It has just turned 60 years old; Turkey’s one-sided love affair with the EU started on 31 July 1959, when it applied for association with the EEC (European Economic Community) founded in 1958. Turkish fascination with Europe began more than...
Now that Boris Johnson is officially the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, his focus turns from talking about how to steer the UK out of its Brexit dilemma to actually fulfilling those promises. Carrying out his ideas will...
Diplomats representing the Iran Nuclear Deal signatories held two meetings this week solely to discuss the ongoing Iranian nuclear issue. On Sunday, representatives from Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia, China, and the European Union met with counterparts from Iran. While...
When Ursula von der Leyen was nominated for the role of European Commission president, she was pitched as a compromise candidate. Someone the various factions could get behind to end their unseemly squabbling. French leader Emmanuel Macron, a champion of...
The new EU-Mercosur deal will have both positive and negative impacts on the economies of four South American countries and the EU. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and specifically their exporting industries, should see a rise in revenue due to...
The new Europe has certainly not been born under the best auspices. You can forget about politicians capable of managing a split, forget about European spirit, forget about an understanding of the new wind that blows over the states of...
Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s former Defence Minister and the European People’s Party’s (EPP) nominee for President of the European Commission (EC). She is now the first female in the institution’s history to become its...
While announcing the nominations for top jobs in the EU government, president of the European Council Donald Tusk lead with the unanimity of the vote, and the fact they chose two women and two men. ‘A perfect balance,’ he said....
Beijing’s government is seeking support from the Eastern European states while there are some concerns with the new EU leadership being more hostile with China. To clarify and ease the situation the Foreign Ministry of China, Mr. Wang plans to...
It’s hard to overstate the scale of the City of London. Generating as much money as Germany’s behemoth automobile industry – some $150bn a year – it is the world’s largest financial centre. It hosts 37% of the globe’s currency...