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...

Finland ahead of the Council presidency

Finland ahead of the Council presidency   Increased political fragmentation at the core of recent election results   Credit: Otto Ilveskero   Disappointment. Injustice. The bittersweet taste of joy that lingers in your tears as the victory you thought...

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...

Our Man in Vienna

Our Man in Vienna Some thoughts on the Austrian EU presidency     Next week Austria will be taking over the EU presidency from Bulgaria. It will be the third time for the Alpine country to preside over the EU and it will be the last full presidency before...