Europe must grow up. This is how one could somewhat casually summarize the “strategic agenda” that Council President Charles Michel will send to the member states at the beginning of next week. It is about the guidelines for the 2024 to 2029 legislative period, with the goal of “strategic autonomy” running like a red thread […]
A major issue overshadows the informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, which is meant to prepare for the summit in early July in Washington. Should Ukraine be allowed to use Western weapons to strike military targets within Russia?“I believe the time has come to reconsider these restrictions,” said Jens Stoltenberg upon arrival, referencing […]
Ukraine’s right to self-defense also includes attacks on legitimate military targets in Russia, emphasized Jens Stoltenberg at the meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. The NATO Secretary General thus increased the pressure on Germany and other allies, who have so far prohibited Ukraine from using Western weapons for counter-attacks on military logistics […]
How much longer do the European partners have to let Hungary show them up? The EU’s foreign and defense ministers are meeting in Brussels today or tomorrow, where, in addition to the situation in the Middle East, the focus is once again likely to be on Hungary’s blockade of support for Ukraine.With the so-called windfall […]
“We are making history together, and the sun will shine over the Netherlands again,” Geert Wilders began as he presented the coalition agreement. The deal is indeed historic, as it will be the first time that a right-wing extremist politician with his one-man party will be part of the government in the Netherlands. Moreover, for […]
Maia Punjikidze is not giving up hope just yet. It will take pressure from the street and Western partners to prevent the law on “transparency of foreign influence” from coming into force, says the former ambassador in Berlin and former Georgian foreign minister. As expected, MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party pushed the so-called […]
The EU is providing Lebanon with financial aid totaling €1 billion over the next three years, as Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on Thursday following a meeting with Prime Minister Naji Mikati in Beirut. The funds will be used to stabilize Lebanon and reduce the number of Syrian refugees crossing to Cyprus by boat. The […]
The 14th package of sanctions against Russia should be in place before Hungary’s pro-Russian head of government Viktor Orban takes over the Council Presidency on July 1. In order for the timetable to work out, the EU Commission should send its proposals to the member states today or this Friday at the latest. The package […]
Would the EU still have the strength for a comparable enlargement push? On May 1, 20 years ago, it grew by ten new members to 25 states in one fell swoop. Against the backdrop of the anniversary, the Belgian Council Presidency has scheduled a two-day informal meeting of the General Council, which began on Monday […]
The EU foreign ministers reached a political agreement on new sanctions against Iran in Luxembourg on Monday. The EU’s sanctions regime against Iran’s drone program will be extended to include missiles and will also cover Tehran’s allies in the Middle East. The next step is for EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell to prepare the […]