The document sees the area as a space of competition between China and the United States in terms of economic influence: if China gets it, it will also have political influence
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The bigger problem is political will. The EU has enough strength and capabilities, but they cannot be used without political will.
The latest confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels is more than a judicial disagreement
The belief that the EU institutions will effectively prosecute iniquities is based on illusions
If we compare Trump’s strategy and objectives with Biden’s position, the main difference is that Trump’s policy really was about weakening the European Union. Biden is thinking differently.
The Bulgarian people continue to have faith in the EU and more than 60% view Bulgaria’s membership as positive
Confidence in the EU’s ability to handle crises has been hit by Covid-19, but dissatisfaction with national politics is even higher and most people still support being in the EU
The Guardian cites ECFR’s recent survey
According to the ECFR Report “Crisis of confidence: How Europeans see their place in the world”, following the Covid 19 pandemic, in Italy confidence in the European Union has been growing by 14 points compared to last year, even if 57% of Italian interviewees think that the European project is undergoing a crisis
Post-Merkel Germany will have to break the inertia on security and drive the European Union beyond NATO
Conflict over a coal mine at the border with Czechia lays bare Poland’s impending collision course with the EU