Not Welcome: Skirting Refugee Quotas in the EU
Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice ruled that three EU countries broke European international law when they failed to comply with refugee quotas. The judgement states that Poland, More
Scholz’s EU Banking Union : A Comprehensive Solution for the Eurozone’s Economic Woes?
On November the 13th, the IMF and the EU’s 2019 growth outlook warned of protracted periods of low inflation and subdued growth in its autumn report. The report projected that More
30 Years Later: A New Cold War?
Today, the 9th of November, marks 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell. This momentous occasion in 1989 represented not only the physical collapse of a concrete barrier dividing West More
Climate Strategy in Eastern Europe: Why a Consensus Green Deal is More Implausible Than Ever
On June 20th, an Eastern coalition led by Poland and Hungary, with Estonia and the Czech Republic, blocked a Brussels-led climate strategy that would have committed all EU members to More
The Caucasus Crisis: Understanding the Modern Context of the Russo-Georgian Conflict
On June 20th, 2019, thousands of Georgians stormed the parliament in Tbilisi. Adorned with EU flags and signs reading “Russia is an occupier”, the protests in the Georgian capital highlighted More
European Parliament Election 2019: Wall or No Wall, the East-West Divide in Germany Remains
Between May 23 and May 26, citizens in EU member states voted on a new European Parliament. Overall, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the centre-left Progressive Alliance of More
China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Paving a Way Through Europe
On March 23, Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China, supporting Beijing’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). Italy is already Europe’s second most indebted country and has clashed with More
Another Gateway to Europe: Italy Joins the BRI
Italy has become one of the first major European economies to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). On March 23, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s week-long Europe tour, Rome More
The Morning After: The Brexit Day That Wasn’t
“We will be leaving the European Union on March the 29th, 2019.” This is the promise Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly made to the United Kingdom, the EU, and More
Brexit: The European Union Takes Control of the Timetable
The most recent European Council regarding Brexit was held on March 21st and 22nd. Delaying their dinner of roast duckling à l’orange with parsnip mousseline, EU27 (EU members minus the More