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EU: “All compromises put off until tomorrow”

11:07 24.10.2026

EU: “All compromises put off until tomorrow”

An overwhelming burden of problems weighing down the driver, or perhaps, just a senseless, insular squabble - this is how one might describe the main takeaway from the latest EU summit held in Brussels on October 15–16. Most international analysts share this assessment, despite the summit’s ambitious agenda featuring the …

Germany: elections in the East are over. What next?

10:40 15.10.2026

Germany: elections in the East are over. What next?

In Germany, the initial wave of emotional outbreaks is gradually making way for attempts to wrap one’s mind around the triumphant success of the right-wing populist "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party in the parliamentary elections of three East German states, dubbed by the media as a “political earthquake.” The elections, …

The advance of the European right, or what Brussels really fears

10:56 22.07.2026

The advance of the European right, or what Brussels really fears

A Western political scientist once said that when the EU and NATO start talking about "European unity" over and over again, it means cracks are already appearing somewhere beneath the foundations of that unity. The current fuss over this issue is all too obvious. Last week, global news agencies exploded …

Germany wants to become Europe's "locomotive" in space militarization

19:20 25.11.2025

Germany wants to become Europe's "locomotive" in space militarization

Last week, Germany officially unveiled its Space Security Strategy. The November 19 presentation in Berlin was a highly notable event, because this is the first document of its kind adopted in the Federal Republic of Germany, and its presentation by three federal ministers – Defense minister Boris Pistorius, Foreign minister …

Frozen Russian funds: wary Belgian PM “saved” Russia’s money

11:16 28.10.2025

Frozen Russian funds: wary Belgian PM “saved” Russia’s money

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever proved to be a tough and stubborn nut to crack. During the October 23 summit in Brussels, De Wever, much to the disappointment of European Union leaders, who eagerly awaited his official consent to "carve up" Russian money frozen in the accounts of Belgium’s …

Europeans wary of EU-US trade deal?

11:37 10.09.2025

Europeans wary of EU-US trade deal?

The EU-US trade framework agreement reached by Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland late in July risks becoming a useless document about a bad compromise that never happened. The Europeans did not like the agreement the moment it came out and never tired of …

EU-Israel: the rift is getting bigger

18:18 20.08.2025

EU-Israel: the rift is getting bigger

Despite Hamas having informed Egypt and Qatar about its agreement to a ceasefire, Israel is preparing a new operation in central Gaza. During a Sunday visit to the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced an imminent transition to a new phase of Operation Gideon’s …

EU-MERCOSUR Agreement: Never-Ending Differences

11:49 05.12.2024

EU-MERCOSUR Agreement: Never-Ending Differences

To begin, here is a quote: “The European Union and MERCOSUR reached a political agreement today on an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement… The EU is the first major partner to conclude a trade pact with MERCOSUR, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The agreement signed will …

Scholz Putting a Brake on Recession in Germany, Recession Putting a Brake on Scholz

11:40 05.11.2024

Scholz Putting a Brake on Recession in Germany, Recession Putting a Brake on Scholz

A recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again downgraded Germany's economic outlook. The country's economy is in turmoil, experiencing its second consecutive year of recession. IMF experts predict that Germany's GDP growth in 2024 will be nearly zero compared to the previous year. The situation is …

Berlin puzzle: speculating about Trump but looking to Harris

11:19 16.08.2024

Berlin puzzle: speculating about Trump but looking to Harris

The prospect of seeing Donald Trump as president yet again has long been causing serious worries among politicians in Germany. Neither the European Union as a whole, nor Germany proper expect anything good of such a prospect, which they have dubbed “a horrible scenario”. They do remember what a challenge …

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