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

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

“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?

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”?

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?

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?

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?

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

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?

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?

Protecting trade or protecting human rights?

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