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How is Brussels awaiting Janez Janša?
Janez Janša, Slovenia’s new Prime Minister from the powerful EPP, and his expected return to Brussels are being met with mixed emotions—enthusiasm from some and a certain degree of reservation…
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Europe’s Left Is Undermining the Fight Against Illegal Migration and Putting Our Security at Risk
There is no doubt that one of today’s biggest challenges for Europe is illegal migration. Every year, thousands of people…
Price of Failure of EU’s Deforestation Law Already Being Felt In Amazon
Another year, another EUDR delay. Such is the repeated failure of the European Union to get its anti-deforestation legislation off…
To fight the populist far-right, European leaders could learn from Portugal
As Portugal headed to the polls on 8 February for the second round of its presidential election, André Ventura, the…
Will the EU Prioritize Cigarettes or Innovation?
When Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1955, health authorities did not restrict its use over concerns it might…
Supporting Farmers and Young People Through the EU School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme
“I have been appointed rapporteur for the recommendation on the amendments to the EU programme for the distribution of fruit,…
Europe’s Far-Right Problem Doesn’t Stop at the EU’s Borders
Brussels likes to believe it can compartmentalise risk. Extremism is handled through internal security policy; the Western Balkans through enlargement…
A Pro-European Party in Declaratively Only: SDSM’s Bolshevik Approach to Media Control
How post-communist reflexes, not European values, continue to shape Macedonia’s opposition and undermine its EU ambitions: The Social Democratic Union…
Board Of Peace or State of War?
The Board of Peace (initially: Gaza Board of Peace) should not be conflated or confused with the Gaza Executive Board.…