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Beyond the Dust: the Trump-Xi meeting

The long-awaited summit between President Trump and President Xi was sold to the public (as usual) with the kind...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 19, 2026 2 min read

Systemic problems in Greece not only contribute to the surge in illegal migration at the coasts of Crete but can also destabilize the EU as a whole

When Greece warned the EU’s top officials and executive bodies last summer about the obvious signs of Libya weaponizing...

Christopher Tapp
May 15, 2026 4 min read

Return of refugees to their countries of origin or, granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants: two different approaches to handle Europe’s most pressing problem

While Madrid approved new legislation in April that will give legal status to more than 500,000 unauthorized immigrants who...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 29, 2026 3 min read

The Ukrainian Game of Drones’ latest episodes could mean the arrival of extra funds … but to whom exactly?

Following a series of deals with Gulf countries, Ukraine has signed new defence agreements in the Middle East. Is...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 24, 2026 3 min read

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Elections. If. Or Romania’s New Interpretation of Democracy.

The underlying principle of democracy is quite simple. People vote, somebody counts the votes – and the winner(s), those with the most votes, govern....

Ana Richter
May 22, 2026 3 min read

Once Upon a Eurovision

Once upon a time, there was a quaint little idea called Eurovision. The date was 1956. It was in the early days of European...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 16, 2026 2 min read

The Second Life of the Product Liability Directive

Just because it’s old, it’s not necessarily bad. At least not in the EU. In a quite recent development, European officials dusted off the...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 13, 2026 3 min read

Spain’s Great Experiment

Spain was supposed to be the success story. Germany argued with itself. French population took to the streets every other season. Britain discovered that...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 7, 2026 2 min read

Is the UN Losing Its Mind?

There was a time when the United Nations at least attempted to sound like the adult in the room. Though forever ‘in the shadow’...

Leslie Zelinka
May 5, 2026 2 min read

Key Takeaways From President Macron’s Cyprus Speech

In recent remarks delivered in Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron returned to a theme he has been developing—even if often controversially—for years: Europe is entering a...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 2, 2026 2 min read

The EU Toys With the Idea of Going Nuclear,…

The EU has always had a talent for learning the right lesson sooner or later. Though, usually, only later. It seems to be the...

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 21, 2026 2 min read

Where Does Hungary Go After the Elections?

Rarely do Hungarian legislative elections draw the level of international attention they did in the run-up of the latest vote. Basically, the whole world...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 15, 2026 2 min read

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