the Conservative Party was in government: he would only be happy when there were two conservative parties vying for office. He got his wish of course.
Politics news: Prime Minister David Cameron and his coalition government with Nick Clegg and the latest on the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.
