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Who will lead the EU? (Distribution of political forces in Europe)

11:10 28.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Who will lead the EU? (Distribution of political forces in Europe)

According to European media reports, many EU residents continue to perceive the governing bodies of the 28-member bloc, including of the European Commission (EC), as being unable to "leave behind the image of a detached bureaucratic system." This negative perception was further boosted by the recent elections, which left the …

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

12:29 06.10.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

The European Union is planning to hold an important summit on Kosovo in October this year with a view to get Belgrade and Pristina to normalize bilateral relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pose as guarantors of the deal. Reports say a senior US official …

Passions over gas

11:53 20.09.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Passions over gas

Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission are due to gather for gas negotiations in Brussels on September 19th. Experts say the talks may play a crucial role in addressing the pressing issue of Russian gas supplies to Europeans. Maroš Šefčovič, who is responsible for energy issues in the …

Stagnation or recession - what threatens the banking system of Germany and the eurozone in 2020

10:23 15.09.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Stagnation or recession - what threatens the banking system of Germany and the eurozone in 2020

"One of Germany’s most acclaimed experts" in economic risk analysis, Marcus Krall, "predicts the collapse of the German banking system and the eurozone by the end of 2020." Krall describes the euro as an “erroneous structure,” whose existence is maintained for political reasons. According to Krall, the euro has a …

Macron trying to reconcile Serbs and Albanians

10:48 25.07.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Macron trying to reconcile Serbs and Albanians

A two-day visit to Serbia by French President Emmanuel Macron, which came to a close on July 16, was designed to repair the damaged reputation of Paris and the entire European Union in the Balkan settlement, particularly, in Kosovo. A meeting of Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vučić and …

Any signs of a chill between France and Germany?

11:09 15.05.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Any signs of a chill between France and Germany?

The past few months have seen many signs of growing friction and divisions between the two European superpowers, Germany and France. Before the February vote on changes to the EU Third Energy Package, meant to expand the European Commission’s power to regulate Europe’s electricity and natural gas market, France opposed, …

Will Germany end up as NATO’s “weak link”?

10:46 24.04.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Will Germany end up as NATO’s “weak link”?

In a series of recent comments in US and British media, their authors appear increasingly alarmed by the prospects of maintaining the unity of NATO and, on a broader scale, of the West as a whole. Not as a result of US President Donald Trump’s “subversive” actions many Western media …

The sanctions of a split

9:48 12.11.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

The sanctions of a split

The tough economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran have aggravated conflict between Washington and its close allies. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed regret over measures taken by American President Donald Trump and signaled the need to protect their companies. Simultaneously, eight …

Polish and Greek claims to Berlin exceed one trillion euros

15:52 06.11.2018 Dmitry Babich

Polish and Greek claims to Berlin exceed one trillion euros

The issue of paying compensation to European countries, which fell victim to the Nazi aggression, is gradually becoming one of the gravest on the EU agenda. The compensation issue is high on the agenda of Polish and Greek politicians, including the presidents of Poland and Greece. Although these countries do …

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