A Baptism of Fire: Croatia’s Council Presidency

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...

Europe’s Hour

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...

And not as I do

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...

An honest broker?

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...

Beginning of the end?

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...