Brussels shuts the door on diversity: a European Parliament without young people and minorities
At the end of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the average MEP is a white male aged 54. Only three are under 30.
Europeans without citizenship: how being stateless means living without rights
At least 381,000 people in the European Union have no official nationality, depriving them of fundamental rights.
Age, income, and education: a portrait of the average non-voter
Non-voters are older, poor and less educated: this is the profile that emerges from an analysis of socio-economic data from Italian municipalities with abstention levels over 60 percent in 2019 and 2022.
To what extent EU lawmaking matters for citizens’ life: facts and figures
‘The European Union dictates most of the legislation of member states’, goes the popular argument that national governments and parties like to make against Bruxelles. But it's worth getting the facts straight.
Male, over 50, with a doctorate: this is the European Parliament today
On 9 June, Europeans will be voting to elect their next European Parliament. Data analysis by SWR Data Lab shows that the European Parliament is not as diverse as it could be.
Will the rise of far-right Europe be a wave or a tsunami?
In the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Europe's far-right parties are stronger than ever. On the one hand, this will probably mean that there will be more far-right MEPs in the next EP, but far right parties in their current form are too divided and disorganised to represent a real force.
How the European Parliament fails to reflect the diversity of the EU
Investigation by Noteworthy finds disabled people are significantly underrepresented, with little practical support given to improve participation.
Retire to the European Parliament? Young MEPs are few and far between
Just three of the 705 current MEPs are under 30, with the European Parliament historically being seen as ‘a retirement place’ - and that's not likely to change soon.
Too many European children are strangers in their native land
One third of the people Spain and Italy naturalised in 2022 were born there to foreign parents. In these countries, as in most of the European Union, such children must apply for citizenship after several years of residence. Other countries, such as Germany, recognise them as citizens at birth if the child’s parents are legal residents.
Tips on how to submit a requests for access to public information in Europe
According to their own transparency laws – which vary from state to state – European countries have a certain time limit within which the authorities must respond to requests for access to information submitted by citizens and civil society organisations. As pointed out by Civio, in practice, compliance with transparency laws is often insufficient
