Risking jail to leave Cyprus
Surge in cases of African migrants using fake or stolen ID to get to other EU countries Stricter controls at airports due to the pandemic,...
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Side effects of ECB policies hindering sustained economic recovery
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis central banks substantially lowered interest rates to support the recovery of their economies. In fact, the ECB...
Vaccine passports unlawful unless proportionate
Not since the 1930s and World War II have states arrogated to themselves such wide powers impinging on human rights and fundamental freedoms as they...
Losing our best minds to others
Covid, brain drain and scientific mobility Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Europe is currently facing significant societal, ecological and economic challenges that are aggravated by the...
White House considers lifting European travel restrictions
The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five...
Hydrogen: the fuel of the future
Green hydrogen has been described as the rockstar of new energies By Charles Ellinas The EU released in July its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’ for a climate-neutral...
Germany at 30: the nicest major country on the planet
By Gwynne Dyer I have just spent two weeks driving around Germany interviewing people (mostly climate scientists, since you ask), and I have come to...
The miracle on the Vistula: one of the most important anniversaries of today’s free Europe
The Polish-Bolshevik war was a founding moment for modern Poland and a crucial moment for the whole of Europe, even though the awareness of this...
Disy leader says Europe united against Turkey
Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday Turkey will find a united European response to Ankara’s provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking in Athens after...
Coronavirus: Europe must emerge stronger from this crisis
By David Sassoli, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen IN 1950, Europe was in crisis, still devastated physically and economically by the effects of...
Coronavirus pandemic is historical test for EU, Merkel says
The coronavirus is the European Union’s biggest ever challenge and member states must show greater solidarity so that the bloc can emerge stronger from the...
Political equality: think European
There is no common understanding of the meaning of political equality or its content. Part of the problem lies in the phrase political equality itself...
80 years after 1939, Europe’s far right scents power again
By Peter Apps Last week, as Europe commemorated the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two, the far-right Alternative for Germany became the...
The tyranny of EU democracy
By Alper Ali Riza Democracy under the rule of law is not just a cliché. It is enshrined in the Treaty on European Union and...
Europe: Déjà Vu?
By Desmond Smith IN THE harrowing opening scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Hollywood masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan, sea-sick US troops nervously approach the shores of occupied...
Ukraine’s request for an “autocephalous”church granted, Russian clergy furious
Ukraine secured approval on Thursday to establish an independent church in what Kiev says is a vital step against Russian meddling in its affairs, but...
China defies US pressure as EU parts ways with Iranian oil
China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such...
Iran tells EU to speed up efforts to save nuclear deal
Iran said on Monday that Europe should accelerate its efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that US President Donald Trump...
Denmark, Norway eye Kabul centre for minors denied asylum
Denmark and Norway are working on establishing a centre in Kabul where unaccompanied Afghan minors who have been denied asylum can be sent back, the...
Few Islamic State fighters return but home-grown attacks rise
Europeans who went off to fight on behalf of Islamic State have not flooded back in large numbers since losing strongholds in Syria and Iraq,...