“Todos competimos por ser el mejor amigo de Putin por el tema de la energ?a”, coment? la ministra italiana para Europa, Emma Bonino, ayer en la presentaci?n del ECFR, un nuevo think-tank paneuropeo en Madrid
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‘La intensa cooperaci?n policial europea permitir? su detenci?n’, insisti? Javier Solana, durante su intervenci?n en Madrid en el primer acto p?blico organizado por el European Council of Foreign Relations,
Yet, as a new report on Russia by ECFR argues, only the EU can engage with Russia on equal terms, in a way that sacrifices neither principles nor interests
Russia’s ability to use powerful foreign energy executives to exert pressure on foreign governments is detailed in a new report by the European Council on Foreign Relations
Big contracts matter proportionally more to France than to Germany, said Francois Godement of ECFR, because France’s sales account for less than 1.5 percent of Chinese imports, compared with 5 percent for Germany
In a new paper by ECFR, Cyprus and Greece were given the unenviable title of the Russian “Trojan Horses” within the EU. But now, even Greece is signalling quietly that while it will not recognise Kosovo immediately, it will, given a decent interval of time
“It must be understood that EU unity cannot expire on the day after the recognition of Kosovo,” said Ivan Krastev of ECFR
ECFR’s report cites fears that Russia is an increasingly dangerous trading and political partner
An analytical article about ECFR’s Russia report in Norway’s leading political daily
Georgia had been performing well with the various technical reforms needed to join NATO – said Nicu Popescu – but the political element of NATO membership, which was already in doubt, has been severely damaged by recent events