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Now, Michel Barnier has to see if he can find a majority for the laws that France needs passing to be governed.

Meet Michel Barnier, France’s Prime Minister-Designate

Michel Barnier, 73, is the politician for all seasons in France

Greece (131,957 sq. km) is a special case. It has been a member of the EU since 1981, and a full member of Schengen since 2007. But Greece does not have a land border with the rest of Schengen – and remains a de facto island.

EU’s three biggest islands

The EU’s biggest islands, according to geography, are Ireland, with 84 thousand square kilometres, Sicily (25,000 sq. km), and Sardinia (24,000 sq. km)

With the proposed electricity market design, there is a real risk that a new public funding program, intended to back up a power system dominated by renewables, becomes a lifeline for the gas industry.

Needed: An Electricity Market Design to Meet Germany’s Climate Goals

With the rise of renewables, electricity markets are fundamentally changing

Russia’s war against Ukraine has now become part of local politics in European countries. It was the dominant overarching topic in Germany’s elections in Thuringia and Saxony in East Germany.

The Instrumentalization of Russia’s War in European Politics

Elections in East Germany reveal how Russia’s war on Ukraine can be exploited for political gain

In both states the extreme-right party won more than 30 percent of the votes.

Political crises in France and Germany weaken the EU

While the EU is involved in a war with Russia and an economic showdown with China, France and Germany , the traditional axis of the EU engine, are in a deep political and economic crisis

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“This is not the strategy, by Ankara, to replace the West, but it’s a strategy to strengthen relations with non-Western powers at a time when the US hegemony is waning,” said Sinan Ulgen, head of the Istanbul-based think tank EDAM.

World

NATO member Turkey to request membership of Russia-led BRICS

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Turkey will be the first NATO member to request membership of the BRICS economic bloc spearheaded by the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping

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To reconfigure the EU’s place in the world, the key may lie in leveraging its power as a democratic system of economic governance.

Analyses

An Obituary for EU Foreign Policy

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The precise date of the death of EU foreign policy is uncertain

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Iran is the 17th-biggest state in the world and the second-largest nation in the Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2.

World

Iran in Context

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Modern Iran’s roots go back to one of the world’s most ancient civilizations. How does it compare to the contemporary Middle East?

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Now, the burning question for millions across the EU is: how will the next budget be allocated? What will the priorities be? Or if we put it very simply, where will the money go?

Europe

2025 EU Budget: Priorities and Allocation

Friday, August 30, 2024

Whether we’re ready to accept it or not, time is slipping away

Although some experts had suggested that she reset the commissioner appointment process and asked member states to come up with other (female) names, the Commission President looks determined to play the hand she has been dealt.

Europe

Von der Leyen lets Parliament do the dirty job

Friday, August 30, 2024

Instead of asking member states to reconsider their commissioner picks, von der Leyen is putting commissioners up for a vote in the European Parliament for lawmakers to separate the wheat from the chaff

In the wake of an alleged stabbing attack by a Syrian migrant that left three people dead, the federal government’s migration policy is at the top of the political agenda at a time when the ruling coalition is under immense pressure and is expected to lose two upcoming state elections by large margins.

Europe

German CDU suggests ‘national emergency’ to curb migration

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz urged the government to enforce the Dublin Regulation after meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz

And if left unchallenged and uncorrected, Beijing’s false claims will not only alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait but also jeopardize peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and threaten the rules-based international order.

World

To secure peace in the Indo-Pacific, include Taiwan in the UN system

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Taiwan is an indispensable partner in global supply chains, producing more than 90 percent of the world’s high-end semiconductors

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Of the 22 candidates already proposed, 16 are men, and six are women, with familiar faces France’s Thierry Breton, Latvia’s Valdis Dombrovskis, the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra and Hungary’s Oliver Varhelyi (all men) having been asked by their respective governments to serve another five-year term.

Europe

Commission update: Men and domestic politics prioritised as deadline looms

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

As the deadline for EU countries to submit their commissioner picks draws closer, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appears to have dropped her vision of a gender-balanced Commission

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“The controls at all German state borders must be continued,” the respective heads of the CDU and the CSU, Friedrich Merz and Markus Soder wrote in an op-ed for Bild, referring to the temporary checks that were introduced during the European Football Championship.

Europe

German neighbours ring alarm bells over potential border controls

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

As pressure grows in Berlin to reintroduce checks on all German borders, its neighbouring EU countries are warning the move could lead to a domino effect

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The perceived strengths and weaknesses of top-level women decision-makers have long sparked debates about their rise and eventual fall.

Analyses

Are Most Women Predisposed to Lead More Ethically?

Monday, August 26, 2024

Women have become increasingly visible in leadership positions in business, academia, civil society and politics, as demonstrated by the rising number of countries with female heads of government

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Despite all her momentum, it is still a toss-up.

World

Kamala Harris Has Momentum… But Still Faces An Uphill Fight

Monday, August 26, 2024

Will Kamala Harris win this election and become the U.S.’s first female President?

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The Taiwan Strait is a major trade route through which about half of global container ships pass, and both the United States and Taiwan say it’s an international waterway.

World

German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels in decades to pass through the Taiwan Strait, drawing a rebuke from Beijing

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EU Actually

Political crises in France and Germany weaken the EU

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

While the EU is involved in a war with Russia and an economic showdown with China, France and Germany , the traditional axis of the EU engine, are in a deep political and economic crisis

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EU’s three biggest islands

EU’s three biggest islands

The EU’s biggest islands, according to geography, are Ireland, with 84 thousand square kilometres, Sicily (25,000 sq. km), and Sardinia (24,000 sq. km)

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Family businesses might come to dominate the business world

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