... crippled by structural crises. The eurozone may appear to be recovering, but at the next downturn it will be hit even harder by the absence of deeper integration among member states. The EU needs a determined leader to either create a United States of Europe or to put a cross on the federal project once and for all. Merkel is anything but this leader. She satisfies neither Europhiles, who crave for a reformist German-French axis, nor Eurosceptics who deplore her compromising attitude. On the wake of ...
On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program,...
... that there is a “high degree of correlation between the plans Germany and France have for the future of the European Union” [
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Or is Juncker afraid of a sharply deteriorating international situation which might have a very negative effect on European Union? The European island of relative prosperity is surrounded by a crescent of wars, discord and political and economic instability. This crescent is a gun held to Europe’s head. The Euro-Atlantic link protecting the European Union has weakened. Something has ...
... European Leadership Network (ELN) assesses the damage to EU-Russia relations after three years of crisis.
Featuring Russian and European experts, the report presents their analysis on fundamental aspects of deteriorating EU-Russia relations, including economic ... ... and assess developments inside their own country, while Western authors describe the situation at the EU level and in selected European Union countries.
The report was edited by RIAC Director of Programs Ivan Timofeev, ELN Research Director Lukasz Kulesa ...
... better than a bad deal - a set of vague generalised statements the Agreement ended up being. Another puzzling aspect of the Agreement that was supposed to be broad and overarching is its lack of influence on the composition and structure of the EEAS (European External Action Service). For instance, despite the prominent place of the Energy Dialogue in the Strategic Partnership the EU Delegation to Russia does not include a structure in charge of fostering and promoting the energy trade. Arguably, ...
On November 28 the Institute of Europe hosted the Third Annual International Conference «In Search of Joint Responses to Threats and Challenges to European Security».
The conference brought together leading Russian and foreign experts in European security issues to discuss ...
... Turkish vector of German foreign policy. Berlin has been playing first fiddle in the decades-long talks on Turkey's entry into the European Union. To this end, Ankara has been especially sensitive about any demarches of Brussels and Berlin in the context of ... ... made possible the success of the rightwing Alternative for Germany party at the regional parliament elections.
Berlin leads Europe thanks to its economic predominance, while due to the Eurozone misbalances, the EU problem countries perceive the leadership ...
... publications in
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
known for its professional, balanced and thoughtful attitude to international topics, especially international highlights. The headlines alone speak volumes: the editorial is titled “The Ghost of Decay Stalks Europe”
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; Yevgeny Grigoryev’s article “European Union Experiences Existential Crisis”
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; Nadezhda Arbatova’s article is titled “EU Summit in Bratislava: In Search of Lost Time.”
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An awareness that we need to cooperate and renounce confrontation and turn to ...
Working Paper #31/2016
Russia and the EU proceed on the basis that “business as usual” is no longer possible.
However, neither of them has specified what legacy of their relations before the crisis they are willing or ready to sacrifice, except for the strategic partnership rhetoric. Nor have they formulated any particular vision for their future relations that could become a “new business”.
The working paper includes analysis of common and divergent interests, of mechanisms for cooperation, and...
... Development at Institute for Contemporary Development (INSOR); Mark Entin, Editor-in-Chief of All Europe magazine, Professor at MGIMO-University; Sergey Utkin, Head of Department of Strategic Assessment at RAS Centre for Situation Analysis; and others.
The European side was represented by Vygaudas Usackas, European Union Ambassador to the Russian Federation; Thomas Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the EU External Action Service; Antonio Missiroli, Director of the EU Institute for Security Studies; James Nixey, Head of Russia ...
