China dwarfs EU investment in bloc’s own back yard
China is dwarfing European Union investment in countries in the bloc's own neighbourhood, from Morocco to Turkey.
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Who will inherit Europe? Xi’s visit makes this an open question
For all the pomp and ceremony attending the French leg of Xi Jinping’s European tour, it is the stops in Budapest and Belgrade that carry the greater geopolitical…
French and British Ambassadors summoned in Moscow
The Russian foreign ministry headed by Sergei Lavrov summoned the British and French Ambassadors in Moscow over the ongoing Ukraine conflict on May 6.
Belgian PM wants European boycott of Israeli business from Occupied Territories
The move would block agricultural products like dates, olive oil, and wine from the Occupied Territories from entering the EU
Von der Leyen pressures Georgia as ‘pro-EU’ protest violence erupts
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put pressure on the Georgian Government after pro-European Union protests in the country descended into violence.
Poland and Lithuania ‘risk breaking EU law if they repatriate Ukrainian men’
Ukrainians relying on the EU's Temporary Protection Directive "have a right to access accommodation, benefits, medical care, education and employment in Poland,…
Poland ‘ready for treaty changes to bring Ukraine into the EU’
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski says the centre-left Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk is prepared to consider European Union treaty changes…
Call to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group splits EU
The designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation has split the European Union as leaders gathered for a two-day summit…
European Parliament sanctions Latvian MEP charged with spying for Russia
The European Parliament has sanctioned a Latvian MEP after Riga's secret service charged her with spying for Russia's FSB security service.
Where do you fit in? Today’s four schools of thought on strategic policy: Post-Modern Globalists, the Multipolarity School, the Eurasianist School, and the Classical Primacy School
The Western conversation on statecraft and defence in our times appears to have reached new peaks of strife, cacophony and sheer multiplicity and divergence of views…
Despite its fading grandeur, Britain’s Foreign Office has forgotten its former self-confidence. Foreign Secretary David Cameron needs to rediscover it fast to avoid humiliation
Three British diplomatic heavy-weights, recently retired, have just released a report calling on the Foreign Office to be “re-branded”.
EC ‘spreading misinformation’ over Bulgaria gas controversy, MEP claims
An MEP has accused the European Commission of spreading misinformation concerning an ongoing gas scandal in Bulgaria.
EC’s Schinas slammed for ‘incomprehensible’ Gibraltar remark
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has been slammed for an "incomprehensible" remark regarding ongoing UK-European Union negotiations on Gibraltar.
Spain ‘to recognise Palestinian statehood before summer’ amid ongoing EU division
The Spanish Government is making its support of Palestine known ahead of the European Parliament elections on June 9.
EU troops depart Mali, giving Moscow free rein in the Sahel
The last EU soldier will leave Mali May 18 following a decision not to extend the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) there.
Can the EU’s strategic ambitions survive its looming fiscal cliff? Without something giving, Europe won’t be able to fund and arm Ukraine
The leaders of Poland, Germany and France met earlier this month in an attempt to revive the Weimar Triangle, an attempt to coordinate defence policies that previously…
EU under attack over ‘double-standards’ on Palestine
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Ireland's outgoing Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar have both lashed out at what they said are the…
EC ‘bankrolling dictators’ MEPs claim, as €7.4 billion Egypt deal signed
Senior MEPs accused the European Commission of "bankrolling dictators" after a 2023 migration deal put €150 million directly into the hands of Tunisia's President…
EU agrees on sanctions on Hamas, violent West Bank settlers
European Union foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and to add further…
Macron and Scholz love-in ‘unlikely to last’
Differences between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are too deep to vanish easily, warn observers of their recent 'fence-mending'…
‘Europe has too many rules’ former president Obama tells awe-struck festival-goers
Former US president Barack Obama had some criticism for Europe during his weekend visit to Belgium.
US wants Hungary to ‘enter’ war in Ukraine, Orbán says
The United States wants Hungary to "enter" the war between Russia and Ukraine, Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán claimed.
Macron warns Europe will be next If Russia wins in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the European Union would face an “existential” threat of a Russian invasion unless Vladimir Putin’s forces are…
EC: Claims of staff sympathy for Hamas ‘unsubstantiated’
The European Commission has denounced claims that some of its staff may hold sympathies for Hamas, calling the allegations "unsubstantiated".
‘Shut up and keep quiet,’ Hollande advises Macron over Ukraine
Former French President François Hollande has advised his successor Emmanuel Macron to shut up and keep quiet when it comes to the war in Ukraine.
EC President to visit Cyprus amid humanitarian Gaza fears – and Russian sabre-rattling
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Cyprus this week as the bloc explores a possible humanitarian corridor through the Mediterranean…
Macron is no Napoleon and no Talleyrand: Floating his proposal of sending troops to Ukraine was a work of stunning political ineptness that only boosted Putin
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord must have been the world’s greatest political survival artist.
French-German war of words on Ukraine may endanger EU’s Ukraine arms fund
A worsening German-French spat over Ukraine appears to risk a crippling of the European Union's Ukraine arms fund.
EC decries Israeli ‘attacks’ on UN chief Guterres
The European Commission has denounced the Israeli Government's alleged "attacks" on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
Macron’s folly: Sending troops to Ukraine is a very bad idea, from the wrong person, at the wrong time
At a time when Ukraine desperately needs practical deliveries of weapons and ammunition to help sustain its defence against advancing Russian forces, president Macron…