... Irish Ambassador to Russia
On July 20, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Brian McElduff, Irish Ambassador to Russia.
The meeting addressed the issues of interaction between Russia and the European Union, bilateral Russia-Ireland relations, as well as the role of Ireland as a current non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
... the foreign policy of the United Kingdom, that over the years of the EU’s existence has become accustomed to EU’s assistance in achieving its foreign policy goals. Great Britain is now facing several challenges: How will relations between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland develop? What will happen to the customs and border regime between the states? Will Britain strive for closer military relations with the US? How will it build relations with individual leading European states, including ...
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In mid-May last year, Portugal officially exited the financial assistance program launched in 2011 by the European Union, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund. Although it was not the first country to turn its back on these loans (Ireland had that honor), Portugal has attracted significant public attention. After a painstaking implementation of international creditors’ guidelines, Lisbon has progressed along the path of reform and returned to the world credit market. Spain ...
Separatists in Europe: Strangers among Friends
Separatism is most apparent in certain regions of such European Union members as Great Britain (Scotland, Northern Ireland), Spain (Catalonia, Basque Provinces), Belgium (Flanders), Italy (northern provinces), and France (Corsica). Separatist activity manifests not only within the political sphere, but sometimes (in Northern Ireland, Basque Country and Corsica) it ...