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Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine has changed the European Union’s attitude towards the prospects of enlargement. While in previous years, European leaders remained skeptical about the EU’s absorption capacity and […]
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On October 9, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce sent shockwaves through global supply chains by announcing sweeping export control measures on rare earth elements (REEs), adding five new categories to […]
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On 28 September 2025, Moldova, a former Soviet republic and EU candidate since 2022, held a parliamentary election that was more than a routine vote in Chisinau. The victory of […]
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On 10 September 2025, in her much-anticipated State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a stark message: Europe is locked in a struggle to safeguard […]
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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, European defence ministries have been firmly focused on responding to the emanating threat from the east. That is an understandable prioritization […]
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The European Asylum Agency’s organization of the first State of Asylum Conference in Malta on 18 June and the Commission’s publication on 11 June of the ‘State of play on […]