European Politics

The future of Euro-African relationships between the Post-Cotonou agreement and the energy crisis

27 February 2023 European Politics

A new strategic partnership between the European Union and the African Union is set to be ratified, yet European and African relationships still continue to be affected by economic and political whirlwinds at the international level. This underlines both a lack of deep commitment and a strategic short-sightedness from the European Union, paving the way for Chinese presence in Africa and hindering the stance of the EU in the world.

The future of energy in Europe between COP27 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: an interview with Suzana Carp

20 February 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Riccardo Rossi 8 min

This year (2022) has represented an important upheaval in energy matters in Europe, in terms of energy (in)dependence, transition to renewables, supplies and prices, both due to the increasingly worrying climate crisis and following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The European Union (EU) has proved to be still too dependent on other countries, such as Russia, when it comes to energy supplies and still too reliant on gas rather than on renewable energy sources.

Ukraine’s perspective in green energy substitution for the European market and European divestment from the Russian fossil fuels

9 February 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Lev Zinchenko 6 min

The Russian war in Ukraine has highlighted the European States’ dependency on Russian fossil fuel production. In fact, it led to the ongoing energy crisis which asserted its impact throughout the continent and extended even beyond. This current scenario has led to several discussions concerning the European energy market, and whether there is an existing solution to the substitution of the ramped-up fossil fuel production (to lower the prices) with green initiatives. On 17th November 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi reaffirmed that at the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine “is capable of becoming a key partner of the European Union for the purposes of decarbonization”. Thus, Ukraine has a lot of potential in the advancement of renewable energy, a solution that seems to be feasible and meets every involved actor’s needs.

L’ambitieux agenda européen de Madrid

30 January 2023 European Politics

Joris Rouillon 7 min

L’Espagne est confrontée à divers défis: chômage, reprise économique, identités régionales… En dépit de ces difficultés, l’Espagne a su se positionner comme un nouveau leader européen ces derniers mois.

Energy crisis cracks down EU, between a choice of immobility and solidarity at stake

26 January 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Alessandro D'Augusta Perna 6 min

Following the prompt, under the Next Gen EU, to answer to the economic downturn due to the pandemic crisis, once again the European Union Member States find themselves at a turning point: whether to choose a solidarity or a self-centered approach to respond to the energy breakdown.

Ukraine is the candidate to the EU: European dream or a real opportunity?

19 January 2023 Energy Security European Politics

Sofiia Nazarenko 7 min

After the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, positive changes took place in Ukraine- EU relationship. In June 2022, the EU granted Ukraine candidate status, which marked a new page in Ukrainian history. What preceded this, at what stage is the implementation of European integration reforms, and what are the chances of Ukraine to get membership – read on.