Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence

13/09/2021

Greece is quickly putting together patrol units and surveillance systems to intercept Afghans trying to come into the European Union — and it's asked the EU to foot the bill.

17/08/2021

The situation in Afghanistan has spiralled out of control. With the Taliban now in control of Kabul, how should the international community react? Is there anything you'd like to see the EU doing?
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10/11/2020

Biden may become America's next president, but relieved European leaders are deluded if they expect a return to the past for the transatlantic relationship.

Joe Biden will be America’s next president, but relieved European leaders are deluded if they expect a return to the past for the transatlantic relationship.

30/10/2020

EU leaders pledged on 29th October 2020 to step up cooperation on every aspect of their fight against the coronavirus.

Amid renewed lockdowns, leaders pledge to keep borders open and information flowing between capitals.

28/09/2020

French President Emmanuel Macron has thrust France into a leadership role by deciding to buttress Greek and Cypriot interests in the Mediterranean.

With Washington absent and Berlin indifferent, it has fallen to Paris to deter and defuse the situation.

23/09/2020

Turkey must be persuaded that its permanent disruption comes with catastrophic consequences.

In confronting Turkey’s leadership over its disruptive behavior—most lately in the Eastern Mediterranean—the European Council will have to tread carefully between principles, possible actions, and unsound options.

03/09/2020

Tensions are rising dangerously in the Eastern Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey, two members of NATO. But can the world’s most powerful military alliance do anything to de-escalate the crisis?

27/08/2020

Athens plans to extend its territorial waters to the west. A similar move to its east would cause huge ructions with Ankara.

02/06/2020

With the pandemic messing up the Brexit negotiations and weakening the British prime minister, prospects for a wide-ranging UK-EU deal by the end of 2020 are vanishing fast.

26/05/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic appears to be not just a test for healthcare systems around the world, but an international contest for which country has the best political system.

The Covid-19 pandemic appears to be not just a test for healthcare systems around the world, but an international contest for which country has the best political system. As the People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), boasted in an article published in early M...

27/04/2020

EU leaders on Thursday (23 April) agreed to a recovery fund to help Europe's economy, as the coronavirus pandemic is sending it into a steep decline, and that it will be linked to the EU's long-term budget.

EU leaders agreed on the need for a fund to support the recovery of Europe's economy from the coronavirus pandemic, but disagreed on details. The commission will come with proposals tied to the new long-term EU budget.

20/04/2020

Europe’s armed forces are rightfully being applauded for their efforts in limiting the disastrous effects of COVID-19, but the test of whether European militaries are truly valued will be measured over the next few years as pressure on defence budgets mount.

Europe’s armed forces are rightfully being applauded for their efforts in limiting the disastrous effects of COVID-19, but the test of whether European militaries are truly valued will be measured over the next few years as pressure on defence budgets mount, write Daniel Fiott, Torben Schütz and ...