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Preferential market access without enforceable...

Preferential market access without enforceable rights conditions is an outdated practice which strengthens the nefarious mala fide agendas of hybrid regimes and regresses rights under the guise of development. The European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), designed as a (…)

mardi 6 mai 2025

Romania at a Croassroads

1. The European Parliament Election (9th June 2024) The votes were cast for f the candidates competing for the 33 seats allocated to Romania in the EP (based on proportional representation) on the same day as the local elections. For this reason, citizens’ turnout at the polls was higher than (…)

jeudi 27 février 2025

Ishiba Shigeru : A New Direction for EU-Japan Relations ?

With Ishiba Shigeru as Japan’s new prime minister, there are promising opportunities that this change of leadership could deepen EU-Japan relations. While Japan is not expected to “shift” its foreign policy drastically under Ishiba, his reputation as a critic within the ruling Liberal Democratic (…)

mardi 22 octobre 2024

Political eruption in Iceland : what’s next for the volcano island ?

“No other option” : an insight into the political crisis The crisis came after 6 months in office for Benediktsson and 11 years in office for the Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (Independence Party), a centre-right political party. The Prime minister stated he had “no other option” regarding the (…)

samedi 19 octobre 2024

A last Chance for Europe : Draghi’s Bold Vision to Avoid European Obsolescence

Mario Draghi’s assessment of the EU’s competitiveness serves as a wake-up call for the EU, exposing a continent on the verge of losing its global importance ; the EU is lagging behind the United States and China in critical sectors such as technology, energy, and the military, impeded by (…)

vendredi 27 septembre 2024

IMMIGRATION IN EUROPE : AN EXTREME SUBJECT

Episode 1 In Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, the EU...new measures against immigration have multiplied across Europe in the past few years. This phenomenon is growing in parallel with the unprecedented rise of far-right parties and movements in Europe, who, for some voters, embody the (…)

vendredi 12 juillet 2024