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Ireland set to assume its eight EU presidency
Ireland will take on one of the European Union’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency next week. Its term at the helm of the EU runs from 1…
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TB2s in Eastern European Skies: Not a Game-Changer but a signal for Future Security Architecture
The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s have arrived and continue to arrive in countries in Eastern Europe like Ukraine and Poland, boosting…
The bankrupt mess of the UK’s First Past The Post electoral system
London (Brussels Morning) When I was a student at Manchester University in the late 80s, I was regularly assailed as…
Lukashenko’s abuse of the Belarusian Olympic Team
Brussels (Brussels Morning) At the ceremony bidding farewell to his country’s athletes before they travelled to the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic…
UK scandalous deportations devastate children’s lives
The impact of successive UK immigration policies since 2007 have meant more unfair deportations and unnecessary detention periods that are…
Bulgaria’s snap elections unlikely to be conclusive
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The latest poll for this Sunday’s Bulgarian snap election indicates the next parliament may have as much…
The Prespa Agreement could have a lasting diplomatic legacy in Southeast Europe
Belgrade (Brussels Morning). For over 20 years, Athens and Skopje negotiated over nation-branding in a diplomatic process that was not…
Norway’s KLP fund dumps stock tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The largest Norwegian pension fund, KLP, announced on Monday it has divested all of its assets in…
lessons from the French regional elections first round
Paris (Brussels Morning) It was the lowest turnout in the history of French elections, bar referendums, that saw the parties…