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December, 2017

Up in Arms

Eye on Europe

Greece’s already embattled government stumbles into fresh controversy.

Same Procedure as Every Year, Sigmar!

Berlin Observer

The German foreign policy community is starting to sound repetitive.

Useful Principles

Bullets and Bytes

The 1967 Harmel Report is as relevant as ever for NATO’s strategic thinking.

“We Should Stop Over-Promising”

European Encounters

A discussion of a loaded issue, at least in France and Eastern Europe – the future of the EU’s posted workers directive.

Home, Not Alone

Berlin Observer

Germany is facing a new nexus of foreign and domestic politics.

An Impassable Sea

Eye on Europe

After a disastrous day in Brussels, Theresa May has three options.

Not Part of the Club

Eye on Europe

There’s been talk recently about Romania’s relationship with the Visegrád Group. Don’t expect it to become a member soon.

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+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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European Encounters (#EuropeCounts), supported by Stiftung Mercator (2017-18), aims at contributing toward building a European public. Europeans from different ends and spheres of the continent exchange views on topics relevant to the whole EU. It’s time to make discussions truly European.

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