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Ukraine refugees want to return home — but how?

The majority of refugees are women and children — one-in-four Ukrainian women now living outside the country (Photo: European Commission) It is generally accepted that the longer refugees are out of their home country the less likely they are to…

Why EU should take action against Agri-oligopoly

Recent farmer’s protest in Brussels. (Photo: Paula Soler/EUobserver) As farmers see their livelihoods under pressure and people all over the world struggle with hunger and a rising cost of living, the five largest food commodity traders announced their biggest profits…

Why are EU travel firms offering holidays to Uyghur region?

At least 18 European travel companies from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands currently advertising tours to the Uyghur region (Photo: Wikimedia) The Chinese authorities are currently having their ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment in the Uyghur region. One of…

Will Russia soon control the Red Sea?

The Suez Canal. Between 12 and 15 percent of total world trade goes through this maritime shortcut bottleneck — making it a prime target (Photo: Wikimedia) When I left as an envoy from the European Parliament to Cairo in 2011,…

Farmers are right to protest — but Green Deal is wrong target

Many politicians continue to support the largest agribusinesses and frame the crisis as ‘farmers versus nature’. It's a false dichotomy that tragically hurts the vast majority of farmers (Photo: Paula Soler/EUobserver) Farmers across Europe are struggling and are hitting the…

Why a Chinese car battery plant in Hungary is not a good idea

China’s Build Your Dreams BYD has been scrutinised for intellectual property infringement, data security, and economic espionage, accused of copying designs from established automobile manufacturers. Now it's coming to Hungary (Photo: American Tobacco Campus) Following concerns that Chinese EVs are…