The Slippery Slope of Speculating on Ukraine
By: EBR | Friday, February 23, 2024
Compared to 2023, the atmosphere at this year’s Munich Security Conference was much more somber
US ‘pause’ on new LNG exports undermines the energy security of its European allies
By: EBR | Friday, February 23, 2024
The US administration’s decision to suspend the granting of permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals will have major consequences for the energy security of the EU
Climate investment gap looms over next EU mandate
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 21, 2024
If the EU’s 2030 climate goals are to be met, an annual investment gap of €406 billion must be filled, according to new research
France announces €10bn cut in public spending as growth outlook darkens
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 20, 2024
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the government had lowered its forecast for 2024 GDP growth to 1% from 1.4% as war in Ukraine and Gaza and a slowdown at top trading partners Germany and China darkened the outlook
Ukraine threatens to ban Polish food imports in retaliation for border protests
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Kyiv may limit imports of Polish agri-food production if Polish farmers do not stop blocking the country’s borders in Ukraine against the influx of Ukrainian grain and other products
VDL is synonym for ‘more of the same’
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 20, 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s CDU party announced her candidacy as the Spitzenkandidat for the European elections
EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 14, 2024
It is highly unlikely that the hotly-contested EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will be concluded before the EU elections in June
Austria’s dependence on Russian gas rises to 98%, two years after Ukraine war
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Austria’s dependence on Russian gas has increased from 80% to 98% in two years, prompting the country’s energy minister to ring the alarm bell ahead of a national election due to take place in the Autumn
EU announces new ‘interpretation’ of Canada trade deal in bid to ensure ratification
By: EBR | Monday, February 12, 2024
The European Commission and Canada have agreed on the “interpretation” of parts of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
How Small Member States Shape EU Narratives
By: EBR | Friday, February 9, 2024
Central European and Baltic states have been the driving force of the EU’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine
To Make Enlargement Happen, the EU Must Reform
By: EBR | Friday, February 9, 2024
The EU cannot afford to keep Ukraine and the Western Balkans in the waiting room
US officials defend LNG pause, say EU exports unaffected
By: EBR | Friday, February 9, 2024
A top US Department of Energy (DOE) official defended President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports at a Senate hearing called by a fellow Democrat who said he will investigate the decision
EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 7, 2024
EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on the bloc’s first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said
Rural decline and farmers’ anger risks fuelling Europe’s populism
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Europe’s farmers are angry, and so are more and more voters in deprived rural communities throughout the EU
Meloni, the new Merkel?
By: EBR | Monday, February 5, 2024
Diplomats agree that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni played a key role in taming Viktor Orban during the extraordinary EU summit
‘The outlook is not so good’: IMF cuts eurozone growth forecast
By: EBR | Thursday, February 1, 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its growth forecast for the eurozone this year, as the continued impact of the energy crisis and weak consumer demand raise growing concerns
Hurdles remain as EU looks to pledge more military support to Ukraine
By: EBR | Wednesday, January 31, 2024
While EU member states are expected to pledge continued military support to Ukraine at a decisive summit on Thursday (1 February), hurdles for a future funding scheme remain
Why Ukraine will eventually win
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Ukraine is going to win. Not in the dramatic sense of a military triumph, and perhaps not even by recovering Crimea and its occupied territories
Breaking the cycle of humiliation and retribution in the Middle East
By: EBR | Monday, January 29, 2024
Although 20 years have passed, I still hold a grudge against the United States for spoiling my 57th birthday
Farmers’ protests slowly spread to Belgium
By: EBR | Monday, January 29, 2024
German, Polish, Romanian, and French farmers were joined in their protests by Belgian farmers on Friday and throughout the weekend, with demands similar to those of their European peers