European Politics

30 June 2023 European Politics

Luka Krauss 7 min

Undermining Kosovo’s state-building efforts and ambitions for greater global recognition is just one of many reasons why China and Russia get to secure the best venues for their billboards in the capital. Yet,  while both countries continue to stir the conflict and veto Kosovo independence in the UN Security Council, the EU is mediating talks for a normalisation of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

18 May 2023 European Politics

Carmen Noviello 6 min

Le 14 mai, la Turquie était prête à élire son nouveau Président. Mais aucun des deux candidats principaux, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan et Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu n’a obtenu plus de 50% des votes. Il faudra donc attendre le 28 mai pour découvrir la tournure que prendra l’histoire turque. Les élections de l’autre côté de la Méditerranée nous touchent plus que ce que l’on pourrait penser : un changement de Président pourrait représenter un moment unique pour les relations entre l’UE et la Turquie.

4 May 2023 European Politics

Francesco Pannullo 7 min

In February 2022, Russia initiated the invasion of Ukraine, and substantial destructions followed. Over $6.6 billion in agricultural infrastructure has been destroyed. This caused an increase in prices of agricultural products and fears about shortages. To assist Ukraine, the EU institutions promptly adopted several economic measures.

10 April 2023 European Politics

Julien Lemoine 10 min

Il est onze heures du matin, à Paris. Il fait frais. Le soleil hivernal illumine la capitale française. Le qualificatif de « ville lumière » prend tout son sens. Je suis rue de Rivoli et je m’apprête à rencontrer celui qui fut, de 2012 à 2017, le Président de la République française.

3 April 2023 European Politics

Mario Vega 9 min

Since the beginning of 2022, the European Union has been facing an increase of threats that marked the end of the year. In this regard, the European geopolitical chessboard is still shaking with some worrying issues still unresolved

20 March 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Lucas Soares 5 min

As Germany detains a large portion of the European total natural gas, both nominal and percentage wise, coupled with its great storage capacity, it is consequently no secret that part of the response of the European Union to the emergent energetic crisis comes precisely from this country. It is, however, curious to note that the very same nation that has the biggest responsiveness capacity to the growing crisis is at the same time one of the countries that has contributed the most to the current energy dependency crisis. This article will reflect on the German decisions and how they affected- and continue to affect- the current situation in light of the present situation characterised by a lack of negotiation consensus among the European Union Member States.