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

19 January 2023 Energy Security European Politics

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.

La guerre en Ukraine peut-elle être le tournant de la transformation énergétique en Europe ?

9 January 2023 Energy Security

Bruno De Sousa 7 min

Les conséquences de l’invasion russe en Ukraine se sont étendues à divers domaines de la société: l’économie, le social et, bien sûr, la politique. En réaction, et sans pouvoir intervenir directement dans le conflit, plusieurs pays ont imposé des sanctions économiques et politiques à la Russie afin de la dissuader de ses actions. Néanmoins, l’une des industries russes les plus cruciales n’a pas été touchée en raison des dommages qu’elle aurait pu causer à la plupart des pays européens : l’exportation de gaz et de pétrole.

EU project building a Circular Plan on Textile Industry

8 December 2022 Environment European Politics

Alessandro D'Augusta Perna 6 min

On March 2022, the EU launched the long-awaited Circular Economy Action Plan under the framework of the Green Deal. This ambitious regulatory project aims to promote a more sustainable textile industry.

The right to euthanasia: a thorny issue involving dignity

28 June 2022 European Politics

Caterina Mosca 5 min

On February 15 2022, the Constitutional Court of Italy declared inadmissible the amendment proposed by the association “Luca Coscioni” (a non-profit organization whose priorities are the affirmation of civil liberties […]

The EDPS, Europol, data protection and security

27 June 2022 European Politics

Nicolas Rocher 7 min

The European Union places itself as a major data protection actor worldwide, notably through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Nonetheless, Europol, its law enforcement agency, seems to run counter […]

Fighting for a more democratic eastern neighborhood

23 June 2022 European Politics

Maral Kaplan 7 min

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) gathers the European Union and six post-Soviet countries, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Launched in 2009 at the Prague Summit, the EaP supports […]