View With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery.
View Russians will look to EU's Borrell for stance on Navalny furore | View Philippe Dam, from Human Rights Watch, on what EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell must tell Russia on his visit to Moscow this week. 03/02/2021
View A new era of re-invention can emerge out of this pandemic | View The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute believes the world in 2021 has a chance to embrace an era of re-invention – a Neo-Renaissance – similar to the grandiose period of history stretching through the 14th and 17th centuries. 28/01/2021
View Human rights lawyers in Turkey face threats and detention | View Day of the Endangered Lawyer, Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz writes about lawyers in Turkey who were threatened for standing up for human rights. 24/01/2021
View The EU must prevent the COVID vaccine roll-out creating two-tier societies ǀ View Regardless of how keen governments are to roll out the vaccine, it’s likely that some groups in society will be slower to receive it, leading to unequal access and curtailed freedoms. 20/01/2021
View Trump's Blackwater pardons could fuel retaliation on anniversary of Soleimani's assassination ǀ View As has been the case in the past, Donald Trump doesn’t see the links between his impulsive, corruption-driven decisions, like the Blackwater pardons, and threats to US national security. 01/01/2021
View Why COVID-19 shows that migrants’ integration in Europe is as important as ever ǀ View Europe needs and depends on migration to sustain its own development and the well-being of its citizens. Yet, when it comes to acknowledging their contributions, migrants are left at the mercy of socio-economic hardships on the fringes of society. 18/12/2020
View Zdravko Krivokapić: Montenegro’s membership of the EU can inspire the European dream ǀ View Montenegro is intent on becoming the next member of the European Union, and its ascension to the bloc could act as a spur for reform and change in the rest of the Balkans, writes the country's new prime minister. 16/12/2020
View EU lawmakers should be careful what they wish for when it comes to Internet regulation ǀ View The publication of the Digital Services Act by the EU will be a first step in providing a legal environment for tech companies. But Internet regulation must not create any unintended consequences for the way we communicate online. 15/12/2020
View The rule of law deal that saved Angela Merkel’s legacy ǀ View In spite of her longstanding support for Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have preserved her legacy after Poland and Hungary ended their blockade of the EU's historic budget. 13/12/2020
View The EU must leverage closer trade ties with Uzbekistan to ensure progress on human rights ǀ View As Uzbekistan’s applies to the EU's GSP+ scheme, Brussels should use its leverage in the application process to ensure progress is being made on human and labour rights in the central Asian country. 09/12/2020
View Election misinformation isn't an American phenomenon - it's spreading across Europe, too ǀ View The recent US presidential elections have been marred by accusations of voter fraud, with misinformation spreading online. It's not just an American-centric issue. The problem is spreading across Europe ahead of crucial elections in France and Germany in 2021. 08/12/2020
View Hungary needs the power of love, not Viktor Orbán’s love for power ǀ View Rather than concentrating on tackling the rising surge of coronavirus cases, Hungary's government is preoccupied with stripping away the rights of its citizens, starting with the LGBTI community. 03/12/2020
View Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro ǀ View Between governance mechanisms, assessment criteria, anti-corruption provisions, and basic rule of law principles, the fight to get the EU's Recovery Fund over the line is shaping up to be only half the battle. 01/12/2020
View The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted barriers to vital digital financial services for refugees ǀ View Restrictions on the right to work and acquire assets hamper the ability for refugees to become self-reliant. The coronavirus pandemic has made a dire situation even worse in the absence of humanitarian aid or personal income. 24/11/2020
View Belgrade's Biden conundrum: How US-Serbian relations will shape up post-Trump ǀ View Serbia's president Aleksandar Vučić had hoped for a Trump victory in the US presidential election. The elevation of Joe Biden to the presidency poses many challenges for him, both domestically and internationally. 23/11/2020
View Joe Biden's election offers lessons for Europe on how to deal with far-right populism ǀ View Joe Biden fought a successful presidential campaign based on the one thing that is anathema to far-right populists: rules of engagement and dialogue. Instead of triggering aggression and divisiveness, Biden strived to unify people. 19/11/2020
View Poland's highest court has legalised the torture of women. We will fight back for our rights ǀ View The Constitutional Court has ruled that the value and rights of Polish women are still up for debate. But women will not stop fighting for our rights to safe abortions and make decisions about our bodies. 31/10/2020