France rejects joint Channel border patrols with UK
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told his British counterpart Boris Johnson that the UK held “
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EU-Western Balkans ministerial calls for closer cooperation to better manage migration
Home affairs officials from the EU and the Western Balkans meeting at Brdo estate on Thursday agreed on the need to improve the exchange of information and cooperation on the ground in the combat against organised crime, and terrorism and…
Lithuania: EU should step up security role in its East
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Nord Stream 2 will test new German government’s European solidarity
Advocates of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline like to claim it will enhance European energy security. In reality, the opposite is true. If pipeline certification proceeds, it will leave the entire continent more exposed than ever to energy blackmail…
Transforming Ukraine into an international manufacturing hub
In recent years, Ukraine has gained considerable international attention as an increasingly important player in the global IT and fintech industries. This recognition is hardly surprising given the impressive domestic growth of the Ukrainian tech sector. In 2020, Ukraine’s annual…
Is the new German government good news for Ukraine?
The sun is finally setting on Germany’s Merkel era and a new coalition government is poised to take over. What will this change mean for Germany’s foreign policy towards Russia and Ukraine? Berlin’s approach, if modified, will affect not only…
Tweets of the Week: Omicron, Kurzexit, Andersonn-in (again)
Von der Leyen’s Covid statement mangled by berks, it’s a not so fond farewell to Sebastian Kurz, and Swedish PM’s 180 was so fast it hurts! And according to CNN, the South African variant was in Europe long…
Greek socialists decide leader, eye future coalitions
The Greek socialist party (Movement of Change – Pasok) holds primaries on 5 December to elect its next leader. The outcome of the vote could well determine whether the next coalition government in Greece will lean to the left or…
Croatia slammed by Council of Europe anti-torture committee over migrants
**This article has been updated with comments by Croatian President Zoran Milanović. Council of Europe’s Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT) published a report on Friday (3 December) detailing Croatian police border violence against migrants crossing from Bosnia, following…
Russian threat should revive Ukraine’s stalled domestic reform efforts
Faced with a new campaign of Kremlin intimidation and saber-rattling, it is essential that Ukraine gets the full support of the Euro-Atlantic Community in defending its independence. Commitments of diplomatic and military support from the US, UK, France, Sweden and…