What the one-in-three populism figure measures
The number is 32.6 percent. It is the combined support for populist, authoritarian and extremist parties on the left and the right,…
Jonas Ravn is editor of the Politics section at ExtraFokus.eu and has 25 years of experience with what happens behind closed doors in Brussels and in the capitals of the member states: election campaigns, government crises and the deals that never reach the press. He asks himself the investigator’s questions: whose interest does this proposal serve? Who has access to the decision, and who does not? His analyses challenge the consensus on both wings and are written to map what is actually going on, not to flatter anyone. Jonas Ravn writes under a pseudonym because his source network in Brussels requires it.
The number is 32.6 percent. It is the combined support for populist, authoritarian and extremist parties on the left and the right,…
A Spanish broadcaster planned a TV debate with five party leaders, and Spain’s electoral commission ruled that it could not go ahead…
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Britain and France tag or restrict people no court has convicted, and Germany allows it on paper. What each state must show…
A sanctioned wreck lies off Burgas. Port checks from Skagen to the Gulf of Finland test papers, not history. How six European…
Three institutions, a register of 17,000 lobbyists and a Council few can see into. A plain map of who holds power in…
The EU migration pact applies since 12 June 2026: border screening, detention and crisis rules, and a solidarity system three governments will…
Deepfakes can forge evidence and let the guilty call real footage fake. How Italy, the EU and US rule-makers deal with it,…
The Commission has fined Apple, Meta, Google, X, Temu and AliExpress 2.46 billion euros. What was punished, what is on appeal and…
Greenpeace's analysis of 2024 data shows the top 10 percent of recipients take about two thirds of EU farm subsidies. Who gets…
The EU AI Act's high-risk rules slip from August 2026 to December 2027. What the omnibus changed, what stays in force, and…
Jonas Ravn is editor of the Politics section at ExtraFokus.eu and has 25 years of experience with what happens behind closed doors in Brussels and in the capitals of the member states: election campaigns, government crises and the deals that never reach the press.
He asks himself the investigator’s questions: whose interest does this proposal serve? Who has access to the decision, and who does not? His analyses challenge the consensus on both wings and are written to map what is actually going on, not to flatter anyone.
Jonas Ravn writes under a pseudonym because his source network in Brussels requires it.
