European Geostrategy | 18:26, 28 December 2009

Russia is keen to buy a powerful amphibious warship from France to assert its geostrategic interests around its borders. If France accepts the offer, how will this impact on Russian-European relations, especially in light of Russia’s intentions in the Baltic and Black Sea regions?

tendenz | 15:23, 24 December 2009

From December 19, after almost two decades, the citizens of Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro will be able to travel  to the EU Schengen zone. The rest of the West Balkans is still on the waiting list, pending EU Commission approval once they have fulfilled obligations. Since visa liberalization for the former Yugoslav successor states requires [...]

Vasilis Margaras | 0:56, 20 December 2009

At the European Parliament, a witch-hunting exercise is underway by some of its right-wing members against some newly-appointed members of the Commission.

European Geostrategy | 12:00, 15 December 2009

What does Afghanistan (and by implication, Pakistan) mean for Europeans? Is the threat posed by both merely transnational in nature, or does it also contain a geopolitical dimension? And how should Europeans respond? What conceptual changes are required to make the European Union more effective in this region?

gulayicoz | 2:25, 15 December 2009

While I was telling academic and practitioner colleagues, with great enthusiasm, about how sincerely the current Turkish government is developing idea/projects to resolve the decades-old Kurdish question, the Turkish constitutional court’s decision of 11th December to close down the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) made me question Erdogan’s, Turkish Prime Minister, talks of national unity [...]

pgd | 16:13, 11 December 2009

Look at the redistribution of resources among EU-15…we not only have to discuss what we mean by territorial cohesion, we have to be careful about the financial consequences. Was this intended?
 

Estados miembros
Interreg III (meuros, precios 1999)
“Cooperación territorial europea” (meuros, precios 2004)
Variación (en %)

Total
50%-80%
Total
Transfronteriza†

Alemania
737
368-590
756
487
+2,6

Austria
183
91-146
228
202
+24,6

Bélgica
104
52-83
173
139
+66,3

Dinamarca
34
17-27
92
74
+170,6

España
900
450-720
497
364
-45

Gran Bretaña
362
181-290
642
449
+77,3

Grecia
568
284-454
186
150
-67

Finlandia
129
64-103
107
90
-17

Francia
397
198-318
775
573
+95,2

Irlanda
84
42-67
134
121
+59,5

Italia
426
213-341
752
566
+76,5

Luxemburgo
7
3-6
13
12
+85,7

Países Bajos
349
174-279
220
166
-37

Portugal
394
197-315
88
54
-78

Suecia
154
77-123
236
206
+53,2

UE-15
4828
2414-3864
4899
3653
+1,5

UE 12*
419
 
2461
2119
+487,3

No asignado
47
 
392
 
 

Total
5294
 
7750
5772
+46,4

civiliancrisismanagement | 17:31, 10 December 2009

While security policy-makers focus on Afghanistan, EULEX remains the EU’s biggest and most complex ESDP engagement. One year after the mission’s launch, Kosovo’s future remains uncertain.
Given Kosovo’s unresolved international status, EULEX did not have an easy start. Only the EU’s long-term commitment to stabilise the Western Balkans, and extensive preparations since 2006 ensured that a [...]

Pietro De Matteis | 14:50, 4 December 2009

Writing in two paragraphs which are the main challenges for Europe is far from being an easy task. For sure there are many policy areas in which Europe should be able to give its contribution both internally (e.g. by increasing the solidarity and cooperation among the peoples of Europe), and internationally (e.g. by rising its [...]

Nick Wright | 13:57, 4 December 2009

If the appointments in November of a new permanent President of the European Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs were intended to signal the beginnings of a bright new era in how the European Union both manages its decision-making and presents itself to the world, the row that has blown up this week over [...]

georgekyris | 13:33, 4 December 2009

With the looming European Council Summit next week, there is great discussion about the prospects of EU-Turkey relations and the role of Cyprus issue in this context. More than ever before, a great balancing act from the part of EU is needed.
The central role of Turkey-EU relations within the Cyprus issue has been clear. Back [...]