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Published on 30. June 2017 by Amanda Paul

Turkey and the EU – What Sort of New Start?

Published on 30. June 2017 by Amanda Paul

Turkey and the EU – What Sort of New Start?

Since the meeting in Brussels on 25 May between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, dialogue between Turkey and the EU has been stepped up and seems set to continue this way – at least for the time being. A first […]

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Published on 21. June 2017 by Teresa Pullano

Stuck in the Brexit Mud? The EU after the UK Election

Published on 21. June 2017 by Teresa Pullano

Stuck in the Brexit Mud? The EU after the UK Election

After the results of the British election on 8 June, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Brexit negotiations set for 19 June. Almost three months already went by since Theresa May triggered art. 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. This formal act started the withdrawal procedure of the UK from the EU, which should be […]

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Published on 16. June 2017 by Jan Philipp Albrecht

Politics after the French Elections: the Beginning of a New Age

Published on 16. June 2017 by Jan Philipp Albrecht

Politics after the French Elections: the Beginning of a New Age

With the election of Emmanuel Macron as president and the landslide victory of his party La République en marche in the first round of the French parliamentary election the full extent of the revolution taking place in France has become visible. Different from what many commentators expected, Macron will not need to compromise vastly on […]

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Published on 13. June 2017 by Jean Lambert

The UK Election: Where Did It All Go Wrong for Theresa May?

Published on 13. June 2017 by Jean Lambert

The UK Election: Where Did It All Go Wrong for Theresa May?

Yes, I was one of the many who totally failed to predict the outcome of the UK General Election. Why did we get it so wrong and what are the challenges now facing the UK Government – not least in relation to Brexit? Theresa May went into the General Election she chose to call, with […]

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Published on 12. June 2017 by Kirsty Hughes

Beyond Satire: the UK’s Brexit Crisis Staggers On

Published on 12. June 2017 by Kirsty Hughes

Beyond Satire: the UK’s Brexit Crisis Staggers On

After a catastrophic election, Theresa May, could be found, three days later, pretending it was business as usual as she re-appointed ministers to her cabinet, having swiftly thrown her two key advisers over board. The UK now faces a minority Conservative government in alliance with the hard-line, pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) offering a ‘confidence […]

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Published on 06. June 2017 by Péter Krekó

Before the Comey Testimony: Four Points on Trump and Russia

Published on 06. June 2017 by Péter Krekó

Before the Comey Testimony: Four Points on Trump and Russia

On 8 June the former FBI director James B. Comey will testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump. Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump and whether there were improper contacts between one of Trump’s top advisers and Russian officials. […]

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Published on 01. June 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

The Uncertain Future of the Calais Border

Published on 01. June 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

The Uncertain Future of the Calais Border

Already strained, the negotiations over Brexit could get even more complicated should the issue of the border in Calais, the northern French port come to the fore. Whereas migration accounted for many votes in favour of Brexit, further development could take a strange twist of fate allowing more migrants to reach the UK shores than […]

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