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July 7, 2017
Polish President Andrzej Duda’s Three Seas Initiative project is a logical outcome of the European Union’s eastward expansion since the turn of the millennium. To observers in the former Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe, the expansion of the EU looks very much like a “drang nach Osten” affair minus the tanks, that… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
April 28, 2017
On April 16, the Turkish people voted in a constitutional referendum deciding whether to broaden the Presidential office’s influence at the expense of the parliament, further undermining the fragile Turkish parliamentary democracy and pushing it further towards authoritarianism. Erdogan’s razor-thin victory of (51,3%), allowed for the realization of his long-time effort to redefine his position… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
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blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Regional Policy |
April 13, 2017
To say that EU-Turkey relations are under strain is a strong understatement. Perhaps the only reason (NATO concerns aside) why EU member states have not officially put a stop to the accession negotiations is enlightened self-interest in the refugee deal. Megaphone diplomacy and diplomatic tactics at or over the far end of the spectrum of… » read more
Posted by Antonius Voluptarius
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blogactiv, Enlargement, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Global Europe |
by Mechthild Herzog Times of Crisis, Times of Prospects: Can the EU Learn from the 1970s? In the fields of social and employment policy at least, the European Union, that the UK voted to leave on 23 June 2016, parallels the one the UK joined 43 years earlier. Following the famous quote dedicated to Mark… » read more
Posted by RSIEAblog
March 2, 2017
Troubling news continue to come from the Balkans. Two rounds of talks in the framework of the High Level Dialogue for the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina were hosted by High Representative Federica Mogherini respectively on 24 January and on February first. Tensions escalated before the meeting when Serbia attempted to send a… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
February 10, 2017
Montenegro is set to become a new member of the NATO but its path to the full membership became questioned after the election of Donald Trump as the US President. Russia has been a fierce opponent of Montenegro’s membership but the leadership of the small Adriatic nation is determined to pursue this goal. Euractiv already… » read more
Posted by Montenegro and European Union
November 22, 2016
European civil society calls for action against the Turkish government’s recent bill that would release prisoners convicted of sexual assault of minors, if they marry their victims. In the light of recent events and concerning news arriving from the state of democracy and respect of fundamental human rights in Turkey, AEGEE-Europe and the European Youth… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
November 14, 2016
Există viaţă şi după deznodământul alegerilor prezidenţiale din Republica Moldova. Basarabia e România şi atât timp cât va bate o inimă de român, nu vom uita niciodată cine suntem şi ce avem de făcut pentru a ne reîntregi Patria. Ca român basarabean sunt mâhnit, dar înţeleg perfect cum s-a ajuns aici. Furtul miliardului $ (a… » read more
Posted by Victor Ciumac
Rather than acquiescing to the reckless impulses of populist politicians eager to capitalize upon the mess that is Brexit, Czech leaders should resort to common sense and urge patience and restraint. Contrary to what populists would like to purport, support for the EU is rising in several countries following Brexit, including Denmark who is traditionally… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
September 8, 2016
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 04/14/2016 Co-Author: Michael Jacobsen The 2016 EU Presidency country is a little known, landlocked country often confused with its region Cousin Slovenia. You will be hearing more about this region in the years to come. Get ahead of the trend, and discover Europe’s… » read more
Posted by Zuzana Palovic
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
July 5, 2016
Nicolas’ “bain de foule” On the 29th of June, French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy walked on stage to a crowd of cheering French expats gathered at London’s Millenium Hotel, mostly from the type of professional and managerial class that watches France’s troubled course worriedly but still hesitates to return to a country they see… » read more
Posted by Jorge González-Gallarza
At press conferences debriefing today’s EU27 Summit, the French and German leaders differed by more than nuances. Here are straight quotes, to avoid translation losses: – Francois Hollande stated: ‘Ce mandat [exit negotiations] sera exercé par le Conseil, avec l’appui de la Commission européenne, et celui du Parlement car c’est l’émanation, aussi, de la légitimité… » read more
Posted by Media4EU
June 27, 2016
A European model that relies only on the generation and expansion of a multilingual cosmopolitan elite, with no perceived benefits for the national masses, is doomed to failure. Here is what we should learn from Brexit. and what we should do next. The people of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the… » read more
June 16, 2016
Guest blog post by Hanna Pienczykowska, Director General of Model European Union Warsaw. The population of the EU exceeds 500 million of people and the area that it covers is more than 4 million square kilometers. That’s a lot. Moreover, the Union consists of 28 member states that also have different political systems. National politics… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
