‘Yellow vests’: the first rebellion against the ecological transition
A few extra cents on fuel cannot explain the anger. Macron recognised the tension between the ‘end of the world’ and the ‘end of the month’.
Future of Europe
When strongmen personalise foreign and security policy: the US and Turkey
In the absence of credible alternatives, the trend towards the appearance of ‘strongmen’ is spreading. The US and Turkey are two cases in point to consider.
Brexit’s bad bargain: losing sovereignty
Perhaps the draft Brexit agreement reached by the UK and EU negotiators is the best possible under the circumstances. Nothing is yet assured.
Italy’s budget battle with the European Commission
The EC has rejected Italy’s proposed budget because of it breached prior fiscal commitments, including an increase in the deficit of GDP.
Salvini’s Italy between Greek tragedy and Portuguese fado
Salvini has struck a heroic pose because he knows it attracts votes in Italy. Conversely, his pugnaciousness makes him many enemies in Brussels.
2018, a lost year for Europe
There was a time when it was hoped that 2018 would be the year in which the EU. The Bavarian results have triggered a political earthquake.
The European Council and migration: any progress?
The European Council has come up with a vague agreement, but it has avoided a political crisis and at the same time made more visible the seriousness of the migration challenge to the EU.
EU scenarios for 2027
This paper is written at a very critical time for the EU. However, in these distressed times for the European project, it seems more appropriate than ever to discuss in public what its future will be.
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