Rifts in the European Parliament
The election of Antonio Tajani as president of the European Parliament is the outcome of a fierce struggle for MEPs’ votes.
Future of Europe
Cyprus’s elusive reunification: so near to a solution, yet so far
UN-brokered talks to finally reunify Cyprus after 43 years offer hope, but obstacles remain and any deal would have to be approved in referendums on both sides.
A strategy for Europe’s neighbourhood: keep resilient and carry on?
If it cannot offer more than building up resilience, the EU risks locking itself out of its own neighbourhood. Would sovereignty and equality not be a better Leitmotiv for its strategy?
Trump and the defence of Europe
Europeans would be wise to improve their own defences, in case they can no longer depend on the US as much as before.
Three’s company? France, Germany, the UK and European defence post-Brexit
It is vital that France, Germany and the UK cooperate constructively on military matters after the British leave the European Union.
European institutional responses to the recent developments in Turkey: divided in unity?
The institutional division between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council regarding Turkey has become even more visible over the last months.
Will Trump cut a deal with Putin?
A deal between Putin and Trump would not change the underlying reality. It is not Western influence which undermines the Kremlin’s influence in the former Soviet space but its failure to deliver the kind of governance people want.
A roadmap for sustainable electricity trade between Morocco and Europe
Will the fate of the roadmap be any different this time round? It is to be hoped so, but will mostly depend on the narrative deployed by the signatories.
Spain: A new opportunity to play a more central role in the EU
Spain finally has a government. How will the country now play its cards in the international arena, especially in the EU post-Brexit? And will the new role of the Parliament be useful for Spanish foreign policy?
Italy and Austria, taking an unorthodox stand against populism
It would be a mistake to say that Italy has voted against Europe, even though the decision may have European consequences.
Breaking up the Euro would empower the nationalists
Despite recent tensions, the Euro has created deep ties that go beyond economic cooperation and are integral to European identity.
Europe is unprepared for Trump
The election of Donald Trump as US President, hard on the heels of the Brexit referendum, has forced Europe to confront another mirror.