30 Aug
Europe debates | Should the EU ban Russian tourists from entering the Schengen area?
This debate is part of ECFR’s Re:shape Global Europe project funded by Stiftung Mercator
Experts & Staff
Kristi Raik
EU defence facing Russia: Eastern European security after the invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the EU to reassess its security and defence policy. For the EU’s eastern member states, the changes underway are long overdue.
Estonia’s cold conservative spring
As the political climate in Estonia grows increasingly polarised, the radical right-wing EKRE party may enter a governing coalition for the first time.
The rise of Estonia’s radical right: to engage or not to engage?
The rise of the right-wing party EKRE in Estonia is putting in question the country's political landscape ahead of the parliamentary elections in March
How should Europe respond to Russia? The Finnish view
The EU must remain unified in its approach to Russia, and must defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its eastern partners
In the media
We can see that western European countries hold the desire somewhere deep down that, some day, they should start normalizing relations with Russia
Kristi Raik attests disunity in the European stance on Russia and its invasion of Ukraine
While France wishes to raise its profile in European foreign policy, including relations with Russia, alienating Central and Eastern Europeans is not a sustainable way to do it
ECFR Council member Kristi Raik examines why President Macron’s efforts to de-escalate tensions with Russia have been met with suspicion – citing ECFR’s recent poll on Ukraine
Resilience has become a new keyword in Eastern Partnership and other EU policies in recent years that points to the ability to weather crises, including coping in a constant conflict situation
ECFR Council member Kristi Raik comments on the EU’s Eastern Partnership and Russia in an interview