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    European Populism and the War in Ukraine: Populist Narratives in Support of Vladimir Putin
    (Faculty of Political Sciences of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, 2023) Bujdei-Tebeică, Vlad
    European illiberal populists have not been very shy about their association with the RussianFederation’s Vladimir Putin. Many of them have even hailed the Russian President as a stalwart exam-ple against the liberal democratic institutions that define the European Union. However, it’s been almosttwo years since Russia invaded Ukraine and some of Putin’s previous supporters in Europe have dialledback their stance on Putin. This article seeks to create an overview of populist narratives in EuropeanUnion member states regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine, in order to assesswhether European illiberal discourses fluctuate according to external events.The analysis covers 8 European Union member states: France, Germany,Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. The periodof analysis covers the full year since the Russian invasion in Ukraine inFebruary 2022, up until February 2023, and is contrasted to statements andpositions held prior to February 2022. The analy-sis will be based on public statements made by keypopulist actors and parties from the 8 memberstates. The working hypothesis is that the pop-ulists’ support and admiration for Vladimir Putinvaries across the 8 countries. In some, support hasbeen diluted after the start of the invasion due topre-existing anti-communist sentiment, while inothers it hasn’t seen a significant drop.
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    Green Policies, Gray Areas: Farmers' Protests and the Environmental Policy Dilemma in the European Union
    (UJ MANDATUM KONYVKIADO, 2024) Bujdei-Tebeică, Vlad
    This paper presents a comparative analysis of farmer protests across seven European countries (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Romania) from late 2023 to early 2024, focusing on the intersection of anti-environmentalist discourse and Euroscepti­cism within these movements. Amidst growing tensions between agricultural practices and environmental policies, these protests highlight how civil society can pose a threat to the implementation of environmental policy across the European Union (EU). Utilizing discourse analysis and comparative methodology, the paper examines the platforms and public statements of the protesting groups to identify core themes of resistance against environmental regulations and EU agricultural policies. Furthermore, it incorporates a Euroscepticism lens to explore how anti-EU sentiments exacerbate the protests, reflect­ing broader issues of sovereignty, identity, and economic survival in the face of EU-wide policy directives. Our findings suggest that while environmental policy concerns are at the forefront, a significant undercurrent of Euroscepticism influences the discourse and demands of these protests, presenting a multifaceted challenge for EU policymakers. By analyzing these protests in a comparative context, this study contributes to the un­derstanding of contemporary European social movements and the intricate balance between environmental sustainability and agricultural livelihoods within the EU policy framework.