The short-sightedness of the EU’s long term energy infrastructure vision
On 14 October the European Commission made public its selection of the first set of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) regarding Europe’s energy infrastructure.
Future of Europe
EU urges reopening of stalled membership talks with Turkey, despite failures
The EC would like the talks on Turkey’s full EU membership, frozen for the past three years, to be renewed and greater attention paid to incorporating the issue of fundamental rights into negotiations with the country.
The Gibraltar crisis and the measures, options and strategies open to Spain
What options and strategies are open to Spain in its historical dispute with the UK over Gibraltar? A crisis again broke out with Gibraltar and the UK in July and August of 2013 over the sinking of an artificial reef in waters traditionally exploited by Spanish fishermen.
Merkel’s safe pair of hands now carry a heavy burden
Despite being subjected to intense criticism from abroad, the results show the enormous support for Merkel’s leadership style in managing the Eurozone crisis.
All that remains sound between Spain and the UK
The relations between the UK and Spain are extremely close-knit and should not be allowed to be jeopardised by the Gibraltarian government’s recent actions.
After the storm: international monetary implications of a reborn euro
A reborn Euro Zone will have more international monetary power, but it is unclear if it will be a stabilising or a destabilising force for the IMS.
What would the ‘United States of Europe’ look like in this changing world? Reflections on the IEPG
The third edition of the Elcano Global Presence Index (IEPG) is out. This year, we have also calculated the EU’s global presence –as if it were a single country– and estimated the presence of member States in the European sphere.
The EU bows to German pressure to delay Turkey’s membership talks
The EU averted a possible derailment of embattled Turkey’s moribund accession negotiations by agreeing to open the first chapter in three years, but not this month as originally promised because of Ankara’s excessively brutal handling of the demonstrations which have rocked the country and particularly appalled Angela Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor.
Turkey’s ‘indignants’ take to the streets
The protests that started in Istanbul and have shaken the country are rooted in a lot more than complaints about riding rough-shod over opposition to the redevelopment of one of the few green spaces in the historic heart of a city of 13 million and turning it into a shopping mall.