Failed AA with Ukraine: EU missed the point
It could have been a big summit in Vilnius. The European Union was set to sign an association agreement with Ukraine, that would have put the latter on a secure path to EU membership. It could have...
View ArticleSummit on CSDP: Debating the means, forgetting about the ends
On Thursday and Friday the heads of state will meet again to discuss the next steps towards comprehensive Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). According to the agenda the discussion will focus on...
View ArticleBad parties, bad future – An example
Austria’s new old Grand Coalition government, led by social democratic Chancellor Werner Faymann and conservative Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger, has been sworn in earlier on Monday. The ceremony...
View ArticleMatteo Renzi’s rise: It’s Rome vs. Berlin now
The European elections in May saw a number of winners. The biggest amongst them, however, can be found in Rome. The young Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, is set to become for the Socialists what...
View ArticleGetting rid of ECHR: Good for Cameron, bad for the rest of Europe
Notoriously, David Cameron is ready to do everything in order to stay in Downing Street after next year’s general election. With his latest proposition, however, he sets new standards in terms of...
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