European Politics

18 May 2023 European Politics

Carmen Noviello 6 min

Le 14 mai, la Turquie était prête à élire son nouveau Président. Mais aucun des deux candidats principaux, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan et Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu n’a obtenu plus de 50% des votes. Il faudra donc attendre le 28 mai pour découvrir la tournure que prendra l’histoire turque. Les élections de l’autre côté de la Méditerranée nous touchent plus que ce que l’on pourrait penser : un changement de Président pourrait représenter un moment unique pour les relations entre l’UE et la Turquie.

4 May 2023 European Politics

Francesco Pannullo 7 min

In February 2022, Russia initiated the invasion of Ukraine, and substantial destructions followed. Over $6.6 billion in agricultural infrastructure has been destroyed. This caused an increase in prices of agricultural products and fears about shortages. To assist Ukraine, the EU institutions promptly adopted several economic measures.

10 April 2023 European Politics

Julien Lemoine 10 min

Il est onze heures du matin, à Paris. Il fait frais. Le soleil hivernal illumine la capitale française. Le qualificatif de « ville lumière » prend tout son sens. Je suis rue de Rivoli et je m’apprête à rencontrer celui qui fut, de 2012 à 2017, le Président de la République française.

3 April 2023 European Politics

Mario Vega 9 min

Since the beginning of 2022, the European Union has been facing an increase of threats that marked the end of the year. In this regard, the European geopolitical chessboard is still shaking with some worrying issues still unresolved

20 March 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Lucas Soares 5 min

As Germany detains a large portion of the European total natural gas, both nominal and percentage wise, coupled with its great storage capacity, it is consequently no secret that part of the response of the European Union to the emergent energetic crisis comes precisely from this country. It is, however, curious to note that the very same nation that has the biggest responsiveness capacity to the growing crisis is at the same time one of the countries that has contributed the most to the current energy dependency crisis. This article will reflect on the German decisions and how they affected- and continue to affect- the current situation in light of the present situation characterised by a lack of negotiation consensus among the European Union Member States.

13 March 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Flavio Petitjean 5 min

Currently, the necessity  and commitment to switch to greener forms of energy production has never been more compelling. To that effect, the demand for the materials to build new products and systems that function on, or produce greener energy have substantially increased. As a consequence, these raw materials have now become as valuable and coveted as coal and iron deposits at the start of the Industrial Revolution. This article will attempt to cast some light on the EU position in this changing global market and the plans devised by the European Commission on this  matter.