Outside of the stock market fibrillations, the fear is that Libya will run out of hydrocarbon revenues and that state coffers will be emptied, fostering instability and illicit economic activities
Media mentions – Economic crisis
Increased focus on climate change and immigration more likely to “influence the debate” ahead of European Parliament elections
Pawel Zerka comments on the results of the latest ECFR poll conducted ahead of the European elections
If the West wants to follow what Putin demands, the contracts must be renegotiated
Jonathan Hackenbroich dissects Russian gas contracts and Putin’s demand to be paid in rubles
I think the conflict will remain localized. However, its effects on energy, value chains and migration flows – inter alia – are global
Arturo Varvelli explains how the Russian threat has changed the perceptions of risk of European countries, and what is the impact of the war in Ukraine on Europe
Poland and Hungary are abusing the logic of the overall package for their blackmail attempt – and it is precisely this logic that should now turn against them
The EU should not give way in the budget dispute. It should not renegotiate support programmes from which Hungary and Poland particularly benefit, writes Piotr Buras in his guest article
Borisow’s party Gerb is criticised in Brussels, even if he tries not to cause problems like Orban or Kaczynski so that people leave him alone
Vessela Tcherneva believes that the EU is now taking a closer look at corruption in Bulgaria
Abandoning a lifeline for the Polish economy to live out his autocratic fantasies would not only fuel the social unrest, but also likely put the unity of the ruling camp at risk
European leaders should not be fooled by Kaczynski and Orban’s threat to block the EU budget over their objection to making funds conditional on maintaining the rule of law, argues Piotr Buras in his article
Turkish foreign policy seems to overestimate the country’s own economic strength
Matteo Colombo, ECFR Junior Pan-European Fellow, comments on the gap between Turkish foreign policy ambitions and its economic strength