by Vincenzo Scarpetta
Italian MEP Antonio Tajani, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group, was elected new President of the European Parliament yesterday evening. It took him four rounds of voting to beat his…
by Andrew Duff
Brussels is no stranger to political confusion, especially when the leadership of the EU institutions is concerned. Already the press wheels out its usual reports of backroom deals and an imminent 'stitch-up'…
by Johannes Voswinkel
Russian NGOs are under pressure: They are hindered in their work with laws and checks by the authorities, paralyzed and driven to close down. External support is not only helpful, but vital.
In the…
by Kathrin Glastra & Andreas Rüdinger
The Great Divergence in Energy Policy
"It is anything but complicated", summarises a French expert on energy policies in Germany and France: "The French do not understand the Germans, just like the Germans…
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By Hossein Abedini
The death on Sunday of the Iranian mullah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani marks a milestone in the…
by Joost Lagendijk
The EU-Turkey relations have been put to test on numerous occasions this year. In the first half of 2017 further political events of importance are to be expected which will set the path…
by Erik van der Marel, Matthias Bauer, Martina F. Ferracane, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
As growth in the EU has remained low and the usual channels for recovery such as greater investment or an increase in the…
by Hugh Lovatt
The European Neighbourhood Policy's engagement for a two state solution proves to be outdated. Its revitalisation could form an integral part of international efforts to resolve the conflict.
The EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)…
by Martin Mycielski
From its conception as the European Coal and Steel Community, through the fall of the Soviet bloc and up until the beginning of the global financial crisis, the EU was largely portrayed as…
by Aarti Shankar
Polls analysing the key contenders to take the French presidency suggest voters have fixed their intentions on candidates from the right and centre-right. Yet, in a climate of limited confidence in pollsters, it…