Spain General Election- Results
FTI Consulting concludes the results of the Spanish general elections. Spain’s ruling Social Democrats (PSOE) won the most votes but fell short of an absolute majority in Sunday’s snap general election. With the highest voter turnout in the last two decades, the contest was marked by the breakthrough of the alt-right Vox party and the […]
EU Elections – A View from France
The coming European elections will have a peculiar flavour in France as they will be the first electoral test since Emmanuel Macron’s election in May 2017. Within this context, political parties have launched their campaigns, revealed their strategies and unveiled their candidates this month. The team at FTI Consulting reviews the election landscape. Please download […]
Spain General Election
With just six days to go before the Spanish general election (April 28th), FTI Consulting releases the results of its latest poll carried out between the 6th and the 9th of April. The results shed light on the electoral behaviour and social concerns of Spaniards ahead of the election, considered by many as the most […]
Strasbourg Diary II
It’s a wrap: Notre Dame a fitting metaphor for Europe as Parliament heads towards elections. The European Parliament convened one last time in Strasbourg before the European elections to adopt the remainder of the 350 legislative proposals tabled by Juncker Commission over the last five years. FTI Consulting Brussels surveys the mood music on the […]
Paying your fair share: How reputation is driving Europe’s tax debate
Gone are the days when tax was seen as a rather dry and technical process. It’s now driving news headlines and not good ones. Leaks and scandals are increasingly tarnishing and threatening the reputation of many global brands, multinational businesses and even countries. Austerity has emboldened policy makers to take action. It’s a vote winner. […]
What new policies could arise from Europe’s new ethics guidelines for Artificial Intelligence?
Earlier this week the EU published its new ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI), ten months after the European Commission created its high-level expert group to look into the issue. In this snapshot Victoria de Posson at FTI Consulting Brussels looks at what future EU policy initiatives might arise as a consequence. Please download […]
Discover our regional analysis for the EU2019 elections
Potential Scenarios The Good: Improvement Europeans move forward from Brexit with an increased positive sentiment toward the Union leading to a wider representation of pro-European parties in the European Parliament Anti-establishment parties fail to deliver on expectations. Stability in the European Parliament with traditional pro European political groups reenergized The Bad: Paralysis A more splintered […]
The 2019 EU Elections and Why You Should Care
As part of our FTI Brussels’ #yearofchange campaign, we launched a video explaining why the forthcoming parliamentary elections are so important. With voter attendance falling across Europe it is vitally important that we encourage people to get out and vote.
Introducing Spitzenkandidat: Manfred Weber
As Europe gears up for a new Commission President, could the European People’s Party candidate replace Jean-Claude Juncker in July? Read more from the team at FTI Consulting in Germany giving you insight to what is on the political agenda. Please download the full article to read further.