Tag: EU foreign policy
The EU accession candidate is moving away from the EU
Brussels It’s the images that are likely to have caused many politicians in Brussels to put their hands in front of their faces again: At the beginning of May, Serbia…
EU wants to reduce oil and gas imports from Russia “very soon”.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell The EU is discussing direct sanctions against the Russian oil and gas sector. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels Since the Russian attack on Ukraine, it has…
Small Lithuania & huge China problem in the EU
Eva Fischer Eva Fischer, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
EU foreign ministers launch sanctions
Brussels For the EU it is a “hybrid attack”: The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko has migrants flown in from the Near and Middle East, and his military then drives them…
EU foreign ministers launch sanctions
Camp on the Belarusian-Polish border The situation of the people on the border between Poland and Belarus deteriorates noticeably in winter. (Photo: dpa) Brussels For the EU, it is a…
Russia increases military presence on the border with Ukraine
Brussels, Moscow The world is looking at the dramatic situation in the Belarusian-Polish border area. For Russia, however, this is only a sideline to its power politics, which is a…
Last dress rehearsal for serious EU foreign policy
Lukashenko and Erdogan in 2019 One can regularly accuse European foreign policy of being embarrassing. The principle of unanimity in EU foreign policy has often made Brussels incapable of acting…
The end of the Merkel era slows down EU expansion
Chancellor Merkel and Serbian President Vučić in 2015 Integrating the Western Balkans into the international community is of central geopolitical importance for the EU. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The farewell is…