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European values vs. European prices

August 19, 2016

Yuriy Poyta, Dmitriy Zolotukhin French and German companies, which lobby the lifting of sanctions against Russia in the EU countries Despite the efforts of the powerful pro-Russian lobby in the political and business structures of Europe, on July 1, 2016, the EU extended the economic sanctions against Russia. Restrictive measures cover the financial, energy… » read more

Posted by Institute for Postinformation Society

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Global Europe, InfoSociety, Regional Policy

Putin in Slovenia: An Analysis

August 16, 2016

Putin is no stranger to the ex-Yugoslav republic of Slovenia. In fact, in June 2001, when Slovenia was still neither an EU nor a NATO member state, it was chosen as a neutral meeting place for the first official meeting between him and the U.S. president George W. Bush. Ironically, the meeting took place in… » read more

Posted by Kovacevic on Geopolitics

blogactiv, Enlargement, Europe's East, Geopolitics

Open Letter to U.S. Senators: Four Reasons Why Not To Approve NATO Protocol with Montenegro

June 29, 2016

On May 19, 2016, 28 NATO foreign ministers, including the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, signed the accession protocol with Montenegro in Brussels. In order for Montenegro to be admitted, all NATO member states must ratify the protocol. Since this is a treaty document, the U.S. Senate has to approve it by a two-thirds… » read more

Posted by Kovacevic on Geopolitics

blogactiv, Europe's East, Geopolitics, US Politics

The Standstill Clause as a Travesty: The ECJ’s fresh (yet ‘familiar’) approach to the EU-Turkey Association

June 16, 2016

Current EU-Turkish relations are all but tranquil. Controversial issues like the ‘refugee deal’, the visa waiver roadmap and the promise of revitalized accession negotiations continue to be front page news. Not surprisingly, they eclipse developments in the EU-Turkey Association, the institutionalized international regime established as long ago as 1963 that is intended to foster cooperation… » read more

Posted by ACELG

blogactiv, Case law, Europe's East

On democracy, NATO summit, papal visit and further developments in Poland

The previous article published a few days ago describes the political developments in Poland during the last 12 months. In light of these developments, it makes sense to remind ourselves of the contributions to democracy made by some great Europeans in the past. European democracy and the ‘tyranny of the masses’ In the 17th century,… » read more

Posted by The future of the European Union

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Europe's East

The Apogee of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

June 10, 2016

Turks, being both friendly and political, usually ask visitors what they think of Turkey. Seldom nowadays do they like the answer. When criticisms are made by Europeans of Turkey’s apparent drift to Islamist autocracy and away from pluralist democracy, we are reminded that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently (most recently last November) been popularly… » read more

Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

blogactiv, Enlargement, Europe's East, UK in Europe

Financial trouble of Ukraine’s nuclear operator calls Europe’s financial support into question

June 7, 2016

Energoatom is currently unable to serve loans from European institutions. Even though a European Commission study assessed the company’s credit worthiness Ukrainian taxpayers now have to pay back part of the loans. by Ana-Maria Seman, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog Difficulties are piling up for Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom whose accounts remain frozen since… » read more

Posted by Bankwatch

blogactiv, Energy, Europe's East, Nuclear energy

Bridges of Trust? Thinking on the Intermarium

June 2, 2016

Kublai Khan: “But which is the stone that supports the bridge?” Marco Polo: “The bridge is not supported by one stone or another, but by the line of the arch that they form.” Kublai Khan: “Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me.” Marco Polo:… » read more

Posted by Global Perspectives - Antonia Colibasanu

blogactiv, Europe's East, Global Europe, Regional Policy

Slovakia’s EU presidency: a chance to improve European biomass regulations

May 31, 2016

In its EU funds spending plans, Slovakia has shown commendable dedication to making bioenergy more sustainable. Taking over the EU presidency in June, it will have a unique chance to apply its expertise to improve European regulations on biomass. by Miroslav Mojzis cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog After pressure from Slovak non-governmental organisations,… » read more

Posted by Bankwatch

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, Regional Policy

Poland looks to rein in wind power to protect its coal industry

May 30, 2016

Politics has been hamstringing America’s solar industry — and now politics is poised to do the same with Poland’s wind energy. Such short-sightedness will of course prolong the dominance of dirty-fuel sources. A number of U.S. utilities, alarmed at solar’s threat to their businesses, have sent their lobbyists scurrying to state capitals to persuade legislators… » read more

Posted by The Eurasian Policy & Energy Hub

blogactiv, Europe's East, Global Europe

The Alliance of Neutral States (ANS): Putin’s Anti-NATO Grand Design for the Balkans

May 23, 2016

For about two decades, it appeared that the end of the Cold War in Europe left the Balkan states with no long-term geostrategic option except the so-called Euro-Atlantic integrations underwritten by the ideology known as Atlanticism. This option reached the peak of its strength after NATO’s military intervention in the Bosnian conflict in 1995 (which… » read more

Posted by Kovacevic on Geopolitics

blogactiv, Europe's East, Geopolitics, Global Europe, religion

EU to look at gas pipeline from Cyprus

May 3, 2016

The European Union has announced a $2.3-million feasibility study of a natural gas pipeline between Cyprus and Europe — one of the continent’s latest efforts to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. Cyprus has had success developing gas fields off its eastern and southern coasts that are closer to Europe than Middle Eastern gas. Although… » read more

Posted by The Eurasian Policy & Energy Hub

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Global Europe

Ukraine needs European values and Europe’s solidarity

April 5, 2016

Ahead of a referendum in the Netherlands on the association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, Olexi Pasyuk from the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine discusses the agreement’s importance for Ukraine’s civil society and why Europe must still improve how it engages with the country. by Olexi Pasyuk, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog. (The… » read more

Posted by Bankwatch

blogactiv, Energy, Enlargement, Europe's East, Nuclear energy

Poland revokes pledge to accept refugees after Brussels attacks

March 24, 2016

Guest blog post by Leo Watson, freelance writer. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has stated that Poland will not take any refugees, a day after the terror attacks on Brussels. In January, Szydlo announced that 400 refugees would be accepted by Poland, but has now gone back on that decision. Szydlo did not cite security… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, EU borders, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, Global Europe

Europe’s false solutions for Ukraine’s energy woes

March 10, 2016

Current EU support is not just a distraction from the energy path Ukraine needs to take, it also puts countless communities in Ukraine and abroad at risk. by Iryna Holovko, Ukrainian campaigner for Bankwatch (cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog) European decision makers had good intentions, but in their efforts to help ensure Ukraine’s energy security,… » read more

Posted by Bankwatch

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, Europe's East, Nuclear energy