The migrant crisis that has been manufactured on the EU’s eastern border by Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his patron, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is a dangerous provocation with significant security ramifications for the wider region. At present, the crisis…
There has never been a better time to push for European integration. With pro-European governments in France, Italy and Germany, reform of the bloc seems to be within reach – for the first time in years. The shift is especially…
The European Commission on Wednesday (1 December) proposed letting member states bordering Belarus, and facing migrant flows allegedly orchestrated by Minsk, to keep arrivals’ asylum claims in legal limbo for longer. But Poland called the move ‘counter-productive’. The measures would…
The accountability of the European Commission to the directly elected Parliament is at a low point in history, and Parliament’s current leadership is completely neglecting its scrutiny role. It is time for a change, writes Sophie In’t Veld. Sophie In’t…
The existence of secret prisons in Russian-occupied Donbas is one of the lesser known aspects of Vladimir Putin’s ongoing war against Ukraine, but details have been slowly emerging for a number of years that point to grave human rights abuses…
The recent appointment of Oleksiy Reznikov as Ukraine’s new defense minister is a step in the right direction. Reznikov is not only a highly skilled manager capable of addressing the challenges created by an undeclared war with Russia that is…
The legal adviser of the top EU court said on Thursday (2 December) Budapest and Warsaw’s legal challenges to the EU law that links disbursement of bloc funds to rule of law standards should be dismissed. The arguments brought by…
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Former chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced his departure from the political stage on Thursday (2 December) by resigning from all his political posts. His resignation will lead to a cabinet reshuffle, and potentially, a new chancellor. In October, Kurz stepped down…
In recent weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been escalating his hybrid war against the Western world. However, his annual speech to Russian ambassadors on November 18 saw Putin at his most uninspired and defensive. The Russian leader’s long list…