by Tomáš Vlček and Martin Jirušek
Contrary to the popular view in many European capitals, suppliers of nuclear energy cannot use it as a political tool in the same way as natural…
by Paul Rogers
Twelve years ago, George W Bush gave his “Mission Accomplished” speech from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, confident that the Saddam Hussein regime had been consigned to…
Ukraine’s Free Trade Agreement: How it Deepens the Rapprochement with EU and the Impasse with Russia
by Madalina Sisu Vicari
EU-Ukraine free trade agreement: a long and difficult implementation
The beginning of the 2016 will bring the entering into force of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between Ukraine…
by Andreas Takis
2015 is a hallmark year for migration to the EU. It is the year when the impasses of European migration policy manifested themselves in an explosive fashion. The massive influx of Syrian refugees…
by David Held and Kyle McNally
In the short term, Europe can only survive as a way of solving common problems, worth having insofar as the EU stabilises crises and protects the economic wellbeing…
by Roland Freudenstein
What we are going through now … will change our country. - Angela Merkel
We don’t want to change! - Viktor Orban
Just like previous crises, the one about the refugees has highlighted…
by Dr Bruno Macaes
The industrial internet – the network of intelligent machines, software analytics and people – would address the European productivity slowdown by providing a foundation for new businesses, new jobs and higher productivity.…
DISCLAIMER : all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe
by Diana Alghoul
Last week, Israel announced that it is going to fine Egypt $1.7 billion for rescinding a…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
The Spanish general election delivered a messier outcome than expected. With no obvious government in sight, Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta discusses some possible scenarios. He argues that Spain can, at best, hope for…
DISCLAIMER : all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe
by Iyad Al-Dalimi
The ruling elite in Baghdad has suddenly realised that they are ruling a country called Iraq…