06.09.2011

Improving Rookies’ Performance: An Assessment of the Romanian MEPs’ Activity

18.02.2011

General figures indicate stark differences between both cross-country and crossparty groups in MEPs' activity. Our attempt to explain this variation accounts for five variables (plus age for control): (1) the background of the MEPs, (2) their political experience, (3) belonging to a European party group, (4) the duration of their mandate, and (5) their status (i.e. elected versus appointed).

The vote on the resolution regarding the Hungarian Media law was postponed, after Budapest said it would change the normative act

18.02.2011

European Parliament postponed yesterday the vote on a joint proposal for a resolution on the new media law in Hungary. The decision came after the debate of 16 February, when EU Commissioner on Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, informed the MEPs in Strasbourg that Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, promised to change the controversial four articles of the document.

Far from being a "historic first", the European Liberals and Socialists vote together in over 78% of cases

08.02.2011

Following the national debate on the ideological incompatibilities between liberals and socialists, European Institute for Participatory Democracy - Qvorum notes that, in practice, the European Parliament Members, who are part of the two political families, often vote together.

Center-left parties from European Parliament condemned the expulsion of Romanian Roma from France. Center-right parties have been hesitant.

09.09.2010

The European Parliament approved by 337 votes to, 245 against and 51 abstentions the resolution initiated by four center-left European political groups (S&D, ALDE, Greens and GUE / NGL). The resolution disapproves the expulsion of Romanian Roma from France.

Romania is ranked seven as a potential of influence in the European Parliament

27.08.2010

European Institute for Participatory Democracy - Qvorum made a study regarding the potential influence of the EU member states in the European Parliament. The research was based on official data of the functions assigned to MEPs from each EU member state.

Romanian MEPs: How they represent us in Europe?

25.05.2010

European Institute for Participatory Democracy - Qvorum launched today the study "Romanian MEPs: How they represent us in Europe?". The study presents an analysis of the activity of the Romanian delegation in the European legislative during July 2009 - April 2010.

How lack of real political pluralism at European level inhibits growth of living standards

17.05.2010

In no long time will be one year after the last European Parliament elections, an election year which entered the lowest turnout since 1979 (when MEPs began to be directly elected by citizens). Political actors in Brussels, from left to right political spectrum, have long lamented the low turnout that put us in front of a paradox: according to the Treaty of Lisbon, the House has more powers, but at the same time that diminished its legitimacy. In the following we analyze how this situation affects our standards of living and try to propose solutions.

How Romanian MEPs voted on the resolution prohibiting the use of cyanide in mining

05.05.2010

The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Executive to prohibit the use of technologies based on cyanide mining.

Online Poll Political Compass: The Battle on the Internet is dominated by right-wing candidate

10.11.2009

European Institute for Participatory Democracy - Qvorum has released the results of the first research on the political preferences of Internet users in Romania. The poll was conducted by Political Compass test online (www.busolapolitica.ro) which was used by 10,500 people within 10 days of release. Sample result is formed in 97% of people in urban areas with higher education (in progress or completed).