by C4EP | Jan 10, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Negotiating Brexit, the Budget and the Balkans simultaneously is an unprecedented baptism of fire for Croatia. Source: Pixabay Only six and half years after joining the EU, on the 1st of January 2020, Croatia took over the rotating presidency of the Council of...
by C4EP | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
Europe’s Hour EU must lose the unyielding unanimity rule to gain credibility as a global actor Source: Wikimedia Commons The first week of February showed once again why the EU needs to reconsider the voting rules on certain areas of its foreign policy...
by C4EP | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog
And not as I do The EU must lead the way in transparency Source: Daniel Huizinga | Flickr “We cannot demand openness and transparency from others, if those principles are not followed within our own institution.” Heidi Hautala, the Finnish Green MEP and European...
by C4EP | Jan 11, 2019 | Blog
An honest broker? Romania assumes its first EU Presidency amid difficult times Source: Max Pixel Welcome to the year that will shape the future of Europe – a year marked by uncertainty over Brexit, European Election results, and the multiannual financial...
by C4EP | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog
Beginning of the end? Many look forward to Merkel’s fall Source: Der Spiegel Despite all the black clouds above the Council’s colourful egg building, German Chancellor Angela Merkel might survive this weekend. She might even last for the upcoming...