OBJECTIVO – Page 3

Lessons on democracy, European Parliament-style

Sitting in a Viennese hotel, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, former Austrian Minister...

Christopher Tapp
Jul 20, 2024 3 min read

EU’s New Foreign Policy Chief Is Eager To Jump Into The Deep End Of Politics

When Putin’s authorities dismissed a warrant for her arrest in February, Estonian PM Kaja Kallas declared to the world...

Arrigo Mazzi
Jul 11, 2024 7 min read

Official: migration to EU in 2023 reaches historic 2015 peak

A campaign topic for European elections, a party slogan, a phenomenon that can easily lead to resignation of governments...

Christopher Tapp
Jun 30, 2024 4 min read

The Weakest G7 summit of all times

Until now, the posh, and very private, Italian resort Borgo Egnazia was mostly famous for being the place where...

Arrigo Mazzi
Jun 21, 2024 4 min read

All Stories

Thus passes the worldly glory …

When Ursula von der Leyen announced her re-election bid as European Commission president, the outcome seemed almost certain. Her bid was backed unanimously by...

Ana Richter
May 23, 2024 3 min read

Can German ’Climate Chancellor’ tackle Chinese green tech giants?

Accelerated growth of Chinese green energy in Europe seems to be another area the European Union seems unable to tackle. In this respect, the...

Christopher Tapp
May 22, 2024 4 min read

A few fun facts about China

If there would be a competition for the most boring and predictable press moment, the one during the visit of President Xi to Paris...

Leslie Zelinka
May 20, 2024 4 min read

Vox populi, vox dei … or not

November 2023. Geert Wilders and his “far-right” Partijd voor de Vrijheid (PVV) party won the snap Dutch general elections, gaining 23.5 percent of the...

Christopher Tapp
May 19, 2024 3 min read

Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s French tour

There are … not many. Rather, the greatest takeaway is exactly that: the lack of anything of significance. Anything that would have been worth...

Leslie Zelinka
May 16, 2024 3 min read

Trouble brews in Renew (again)

About three years ago, Euronews ran an article about the internal debates within Renew Europe: about differences “pitting the old liberals and democrats of...

Christopher Tapp
May 12, 2024 2 min read

Europe’s bad cook no longer hesitates between enlargement and…

The enlargement of the European Union in 2004, with the accession of 10 countries of Eastern and Southern Europe to the European Union was...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 10, 2024 4 min read

Spain’s Sánchez top achievement: exporting migration to other Member…

In late April, Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez barely escaped resignation over corruption allegations linked to his wife. Considering the huge efforts and...

Ana Richter
May 8, 2024 4 min read

Storm in a Tweet-Cup: Keir Starmer’s Missile Mishap In his first week as British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer made significant strides on the international stage, particularly at the NATO summit in Washington. There, he emphasized a strong commitment to NATO and urged... Read More

In liberal democracies, disagreement with mainstream is no longer tolerated What has led to the return of assassinations to politics, both in Europe and in America? Is it the deterioration of political discourse, the more aggressive communication, or the war in Ukraine that is... Read More

Von der Leyen’s vicious master plan to keep power With the upcoming European election, the science-fiction world of digital geopolitics seems to be turning into reality. In this new reality, far right can play a key role and that may push European Commission... Read More

Franco-German bromance reloaded? With less than one week before the EU elections, time is running out for those wishing to modify the projected outcome. No wonder that President Macron had an official visit in Germany, the first... Read More