Author: Josef Lentsch

Years ago, someone introduced me to this saying: gratitude is not a political category. It may not be true that Churchill ever said this, but there…

Europe’s political environment is changing rapidly. Germany is at the centre of these changes. It is currently moving rapidly through three political developments that signal the…

The European political stage resonates with powerful female voices. Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s progressive strides in Iceland, Mette Frederiksen’s determined leadership in Denmark, Georgia Meloni’s bold presence in…

Progressive Slovakia (PS) is the first liberal political party to get so close to winning an election in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The September…

Sahra Wagenknecht, a potent force from the German left-wing party Die Linke (“The Left”), has confirmed her decision to form a new party. At a book…

In the ever-evolving world of politics, social media has powerfully extended the influence of some European political figures beyond their home countries and into the broader…

How do you attract new, young talent into politics? Ricardo Marvão has more than an idea: he has proof. The Lisbon-based entrepreneur is the founder of…

“The truth is, journalism has long struggled with the idea of bias and, through many periods since the founding of the Republic, much of the press…

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was this: “You only notice wear and tear in retrospect. Once you feel it, the damage…

The APROPOS Group is a non-profit, politically neutral think tank. They operate out of Berlin and Rome in the field of democratic innovation, and specialise in…