brussels bureau Reopening occupied Cypriot ghost town 'complicates reunification' Varosha, which used to be a tourist hotspot, has been fenced off and abandoned since Turkey invaded northern Cyprus after a Greek-inspired coup in 1974. 07/10/2020
View The MENA countries are aligning to EU values. We shouldn’t waste this historic opportunity ǀ View 20/12/2019
World EU should 'chart its own course' in world affairs, Europeans say The EU should be "avoiding fights that are not of its making but standing up to other continent-sized powers and tackling crises that affect its interest," a ECFR poll of 40,000 Europeans has found. 10/09/2019
View The EU must press for an end to repression in Central Asia at its Kyrgyzstan summit ǀ View 05/07/2019
Syria EU's Mogherini: Bloc won't recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan EU's Mogherini: Bloc won't recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan 31/03/2019
World Raw Politics: Italy defends its budget brussing off EU criticism Italy defended its budget plan on Thursday as the EU stepped up pressure for the country to make changes. Raw Politics discusses if it is a power play. 18/10/2018
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: Italy renews EU migrant plea In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: Italy hijacks foreign ministers meeting in Vienna to renew plea for EU help with migrant arrivals; and a 30/08/2018
brussels bureau EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea EU foreign ministers have agreed new sanctions against North Korea. It comes after a series of missile and nuclear tests carried out by Pyongyang 16/10/2017
View View: The West's decadent foreign policy- never bite the hand that feeds you "We are increasingly reluctant to allow our own vision of civil liberties and human rights to shape our foreign policies, owing to the potential commercial costs." 25/07/2017
Ukraine Ukraine parties to celebrate visa-free access to EU Ukrainians ended their decade-long wait for free visa access to the EU on Sunday, with parties and ceremonies. Today Ukrainian authorities say 12/06/2017
View Macron's France aims to challenge Germany by Zaki Laïdi, professor of international relations at L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a former adviser to French Prime 10/05/2017