EU

  • May 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

Israel will weigh foreign response in annexation plans

A new government has been sworn in, ending months of deadlock, and possible annexation moves are high up the agenda

Israel
  • May 13, 2020
  • 7 min read

There is no easy solution to the German-ECB conflict

Germany has three months to ask the ECB to justify its bond-buying programmes, but may get no response

Germany
  • May 11, 2020
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Karslruhe court will reinforce eastern EU dissidents

German Constitutional Court’s ruling against ECB bond-buying has emboldened Polish politicians resisting EU authority

Poland
  • May 7, 2020
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Actual post-COVID aid could restore EU’s Balkan image

Western Balkan EU membership hopes are remote but better than no hope at all and the EU could be a real friend in need

EU
  • May 6, 2020
  • 7 min read

Spain’s economic recovery from COVID-19 will be slow

The impact of the COVID-19 policy response on Spain’s struggling economy will likely result in a slow recovery

Spain
  • May 6, 2020
  • 2 min read

German court ruling underlines ECB vulnerability

Germany’s constitutional court has ordered the ECB to prove the legality of its asset-purchasing programme

EU
  • May 5, 2020
  • 7 min read

EU will struggle to gain post-COVID Balkan influence

COVID-19 triggers soft power contest in the Western Balkans

EU
  • May 4, 2020
  • 7 min read

Pandemic triggers European rethink on supply chains

Europe’s dependence on multinational supply chains looms over its economic recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic

Europe