Enlargement

Europe needs Norway, but does Norway need Europe?

When European leaders talk about energy security, Arctic stability, and reliable partners in turbulent times, one small country consistently appears within the lines: Norway. It is not an EU member and it has, in fact, voted against joining twice. Often, it is portrayed as a wealthy outsider (…)

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Israel Clamping Down on Civil Society, May End Up Harming Jewish Communities

Israeli “Censorship Law” - Europe is Outraged by Israel’s Intention to Enact a Law Restricting Donations and Examining Response Measures: Fear of an International “Donation War” Israel, a neighbor and a partner of the EU which in recent years had been sliding to authoritarianism, is continuing (…)

Wednesday 7 May 2025

Georgian Students at the ’Front Line’ : Three Months of Struggle for Europe

Three months after Georgia’s de facto Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced the freezing of the country’s European integration process, popular protests in cities and villages across Georgia continue uninterrupted, day and night. These demonstrations bring together all segments of the (…)

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Students in Serbia Stand in Solidarity Against the State

Around 100,000 students, workers, and citizens gathered on the streets of Belgrade, Serbia to pay their respects to the 15 civilians who lost their lives as a direct result of malfeasance and corruption. On the very first day of November this year in Serbia’s second-largest city, Novi Sad, 15 (…)

Saturday 28 December 2024

Why Do Moldovans Vote for Corrupt Politicians? : Exploring the Roots of Electoral Behavior

In democracies, voters are entrusted with the power to elect representatives who act in their best interests. This mechanism should theoretically eliminate corrupt politicians. Yet, in the Republic of Moldova, corruption persists as a salient issue, with citizens continuing to vote for corrupt (…)

Thursday 19 December 2024

Moldova’s EU integration aspirations exposes intergenerational challenges

Moldova’s challenging elections have indeed shown that the future of the country is with the European Union. This should come in no surprise. Similar to young Ukrainians, young Moldovans look at their neighbors for inspiration. They see the positive changes in Romania and other former communist (…)

Tuesday 26 November 2024

’Georgian Dream’ campaign posters: symbols of a polarising election

On 26 October, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia, resulting in victory for the ruling Georgian Dream party; however, the campaign conducted by this party, founded by the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, drew fierce criticism from NGOs and the independent press. Far from complying with (…)

Thursday 21 November 2024

The Case for Armenia’s Integration into Western Institutions

Armenia’s recognition of Azerbaijani sovereignty over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region opened the way for meaningful avenues to normalize relations between the two countries. Having already started a similar process with Türkiye a few years before, Armenia can finally approach new (…)

Saturday 22 June 2024

How a Russian-inspired Law Poses a Threat to Georgian Society

We are born in a sovereign country but the fear of invasion, chaos and unfairness is present and real. Georgian youth, independent thinkers within society, are ready to protect the sovereignty of our country, its western course and our democratic values. Protests in Tbilisi On April 15th, (…)

Saturday 4 May 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Holds Its Breath as the UN Votes on a New Genocide Resolution

The Historical Background of Srebrenica The turn of the second millennium saw the effective end of socialist hegemony in Eastern Europe. Some nations abandoned the path to communism through peaceful transitions, others held referendums, but some became involved in armed struggles of (…)

Friday 19 April 2024

Expanding the EU in a turbulent geopolitical context

Since February 2022, the Russian war against Ukraine has reinvigorated the debate around expanding the European Union. Questions are emerging about whether the current institutional mechanisms for accepting new member states are still fit for purpose. The troubling situation in Ukraine, which is (…)

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Democracy Under Pressure in Moldova: the importance of the result and the method

Moldova’s road to the European Union is not a smooth one. In addition to all the reforms the country needs to conduct to align with EU Law, Moldovan democracy is under pressure by pro-Russian political actors trying to undermine its European pathway. The Moldovan government is thus fighting on (…)

Saturday 23 March 2024
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