Alberto Alemanno
@alemanno.wsocial.eu
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris & College of Europe, Bruges Democracy Fellow, Harvard University & Visiting Scholar (2024-2026) Founder, The Good Lobby www.albertoalemanno.eu
What's fueling youth-led protests across Europe? @npr.org’s Leila Fadel asks Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis. www.npr.org/2026/10/26/n...
What's fueling youth-led protests across Europe?
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis.
npr.org
Democracy is not as fragile as those seeking to undermine it would have us believe. From Serbia to Brazil and Hungary, their people reminded us that those who seek to bend democracy to their will do not always get the final word. But citizens must give democracy a chance
Democracy is not as fragile as those seeking to undermine it would have us believe. From Serbia to Brazil and Hungary, their people reminded us that those who seek to bend democracy to their will do not always get the final word. But citizens must give democracy a chance
Congratulations to Serbia’s students: what began as a leaderless movement in university lecture halls in late 2024 has, after two years of protest, become a parliamentary majority, proving that democratic change can emerge from where political elites least expect it.
Congratulations to Serbia’s students: what began as a leaderless movement in university lecture halls in late 2024 has, after two years of protest, become a parliamentary majority, proving that democratic change can emerge from where political elites least expect it.
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‘The misleading narrative of a pan-European revolt has consequences, because it allows images of unrest to be taken out of their national contexts and presented as proof that a chaotic Europe is ungovernable’ My latest in @the_guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A violent and coordinated youth uprising? That’s exactly the picture Europe’s enemies want to paint | Alberto Alemanno
Each country’s protesters have distinct grievances. Listen to them, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernable, says law professor Alberto Alemanno
theguardian.com
‘The misleading narrative of a pan-European revolt has consequences, because it allows images of unrest to be taken out of their national contexts and presented as proof that a chaotic Europe is ungovernable’ My latest in @the_guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A violent and coordinated youth uprising? That’s exactly the picture Europe’s enemies want to paint | Alberto Alemanno
Each country’s protesters have distinct grievances. Listen to them, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernable, says law professor Alberto Alemanno
theguardian.com
After Milei's visit, another own goal for Spain's opposition: an AI-generated video attacking Sánchez. Tactically clumsy, democratically corrosive. It’ll backfire. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election
Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing
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A violent and coordinated youth uprising? Listen to each country’s protesters, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernable. That’s exactly the picture Europe’s enemies want to paint. Read my latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Despite the rise of far-right parties, the EU and Canada remain well-positioned to offer an alternative model of democratic cooperation, argues @alemanno.wsocial.eu in conversation with Samuel Dempsey. Read his full piece ''An EU–Canada Partnership Against Coercion'' here: bit.ly/3VeYNuc
A violent and coordinated youth uprising? Listen to each country’s protesters, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernable. That’s exactly the picture Europe’s enemies want to paint. Read my latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU and its governments have never been so inaccessibile and disinterested in civil society’s input. So, how to remedy that? By convening a conference, as if this alone would remedy the situation. Curious to hear rationale for the “event” www.consilium.europa.eu/en/events-gs...
Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement within the European Union – 12 November 2026
Event co-organised by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the General Secretariat of the Council
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📅 Join us on Thursday 29 October, in Brussels or online, for the launch with the Rule of Law Clinic at the Central European University Democracy Institute and the European Policy Centre’s Connecting Europe project. 👉 Register here: thegoodlobby.eu/does-the-eu-...
As expected, the youth protests got hijacked by third countries that dislike the EU, what it stands for and democracy When the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression get weaponised to weaken EUropean democracies
The EU and its governments have never been so inaccessibile and disinterested in civil society’s input. So, how to remedy that? By convening a conference, as if this alone would remedy the situation. Curious to hear rationale for the “event” www.consilium.europa.eu/en/events-gs...
Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement within the European Union – 12 November 2026
Event co-organised by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the General Secretariat of the Council
consilium.europa.eu
As expected, the youth protests got hijacked by third countries that dislike the EU, what it stands for and democracy When the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression get weaponised to weaken EUropean democracies
Draghi mania got Draghi watchers and watchdogs to mesure the degree of implementation of his recommendations. No matter they lack a method, they contribute to Draghi mania as amplified by the holy triptic: FT, Economist and Le Monde (via the Rhine)
Wrong Madame @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social EU Member States and the EU institutions themselves are required to protect & promote EU values as in Article 2 TEU including democracy, rule of law and human dignity, as held by the EU Court of Justice in Comm vs Hungary This applies to France too, Mme
Wrong Madame @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social EU Member States and the EU institutions themselves are required to protect & promote EU values as in Article 2 TEU including democracy, rule of law and human dignity, as held by the EU Court of Justice in Comm vs Hungary This applies to France too, Mme
Europe's youth protests are NOT one movement, but they share some grievances and tactics - through a subtle process of imitation fuelled by media coverage. This narrative of a pan EU revolt fueled by the hard right & hard left is deeply misleading as claims that these protests are migration related
Europe's youth protests are NOT one movement, but they share some grievances and tactics - through a subtle process of imitation fuelled by media coverage, as shown below (source: @theguardian.com). Yet how pan-European this phenomenon is remains to be seen... substack.com/@albertoalem...
A word of caution - for @euronews.com Portraying Europe's youth protests as a coordinated pan-European revolt is tempting, and misleading. It plays into the hands of those who want to weaken European democracy.
What’s behind youth protests across continent? These are multi-factorial phenomena that require great epistemic humility and caution when unpacking them. Here’s some of the seemingly common concerns - that should not be dismissed simply because they have been hijacked by violent groups
A word of caution - for @euronews.com Portraying Europe's youth protests as a coordinated pan-European revolt is tempting, and misleading. It plays into the hands of those who want to weaken European democracy.
@alemanno.wsocial.eu: "Each time the EPP treats exceptions to common rules as politically acceptable, it lends legitimacy to arguments that the hard right could not normalise alone." euobserver.com/243071/can-t...
Can the EU survive with far-right leaders running major member states? The answer is worrying
As the EU enters an unprecedented electoral supercycle, the question is whether it can defend its integrity as the forces challenging it gain influence over its institutions.
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What, if anything, do Europe’s youth protests have in common? Portraying these mobilisations as a coordinated “pan-European revolt” is not only misleading. It risks playing into the hands of those seeking to weaken European democracy. Read my latest albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/what-europ...
