Bulgaria’s Electoral Adventurism
Bulgaria’s president has campaigned for the Communist party, while MPs think that European states should learn from Azeri electoral practices
Wider Europe
An open letter to EU leaders
Ahead of the G20 summit, ECFR calls on EU leaders to show the vision and leadership to develop a coordinated position on the financial crisis
The Eastern Partnership in crisis
What is the likely impact of the crisis on the Eastern Partnership, the attempt to resuscitate the European neighbourhood policy and focus EU’s political attention on the East?
A complicated relationship
Following France?s return to NATO military command this week, relations between Paris and Berlin remain complex
The return of “Eastern Europe”
The term “Eastern Europe” suggests a new division of Europe. But it also highlights how integrated and interdependent Europe has become
More trouble ahead
Endless political infighting and the economy in the doldrums – as if the gas dispute weren’t bad enough, Ukraine is lurching from one crisis to another
Ukraine’s collapse
What are the likely consequences of an economic and political collapse in Ukraine? Nicu Popescu explains
Bridging Europe’s solidarity gap
Today there is a new division in Europe – a solidarity gap. How will the EU bridge this perception, asks Vessela Tcherneva
Europe?s Russia problem
The European Union must develop a united policy on a hostile Russia, writes George Soros
Is it Russia?s time for democracy?
Russia is one of the few countries where economic growth and political freedom have moved in opposite directions. Will the financial crisis help democracy in Russia?