General Elections 2023: Key Points
The main parties representing the right-wing bloc, PP and Vox, together have 169 seats. This does not allow them to reach the absolute majority (176 seats), and the distribution of seats among the rest of the political forces also complicates an investiture by simple majority of the popular candidate Alberto Núñez Feijoo. In this scenario, […]
Regional and Local Elections: Key Facts
On May 28, 2023, elections were held in all the municipalities of Spain (except for fourty-three since there were no candidates) and in twelve of the seventeen Autonomous Communities. All except for Andalucía, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Galicia and País Vasco (Basque Country). Elections: Interactive Results Map In the following map, each Autonomous Community […]
MÁSMOVIL Group, ABERTIS, OPUS RSE, CELLNEX, INDRA, VINCES and ALPHA SYLTEC INGENIERIA launch CRETA
CRETA is an innovative project to promote sustainable mobility and reduce traffic emissions The goal of the consortium is to create a new global system for monitoring and intelligent traffic management through different technologies to promote sustainable and efficient mobility. This group of companies is going to develop three pilot projects in Madrid, Barcelona […]
What issues will shape the Portuguese political agenda in 2023?
2023 stands out as a year in which Portuguese life and political agenda face a scenario in which the government’s absolute majority, in its second year in office, must address many challenges and some crises in order to maintain its political, legislative and social legitimacy Andrés Gumiel | Consultant at VINCES The National Health System, […]
Andalusian Elections: Key Points
The Andalusian Elections have left a very different result from the previous regional elections. The Popular Party has reached, for the first time in its history, the absolute majority in the region and the Socialist Party has reduced its number of representatives becoming the second force. VOX rises two seats, while Adelante Andalucía reduces its […]
Towards a European Health Union
As the pandemic comes to its second anniversary this March, voices that advocate for the implementation of a European Health Union (EHU) persist. However, three main questions remain; what is the real political willingness to develop this project and what kind of support does it hold? what do policymakers mean when they talk about a […]
France’s EU Council presidency priorities
A focus on sustainable finance The French Presidency has already set its main ambitions for the current term in a program titled “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”. The program establishes three main horizontal ambitions for the French Presidency: strengthening Europe’s sovereignty, consolidating a new European model for growth, and building a more […]
What to expect from the Slovenian Presidency of the Council
The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU kicked off last Thursday July 1st as the last one from the 2021 trio, following Germany and Portugal’s terms. It is, without any doubt, the most controversial of the trio, given the polemics surrounding the country on violations of rule of law and freedom of the […]
Europe Day: from Schuman to the Conference of Europe
“The European Union is the world’s most successful intervention for advancing peace” as by the words of Irish European enthusiast John Bruton. Every May 9 Europe celebrates its own day, Europe Day, to cheer for the peace and unity of the continent. May 9 was chosen as it is the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, […]
The EU Child Strategy: made for children by children
“Children’s rights are human rights.” These are the opening words of the first comprehensive proposal presented by the European Commission last Wednesday. The EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child is complemented with a proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing a European Child guarantee to help tackle inequalities for children at risk of poverty […]