President Zelenskyy recently hit the headlines by claiming that a coup plot was underway against him and would take place on December 1. Instead, the day was marked by peaceful protests against Zelenskyy’s rule that saw thousands gather on Independence…
The Conference on the Future of Europe, launched in March seeks to give EU citizens a voice in determining the bloc’s priorities. Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé takes stock of what has been achieved so far. Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé is an MEP in the…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced intense pressure Wednesday (8 December) after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social gatherings were banned under Covid-19 rules. The leaked…
As 16 years of Angela Merkel finally came to an end today, with Olaf Scholz sworn in as the new German chancellor, the sense of departure that had been in the air was no longer truly felt. The “traffic light”…
The Biden Administration is preparing to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on September 1. The meeting comes at an important inflection point for Ukraine and for US-Ukrainian relations, with Ukraine celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of independence earlier this…
Senior officials from 46 nations and international organizations including NATO and the EU gathered in Kyiv on August 23 for the inaugural Crimea Platform summit. The initiative is part of Ukrainian efforts to return the Russian occupation of Crimea to…
US President Joe Biden has informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US and its European allies will respond with “strong economic and other measures” if the Kremlin proceeds with a threatened escalation in its seven-year war against Ukraine. The…
How to teach history across Europe, and how it can contribute to a vibrant democratic culture was the question at the heart of a two day annual conference ‘History Education for a Democratic Europe’ last week, organised by the Observatory…
EU health ministers, meeting in Brussels on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Slovenia’s Janez Poklukar, called for fast and coordinated action to tackle the surge in infections and the spread of the Omicron variant, supporting the general applicability of the…
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