Why a strategic autonomous EU needs a permanent UNSC seat, and how it might get one
After many debates and statements of principle in recent years, the time for a more structured discussion on the European Union’s future...
Coherence in the Union's External Action
From the three communities on the European Political Cooperation to achieving consistency in EU’s External Action Credit photo:...
Auf Wiedersehen Angela, Servus Annalena: Exploring the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) electoral
For months, the lives of citizens all over the world have been marred by uncertainty. As for those in Germany and the European Union,...
Mark Rutte’s imminent European Union leadership opportunity
Mark Rutte - also known colloquially as Teflon Mark - is a force to be reckoned with, both inside and outside the Netherlands. His...
The Implications of the French, German and Dutch Indo-Pacific Strategies for the EU's Asia Policy
In November 2020, the Netherlands became the third European country to issue an Indo-Pacific strategy, falling in behind France (May...
The Rise of the Far Right in Portugal and its European implications
For a long time, the Iberian Peninsula has been a bulwark against populism. However, during the last years it seems, that the...
How nationalism undermines EU enlargement and values: the Macedonia-Bulgaria controversy
On the 8th of December 2020, Bulgaria refused to accept the negotiating framework for the start of accession talks with North Macedonia...
Europe sleeping rough: Parliament’s plans to end homelessness
Every night, hundreds of thousands are sleeping on the streets of Europe. Omnipresent yet often ignored, the homeless embody the...
Greening EU transport policies: Past achievements, shortcomings & challenges for the recovery period
ransport in the European Union accounts for more than a quarter of the yearly greenhouse gas emissions, and since 1990 the emissions have in
V4’s Geopolitical Solidarity and its Limitations
By Piotr Marczyński ©Kafkadesk On the 19th of August, the presidents of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic issued a joint...
