Archive for the ‘EU’ Category

European democracies in crisis.

Why are minority rights important? Because the true test of a pluralist, democratic society is the extent to which the society includes minorities, allows them to participate and integrate rather than excludes, vilifies and discriminates against them.
The term “minority rights” refers to the rights of individuals and groups that define themselves or are defined by [...]

Post election Albania.

Albania, a Balkan nation that endured more than forty years of self imposed isolation enforced by it’s stalinist leader, Enver Hoxha, held parliamentary elections last week. The OSCE stated that there were improvements in the election process, compared with earlier elections, but that violations persisted. The final result will probably first be determined in a [...]