Instability in eastern front brought the membership applications filled by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia up of the EU agenda. In March, EU leaders affirmed that “Ukraine belongs to the European family”. However, should it consider granting three countries a candidate status? Commission President von der Leyen was the one pushing the EU to grant …
From the time the Protocol was signed, EU demonstrated an unchanged position that it is not open for renegotiation The bill that determines future UK-EU relations was announced on Christmas Eve in a rush leaving behind deep scrutiny of the deal. As predicted, obviously, many challenges would occur in the divorce process, including the issue …
Robin Niblett, the director of Chatham House for last 15 years, steps down from his position. Before leaving his post, he shared his view of how the world changed in last 15 years and some predictions of near future. To conclude his view, he said: “As I step down as Chatham House Director, I …
A movie came out in early May showing French president’s five years in power. It is divided into three parts and was published in Macron’s Youtube channel Running time: 139 min (in three parts) Directed by the Président de la République Starring: Emmanuel Macron Guest starring: The French government, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emma Watson, Greta Thunberg, …
G7 ministers meeting ended with mixed messages. In current crisis the EU is desperately looking for an alternative to the Russian gas. G7 message was to end the international investments in fossil fuels – however, except for the condition when they help Europe. Ministers said: “We acknowledge that investment in [the liquefied natural gas] …
From the beginning of the intense fights, Olaf Scholz refused to send military aid to Ukraine; visit Kyiv; even say that he wants Ukraine to win the war. Facing strict criticism from his European fellows, he agreed to send anti-aircraft tanks for which Ukraine did not ask for. Furthermore, he kept delaying to provide Kyiv …
In the wake of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the transatlantic relations have been pushed forward to the expansion of cooperation between US-EU. Initially the TTC aimed to mainly contain China. The second meeting of the Trade and Technology Council in Saclay demonstrated slightly different direction due to the Russian emergence as a main threat in …
In this podcast, the topic of discussion is the NATO alliance and how it has influenced Russia’s approach to international relations What was NATO’s original purpose and what is its role in the war in Ukraine? Will Finland and Sweden join NATO and what significance does this have? What is Russia’s historical relationship with NATO and …
New report published by senior civil servant Sue Gray about the famous birthday party for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in Downing Street drags Johnson into the battle to save his premiership
World Economic Forum has reached its last day in this year meeting. Commission President von der Leyen reacted on oil imports banning from Russia at the next EU forthcoming summit in next week. “I think it is not an appropriate topic to be solved on the European Council because it’s very technical what we’re discussing,” …