he Franco-German relationship is the single most important relationship in the EU and it’s in a totally toxic condition
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It is a shame to see Angela Merkel capable of boldness when it comes to debt mutualisation in the recovery plan, but still shy when she wants to maintain her mediation role between Ankara and Athens
The position of Poland and Hungary looks to me like a bluff. I don’t think they would go so far as to block the budget. Poland at least will think twice about it, simply because they would risk losing a lot of money
The position of Poland and Hungary looks to me like a bluff. I don’t think they would go so far as to block the budget. Poland at least will think twice about it, simply because they would risk losing a lot of money
We can see that many hopes of that time have unfortunately not materialised
The EU was seen as irrelevant at the beginning of the crisis, as it did not keep its promises
This visit, decided in the middle of the Belarusian crisis, sends an interesting message to Russia as well as to the Baltic states
The results clearly show that not much has happened during the last 2 years. But if we look to the future many things are in flux because of Brexit, because of the corona recovery plan & everything that is going on in Poland & Hungary, which is drawing a lot of negative attention
Ulrike Franke and Jana Puglierin explain how France and Germany can lead the EU's way and share finding from the EU Coalition Explorer.
At heart, these protests are demanding a systemic change of the political system in Bulgaria based on actual rule of law, democracy, functioning judiciary, an effective fight against corruption and last but not least, accountability and some level of decency of the ruling class