by Selcuk Gultasli
Last week, EUobserver reported that EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker got mad when he heard about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s request that a video mocking him on a German TV…
by Vít Novotný
The terrorist attacks in Brussels on the second day of spring 2016 have inspired renewed calls for better sharing of intelligence between the EU’s national governments. For example, Guy Verhofstadt, the chairman of…
by Vince Chadwick & Maia De La Baume
The decision to label settlement goods causes friction within the bloc and strains ties with a staunch ally. Israel’s U.S. ambassador sent gift boxes for the 2015 holiday season…
by Martin Arnold
European banks are tentatively re-engaging with Iran as the Middle East’s second-largest economy slowly emerges from a sanctions regime that has kept it in the financial wilderness for years. Belgium’s KBC, Germany’s DZ Bank…
by Ahmet Erdi Ozturk
Starting from the second half of 2015, there has been an increase in multi-sided violence in south-east Turkey. There have been a number of attacks including suicide attacks by ISIS, and…
by Kabir Taneja*
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to make one of his more important foreign sojourns this month, as he prepares to visit Iran for a two-day official visit beginning on…
by Vladimir Slivyak
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Coal is one of the dirtiest industries in Russia. Apart from hydropower, renewable energy is practically non-existent. Civil society groups that might push for more sustainable sources of power are few and far…
by Pawel Swidlicki
A new poll released this morning shows that while Poles still strongly back EU membership, they also want to see border controls reinstated within the Schengen area. Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki looks at…
by Erik van der Marel
With sluggish growth performance in the EU over the last years, it is increasingly important to make reforms that lift economic growth. While there are various sources of growth, one outstanding…
by Sandy Johnston
As the United Kingdom’s (UK) European Union (EU) referendum approaches, we hear predictable NATO-centric rhetoric from Eurosceptic quarters including senior military officers and former ministers. It is worth reflecting on the…