To remain relevant in the region, the European Union needs a coherent and consistent strategy to promote its interests and values together with the political will to follow this through. ECFR’s Wider Europe programme was launched in 2007 with the aim of fostering this process.
The campaign has encouraged Zelensky’s tendency towards governance through informal means. This has allowed him to act speedily – but it risks letting oligarchic influence return
The solution to the dispute between Kosovo and Serbia should be to create a societal consensus on both sides of the border
EU member states should help Turkey manage the impact of the new trade regulations the deal would bring in
Bulgaria’s abstention on the European Climate Law not only isolates the country within the EU once again but also reveals two familiar shortfalls in Bulgarian diplomacy
The campaign has encouraged Zelensky’s tendency towards governance through informal means. This has allowed him to act speedily – but it risks letting oligarchic influence return
The arrest of Raman Pratasevich changed the calculus for EU capitals, which agreed new sanctions with real bite. The EU could finally be succeeding in its search for strategic sovereignty.
The German Greens’ positions on the Western Balkans check all the right boxes. The challenge will be to translate these positions into a bold policy on the region.
The solution to the dispute between Kosovo and Serbia should be to create a societal consensus on both sides of the border
EU member states should help Turkey manage the impact of the new trade regulations the deal would bring in
The Geneva summit recalled the power of old-fashioned diplomacy and working patiently away at difficult problems
How will the European Green Deal affect the EU’s relationship with Turkey?
The Turkish president no longer commands all before him. The EU should turn its attention to supporting democratic forces in the country.
By reforming the Eastern Partnership, the EU can capitalise on the huge opportunities for economic and social development created by digitalisation
The campaign has encouraged Zelensky’s tendency towards governance through informal means. This has allowed him to act speedily – but it risks letting oligarchic influence return
The solution to the dispute between Kosovo and Serbia should be to create a societal consensus on both sides of the border
EU member states should help Turkey manage the impact of the new trade regulations the deal would bring in
The bloc should reframe how it speaks of human rights and democracy, while developing closer security and military links with select neighbours
Instead of using the UAE to push back against Turkey or vice versa, Europe should develop its own strategy on their rivalry
As European and US ambivalence towards the Western Balkans persists, the region will be in increasing danger of falling into an endless spiral of competition between various foreign actors
It will be difficult to sustain progress for Bosnia or the region without a credible and clear EU accession process
Covid-19 has damaged Russia’s economy and President Vladimir Putin’s political agenda
The covid-19 crisis has accentuated Western Balkans countries’ pre-existing vulnerabilities – but has not brought about a new political era in the region
The EU’s tendency to shy away from security issues has helped make covert operations and military threats Russia’s tools of choice in the region
Bulgaria’s abstention on the European Climate Law not only isolates the country within the EU once again but also reveals two familiar shortfalls in Bulgarian diplomacy
The arrest of Raman Pratasevich changed the calculus for EU capitals, which agreed new sanctions with real bite. The EU could finally be succeeding in its search for strategic sovereignty.
The German Greens’ positions on the Western Balkans check all the right boxes. The challenge will be to translate these positions into a bold policy on the region.
The Geneva summit recalled the power of old-fashioned diplomacy and working patiently away at difficult problems
The Turkish president no longer commands all before him. The EU should turn its attention to supporting democratic forces in the country.
By reforming the Eastern Partnership, the EU can capitalise on the huge opportunities for economic and social development created by digitalisation
The EU and Turkey have a mutual strategic interest in developing a constructive, cooperative, and sustainable relationship
Belarus will continue to cause problems on the EU’s doorstep – so it is now time for a firmer, longer-term approach
A new EUROVAX scheme should be at the heart of the EU’s new offer to help its neighbours tackle covid-19 in the years ahead
As the Turkish president continues his delicate balancing act between the US and Russia, the crisis in Ukraine presents new opportunities for Ankara’s transatlantic credentials
What role does Russia play in the breakaway regions of Eastern Europe?
Locked in a shadowy life between war and peace, “grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe
Following high level ministerial meetings on Ukraine, ECFR's Wider Europe team report on the implementation the Minsk agreement
Julian Borger, world affairs editor for The Guardian, and Philippe Sands QC, professor of law at UCL, discuss the ICTY and its efficacy
Kadri Liik gives her analysis on Russia's intervention in the Middle East
Dmitry Suslov, Programme Director at Valdai International Discussion Club, gives his analysis
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, journalist and visiting fellow at ECFR, explains whether the recent migration deal with the EU is workable
Daniel Drezner, Professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, explains
Fiona Hill, Director of the Centre on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution, explains what the Russian president's political motivations are
ECFR speaks to Torbjörn Becker from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics about Russia's economic outlook
Experts discuss what this means for the international dynamics of the conflict
Francisco de Borja Lasheras analiza las reformas que está afrontando Ucrania en la actualidad
Former EU High Representative, Dr. Javier Solana, ECFR's Nick Witney, and Hilmar Linnenkamp from SWP, discuss the need for “More Union in European Defence”.
How will the European Green Deal affect the EU’s relationship with Turkey?
What will be the impact of the EU and US measures against Belarus? And what should be next steps also ahead of the EU-US summit on 15 June?
How much influence does China already ha be in the Western Balkans and how should European policymakers react?
How can the EU prevent the Turkey-UAE rivalry from destabilising European security and foreign policy?
What kind of implications do the developments in Belarus have for the wider neighbourhood and Europe?
What lessons can be drawn from Josep Borrell’s controversial visit to Moscow?
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
The contested Nagorno-Karabakh region is at the heart of a decades-long armed standoff between neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. The…
In this week’s episode, Jeremy Shapiro stepped in as host and welcomes senior policy fellows Kadri Liik and Andrew Wilson as well as political scientist…
Kadri Liik presented her latest policy brief “The last of the offended: Russia’s first post-Putin diplomats” in a webinar organised by the Rome Office on…
Pavel Slunkin believes that Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s trip to the United States is the most important one she’s carried out to date
Majda Ruge outlines the six principles that should guide EU policy in the Western Balkans
