The transformative nature of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has led to profound socio-economic changes and amplified existing trends. As a return to pre-Covid-19...
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Since December 2019, when US sanctions were imposed on companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the finalisation of the project has been...
Last Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered a “heartfelt” apology to Italy and announced an action plan worth three trillion euros – which...
In a sign that the European Union is continuing to conduct political business despite much of its staff and resources having been shifted to deal with the coronavirus...
Bringing an end to the Donbas war, forging stronger defence ties within the EU and finding a definitive settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh dispute are among this year’s...
With the United Kingdom now out of the European Union, France is looking to revive its efforts to reform the EU by forging a closer partnership with Germany and Poland...
What a difference two years of a mandate can make in politics: when he was elected president of France in 2017, Emmanuel Macron seemed to represent a bulwark against...
According to Czech business journal, Hospodářské noviny, Washington has threatened Czechia with tariffs on the country’s goods if the Czech parliament adopts a...
Croatia has kicked off its presidency of the Council of the European Union by making encouraging noises about Albania and North Macedonia finally receiving the green...
The new Ukrainian government has outlined an ambitious agenda for the country’s future. With expectations high, much will depend on whether the new Ukrainian leadership...
Donald Tusk, the outgoing president of the European Council, has said that Russia has been a “strategic problem” for the EU. His comments came as a response to the...
A year ago, I wrote in this column that emerging Europe was looking for (and desperately looking for) its Macron. One year later, it seems that this wish has been...
