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By George Georgiou Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Marcellus That one may smile and smile and be a villain Hamlet, Act 1 All imperial powers eventually wither away. ...

By Maria Demertzis, André Sapir, Jeromin Zettelmeyer After every European election, Bruegel produces a series of memos to the new European Commissioners that will take office in Brussels. The first ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The world economy is currently performing better than expected. The recession, which many analysts had predicted as an inevitable result of the pandemic and ...

by Oya Kocak Barcin and Christoforos Dimitriou We, Oya and Christoforos know each other through our work. We live on opposite sides of the divide in Cyprus, have different backgrounds ...

By Maria Demertzis  When the extreme right party National Rally won first place in the European elections earlier this June, President Emmanuel Macron felt that confidence in the governing coalition ...

All chapters of the book – with the exception of the last one – reflect a brief review of recent Cypriot political history. In general, I agree with the comments of the ...

By Farid Mirbagheri The recent escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has brought the region to the brink of a wider war that could engulf Lebanon, Iran, and ...

England were able to breathe a sigh of relief after a 2-1 Euro 2024 last-16 victory over Slovakia on Sunday, but for 94 minutes it was an abject display in front of ...

By Maria Demertzis The European Union’s fiscal framework, the European Commission’s attempt to coordinate the fiscal positions of member countries, will be reinstated in September for the first ...

By Jonathan Este Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Unemployment was traditionally considered a major macroeconomic challenge, with ramifications extending well beyond the economy into the sphere of politics and society at large. ...

There is one thing almost all populist nationalists agree on: the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the continuing carnage there was the fault of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ...

By Simone Tagliapietra In the run-up to the European elections, there has been substantial speculation about the future of the Green Deal, with some pointing at its potential dismantling following ...

For centuries, ancient artefacts, art, and relics have been a topic of ownership, provenance and morality debates. But what is the current situation for those who have intentionally purchased stolen ...

By Michalis Sarris The euro, a symbol of European unity and economic integration, will soon welcome Bulgaria into its fold. Bulgaria, a “partial” member since the introduction of the currency ...

By Maria Demertzis Last week’s European election results were a mixed bag. The European People’s Party and the Social Democrats, traditionally the biggest parties in Europe, held on ...

By Sarah Marsh, Barbara Erling and David Latona From Germany and France to Poland and Spain, the far-right made inroads into the youth vote in key states in this EU ...

By Tatiana der Avedissian Climate and gender are not generally treated as related issues – yet they are.  Climate change most harshly affects those living in extreme poverty, and these are ...

By Emily Petrou Populism is a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. The best way to ...

By Ioannis Tirkides This moment in the European elections is very different from the last one, five years ago. The starting conditions are different, the challenges are different. The priorities ...

Cyprus’ participation in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has become a subject of discussion by political analysts only in recent years. Some consider it a mistaken and damaging choice, while others ...

By Marios Eliades The President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola recently visited Cyprus to inspect the progress on the Amalthea humanitarian aid project for the relief of the ...

By Luigi Scazzieri In April this year, the European Parliament agreed to a reform of the Union’s rulebook on migration and asylum, approving the different legislative files that make ...

By Erol Riza Last week the two major opposition parties locked swords with Akel calling for a windfall tax on the “unexpected” earnings of the banks while Disy accused Akel ...