European Politics and Policy

European Politics and Policy

London School of Economics and Political Science

EUROPP – European Politics and Policy is a multidisciplinary academic blog run by the London School of Economics and Political Science. Our central aim is to increase public understanding of European politics and policy by providing accessible academic commentary and research. We have no editorial ‘line’ beyond a commitment to communicating social science research and commentary in ways that enhance public debate and understanding.


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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 22 July 2024 English

Green parties suffered significant losses in the 2024 European Parliament elections. Yet as Mitya Pearson, Wolfgang Rüdig, Iakovos Makropoulos and Tomas Maltby explain, the picture was more nuanced than the …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 18 July 2024 English

Several European cities have introduced “day caps” to regulate short-term rentals in response to the rise of home-sharing platforms like Airbnb. But do these measures do more harm than good? …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 16 July 2024 English

Cyprus was one of ten states that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. Fadil Ersozer explains that while EU accession has provided some clear advantages for Cyprus, the …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 15 July 2024 English

Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July. Zsuzsanna Végh and Sonja Priebus assess what the presidency might mean for the EU. …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 July 2024 English

On 5 July 2015, Greek voters rejected a proposed bailout plan in a referendum that made headlines across the world. Nine years after the referendum, Panagiotis E. Petrakis reflects on …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 3 July 2024 English

The democratic transition of countries in Eastern Europe during the 1990s, the EU’s eastern enlargement that began in 2004, and more recent concerns about democratic backsliding in the region have …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 2 July 2024 English

The rise of populism has been described as the “revenge of the places that don’t matter”. But how does “place” shape support for populism? Drawing on a new study, Kai …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 1 July 2024 English

On 12 June, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Armenia would leave its military alliance with Russia under the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Taras Kuzio argues it would be naïve …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 27 June 2024 English

The EU responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with an unprecedented set of measures, including its Next Generation EU recovery package. Gianmarco Fifi examines what the EU’s response can tell us …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 June 2024 English

The effects of climate change have become far more noticeable in recent years, with abnormally high temperatures recorded across the world. Maria Cotofan, Karlygash Kuralbayeva and Konstantinos Matakos examine how …