by Robert Heslop
Martin Schulz has proposed that the European Parliament and the position of President of the European Parliament be given more powers within the EU polity. If this is achieved Schulz hopes that…
by Annika Hedberg
In September 2015, Gazprom and major European energy companies (Germany's E.ON and BASF/Wintershall, Austria's OMV, France’s ENGIE and Royal Dutch Shell) signed an agreement to double the Nord Stream gas pipeline’s capacity by…
by Alexandre Barray
On February 11, 2015, a summit was held for the second time in Minsk to bring a solution to the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and government forces. Leaders…
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by Lawrence S. Wittner
In the aftermath of the Iranian government’s agreement to comply with the treaty, Lawrence Wittner asks: would it…
by Robert Heslop
After the collapse of the USSR, the European Union set about the process of welcoming the former Warsaw Bloc states into the Union. The long and often arduous process of securing EU…
by Pieter Cleppe
It would be unfair to criticize the European Union for its handling of the biggest refugee and migration crisis since the second World War, if the EU wasn’t making it all even…
by O. Krumme Garcia
The images are dramatic: masses of refugees trying to cross the border between Greece and Macedonia, boats full of people arriving at the shores of Europe, refugees living under atrocious conditions…
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by Igor Merheim-Eyre
In the classical novel by Miguel Cervantes, Don Quixote of La Mancha convinces himself to revive chivalry, and protect those in need against injustice. Andrzej Duda, took up office as the…
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by Robert Heslop
It is beyond question that the Greek crisis has greatly damaged the notion of European solidarity and the credibility of the Euro. In the wake of the latest flurry of…
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by Alexandre Barray
As many European countries are facing increasing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers, tensions are increasing in Europe. The European Commission revealed in a public opinion analysis released in July…