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New "executive branch" of EU and Russia: EU hostile, but not united

10:24 08.07.2019 Dmitry Babich

New "executive branch" of EU and Russia: EU hostile, but not united

The recent decision by the European Council to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for the post of European Commission Chairperson and Christine Lagarde of France for President of the European Central Bank has caused many eyebrows to raise. Nevertheless, since this “feminist” set of candidates will surely receive …

Macedonia and Albania not allowed even in EU "waiting room"

11:23 28.06.2019 Dmitry Babich

Macedonia and Albania not allowed even in EU "waiting room"

The recent decision by an EU summit to postpone until October the solution on welcoming in Albania and Northern Macedonia as new members marks yet another setback for the European Union, which testifies to lack of unity among its members. Both Albania and Northern Macedonia have done all they could …

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

12:07 24.06.2019 Sergey Filatov

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

Protests of Yellow Vests in the center of Paris.AFP PhotoOnly the British could write about the French in such a manner. They reveal little-known details of the “Yellow Vest Movement” in a recent article “Yellow Vest: Shock stats reveal depth of Macron chaos - 50,000 on the streets and 11dead”.The …

EU - Turkey: friends at a distance

10:42 21.06.2019 Andrey Isayev

EU - Turkey: friends at a distance

The recent conflict over Turkish drilling vessels exploring for oil in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cyprus has triggered another wave of debates between Turkey and the European Union. For Turkey, membership or non-membership in the EU has long passed the political and economic format, having developed …

Candidates for European Commission President: who is who

12:47 07.06.2019 Dmitry Babich

Candidates for European Commission President: who is who

The race for President of the European Commission has got under way. According to the rules which are questioned by many in the European Union but have so far enjoyed majority support in the European Parliament, the new head of the “executive branch” of the European Union will be elected …

Will the Schengen zone survive?

12:02 31.05.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Will the Schengen zone survive?

The problem of migration poses one of the major challenges to the future of the European Union. Residents in more than half of EU countries call for establishing a strict control of migration, in some cases, even suggesting a complete ban on migrant movements. Meanwhile, any productive solution to this …

Euro - 20 years on: who won and who lost?

9:53 17.05.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Euro - 20 years on: who won and who lost?

The common European currency – the euro – came into being 20 years ago. Since January 1, 1999, the euro has been widely used in cashless money transfers. On January 1, 2002, banknotes and coins were introduced into circulation. How did the European countries benefit from the single currency? How …

Will the Malthouse compromise work?

11:06 07.02.2019 Elena Ananyeva

Will the Malthouse compromise work?

On January 15, the British MPs cast their ballots on the Agreement on the British Withdrawal from the EU, which T. May had reached with Brussels [1] - “Plan A”. The government lost the vote [2]. On January 29 they voted on the government ‘s "plan B". In fact, the …

EU sets in motion special mechanism against US sanctions

11:38 05.02.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

EU sets in motion special mechanism against US sanctions

According to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the EU’s updated Blocking Statute mechanism of maintaining financial, economic and trade relations with Iran, aimed at mitigating the impact of Washington’s sanctions on EU companies doing business with Tehran, will take effect within the next few days.However, the French minister stood …

Italy vs France: war of elites over “yellow vests” and Libya

11:19 28.01.2019 Dmitry Babich

Italy vs France: war of elites over “yellow vests” and Libya

The disputes, which regularly flare up between the current governments of France and Italy are important for Russia, since the ideological rift between President Emmanuel Macron and the ruling Italian coalition of Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio has, among other things, have direct bearing on this country. However, there …

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