by Martin Balaz
The funeral of two drowned fugitive brothers, Jacob and Hanna, was attended by almost all Assyrian Christians in Midyat in the south-east of Turkey. All of them fitted in a rather small…
by Rica Heinke
When the euro crisis was at its peak, European media largely ignored the situation in Portugal, even though the small Iberian country with a population of just over 10 million suffered massive economic…
by JUDY DEMPSEY
When the center-right Civic Platform party ran the Polish government from 2007 to 2015, it could do no wrong. That was the reputation it earned from several of its European Union partners.
The…
by James Rogers
Pro-Europeans in the United Kingdom (UK) have had a miserable time of late. They seem completely unable to articulate a clear, decisive and engaging message to attack their anti-European and Eurosceptic opponents…
by JUDY DEMPSEY
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Cornelius Adebahr - Associate in Carnegie’s Europe Program
They might,…
by Roland Freudenstein & Konrad Niklewicz
Let’s be clear: This is not about ‘punishing Poland’. This is about proving that we are a Union built on values, that among those is liberal democracy (based on separation of powers,…
by Pawel Swidlicki
Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki outlines the recent domestic changes the Polish government has introduced to the country's Constitutional Tribunal and public media which have been described as undemocratic. Pawel argues that while they…
by Ilke Toygür & Marta Paradés
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The question after the election that has to be asked is if the Spanish politicians will make up their minds to sign government agreement or if there will be a snap election?…
by Raoul Ruparel
Writing on Forbes Open Europe's Raoul Ruparel looks at some of the key events to watch in Europe in 2016.
Needless to say 2015 has not been a particularly good year for Europe and…
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…