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Worse than under Trump – Biden’s economic policy hits EU yet harder

11:14 16.12.2022 Andrey Kadomtsev

Worse than under Trump – Biden’s economic policy hits EU yet harder

The French Le Monde has published an article whose author argues that “for the EU economy, Biden has proved worse than Trump”. This article will look into the situation in more detail. The US trade policy demonstrated consistent protectionism throughout the entire 19thcentury. It was only in the 1930s, when …

EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

18:19 17.11.2021 Andrey Kadomtsev

EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

In the course of the 26thUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties, COP26), the United States and the European Union demonstrated a seemingly shared view on the “green” transition policy. Nevertheless, the two members of the Atlantic community have substantial differences over measures to overcome the …

Vučić in Serbia more popular than Tito

16:07 08.07.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

Vučić in Serbia more popular than Tito

A sociological survey which was held in Serbia to find out who is the most popular statesman in the country’s history have yielded unexpected, at first glance, results.The top position in trust ratings (62%) went to Serbia’s incumbent President Aleksandar Vučić, who ran ahead of traditionally number one in popularity …

Moscow-Brussels dialogue amid differences

11:15 12.04.2021 Anna Yershova

Moscow-Brussels dialogue amid differences

Although there is no consensus on Moscow within the European Union and the EU summit has postponed therevisionof a strategic approach to Russia, Brussels formulated its own vision in February of building relations with Moscow: counteraction, containment and cooperation in matters of interest to the EU. What track will Russia-EU …

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

11:23 29.01.2021 Andrey Kadomtsev

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

On January 19 the European Commission released a preliminary plan which is designed to reduce the European Union’s dependence on the US dollar. In addition, the plan signals an intention to protect European companies from Washington-imposed extraterritorial sanctions. As a long-term strategy, it states an intention to “considerably” increase the …

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

12:28 19.01.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

When it comes to Kosovo settlement, the European Union is clearly trying to regain the initiative.It was with poorly concealed jealousy and irritation that Brussels watched the delegations of Belgrade and Pristina sign an agreement to normalize their bilateral trade and economic relations in early September in Washington, and with …

Will EU and US be able to ally against China?

11:06 14.12.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Will EU and US be able to ally against China?

The issue arose immediately afterThe Financial Timesannounced the EU’s desire to create a new global alliance with the United States, supposedly to countervail the military and economic power of China. The newspaper cites a draft version of the plan to revitalize the transatlantic partnership, prepared by the European Commission and …

Strategies of combating climate change and of de-carbonization in the era of COVID-19: a look from Russia and EU

11:21 10.12.2020 Anna Yershova

Strategies of combating climate change and of de-carbonization in the era of COVID-19: a look from Russia and EU

The Russia-EU Climate Conference was held in Moscow earlier this month in an online format. During the three-day event, leading Russian and foreign stakeholders discussed climate policy, further implementation of the Paris Agreement in Russia and the EU, corporate strategies for reducing carbon emissions, border carbon regulation mechanisms, and identified …

Ivan Timofeev: sanctions are imposed on the basis of a certain opinion

11:30 20.10.2020 Elizaveta Antonova

Ivan Timofeev: sanctions are imposed on the basis of a certain opinion

EU foreign ministers have reached consensus on imposing sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of Aleksey Navalny. A decision to this effect was passed by 27 foreign ministers of the EU. According to Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, the EU has got down to work to prepare a sanctions list. …

Migrants threaten EU again

10:48 08.10.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Migrants threaten EU again

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing social and economic crisis in Europe have resulted in an aggravation of the migration issueUnlike in 2014-2015, when this issue was considered an “external” one and was related to the influx of refugees and illegal migrants from North Africa and Middle East to EU …

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