Europe’s dependence refers to the dependence of the European Union (EU) and its member states on external sources for various resources such as energy, raw materials, and technology. This dependence on other countries became notable during the Covid-19 pandemic due to the lack of pharmaceutical materials and the strong dependence on China. Recently, this dependence has been exacerbated due to …

Is Gibraltar joining Schengen after Brexit? During June 2016 Brexit was one of the words repeated more often publicly as well as written in newspaper articles around the world. This concept refers to the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) which took place the 23rd of the mentioned month, deciding no longer to remain a …

Europe is still trying to recover from the endless blows it has received lately. War in Ukraine, worsening of relations with Russia, increase in inflation and poverty (especially in the states of the south) and of course the energy crisis, are just a few of the challenges that the EU must face. Last week, however, European leaders dealt with another …

Ever since the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been political unrest from the international community. The countries and organisations supporting Ukraine and blaming Russia for war crimes had to act accordingly. In times of war, there is always the responsibility of allied nations to take a stance and act in agreement to their foreign policy in ensuring …

The issue of the recognition of the independence of Kosovo has been a challenge for the EU for more than a decade now. Still to this day, five Member States, naming Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain refuse to recognize Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence of 17 February 2008. However, it was in Spain v. Commission that, for the first …

 After weeks of increasing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, with media of the latter country claiming that the government of Kosovo is orchestrating an attack against the Kosovo Serbs in the State’s northern region, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic put the armed forces deployed along the border between the two States in the highest level of alert, making them ready to …

Hungary entered the EU through the great enlargement of the Union in 2004. Since then and for some time it was considered, together with Poland which was part of this group, the success story of European enlargement. All this, of course, at the time when the EU was prosperous before the financial crisis and the political austerity. When EU entered …

As Cas Mudde, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, stated, the victories of the Brothers of Italy and the Sweden Democrats has been the result of “at least two-decades-long process of what is the mainstream normalization of the far-right across Europe”. Joined by conspiracy’s theories against the national identity, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigration sentiment, far-right parties in Europe …

After the incident of last November, relations between France and Italy are tense and rocky. Migration and borders protection is a well-known issue between the two EU States, that from time to time brings to the surface diplomatic rows and tensions. Going backwards and analysing the whole contexts it is important to underline the delicate situation between France and Italy …

In recent years, the EU has tried to provide solutions to many of the problems that concern it, directly or indirectly. Despite the changes it has brought on internal issues during the economic crisis, migration flows, etc., it has not been able to find a solid solution for its policy in the Western Balkans. After the 2019 elections and with …