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EU Sets Global Standard for AI Regulation
12 Dec

EU Sets Global Standard for AI Regulation

Professor Cristina Vanberghen delivers her analysis of the EU AI Act, which regulates the use of Artificial Intelligence in the Union.

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After the coup in Niger: What are the options for the EU?
10 Aug

After the coup in Niger: What are the options for the EU?

What are the consequences of the military coup in Niger, and is the European Union’s response adequate?

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“Awful timing”: Hungary to deepen relations with Iran
25 Nov

“Awful timing”: Hungary to deepen relations with Iran

European lawmaker Katalin Cseh criticizes the Orbán government’s move to deepen relations with the Iranian regime.

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More sanctions on Iran are coming – but are they enough?
09 Nov

More sanctions on Iran are coming – but are they enough?

The European Union is preparing a new sanctions package over Iran’s brutal suppression of protestors. How effective are the EU’s restrictive measures?

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More than “strategic intimacy”?
07 Oct

More than “strategic intimacy”?

The first meeting of the European Political Community was held in Prague - it remains

Preventing an energy crisis: Is the EU’s strategy working?
13 Sep

Preventing an energy crisis: Is the EU’s strategy working?

Six months after the beginning of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine we ask the question:

Qualified majority voting in EU foreign policy?
17 Aug

Qualified majority voting in EU foreign policy?

Reforming the EU decision-making process in the area of foreign policy is a very sensitive

Treaty change – or rather not?
16 Jun

Treaty change – or rather not?

The Conference on the Future of Europe produced a number of recommendations – but it

Macron’s outer ring, Zelensky’s determination
13 Jun

Macron’s outer ring, Zelensky’s determination

Calls for EU membership for Ukraine and other countries are increasing - but the French

Towards a common European defence policy?
10 Jun

Towards a common European defence policy?

The Russian war against Ukraine has unleashed a flurry of initiatives to bolster EU defence

Protecting trade or protecting human rights?
08 Jun

Protecting trade or protecting human rights?

The Chinese treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang puts the EU's China policy into

Will Poland relent in rule-of-law dispute?
10 Aug

Will Poland relent in rule-of-law dispute?

Warsaw is apparently planning to give in to demands by the European Court of Justice

Five years on: Europe’s controversial migration deal with Turkey
17 Mar

Five years on: Europe’s controversial migration deal with Turkey

In March 2016, Brussels and Ankara struck an agreement on the return of migrants in

BRIEFING: Was the EU effective in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic?
26 Feb

BRIEFING: Was the EU effective in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic?

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The European vaccine row explained
04 Feb

The European vaccine row explained

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Europe is getting closer to China, but Biden can pull it back – Foreign Policy
25 Jan

Europe is getting closer to China, but Biden can pull it back – Foreign Policy

In negotiations with China over a new investment treaty, the EU asserted its autonomy from

L’Europe se rapproche de la Chine, mais Biden peut la retirer – Politique étrangère
25 Jan

L’Europe se rapproche de la Chine, mais Biden peut la retirer – Politique étrangère

Dans les négociations avec la Chine sur un nouveau traité d’investissement, l’UE a affirmé son