Press Review: June 2022
Since the start of June, there have been nearly a hundred violations of the UN’s Human Rights Charter.
Here is the news that you might have missed from the last month.
Tag: European Union
Let’s Tune In: A Russian Island Surrounded by EU and NATO Members
The tensions between Russia and Europe are escalating, especially these days when Lithuania stopped the rail transit of some Russian goods direct to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
Poland Challenges the Principle of Primacy of the European Union law: the Conflict that Raised “Polexit”
Poland challenged the principle of primacy of the EU law. What are the implications of such conflict? Is there a Polexit on the horizon?
![[ANALYSIS] Once More Into the Storm: The West, Russia & the European Geo-Security Order](https://i0.wp.com/thenewglobalorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Russia-NATO-flag-large.jpg?resize=941%2C200&ssl=1)
[ANALYSIS] Once More Into the Storm: The West, Russia & the European Geo-Security Order
With Russian President Vladimir Putin aggressing against Ukraine, can the West maintain its control over the European geo-security order?
![[REPORT] Evolution of Women’s Rights in Turkey: The Fall of a Democracy](https://i0.wp.com/thenewglobalorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/83380839_turkey_woman_flag_get.jpeg?resize=941%2C200&ssl=1)
[REPORT] Evolution of Women’s Rights in Turkey: The Fall of a Democracy
How the correlation between women’s rights and the democratic process of Turkey underlines that Erdoğan fails at respecting both of them?
A New Dawn of the EU-US Relationship in Digital and Tech Issues
With the appointment of Joe Biden as president of the United States, the lawmakers of both the European Union and the United States have expressed their desire for a new dawn in transatlantic ties. Hence, the new president of the US was seen by MEPs as a chance to reinforce the EU-US relationship to tackle common challenges. Particularly emphasising the need to regulate tech giants.
25 Years After a Conflict: Helping the Youth in Bosnia
Dubioza Kolektiv, a popular Bosnian avant-garde group would say – or rather, sing – that Bosnia-Erzegovina is in Europe “just in Eurosong”. By that, meaning that the country is only welcome as a full-fledged member of Europe when this benefits the image of a multicultural, welcoming continent. But when the lights of Eurovision go off, Bosnia is likely to disappear from the public discourse. If anything, it may come up in conversations simply as the place where “there once was a war”.
In part, this is understandable. How is it possible that a European country could be majority Muslim? Why does it stubbornly refuse to behave like a “normal” democracy? And yet, no matter how divided or unstable, Bosnia is clearly a member of the wobbly, colorful European family.
![[Analysis] How to Counter China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in the Balkans](https://i0.wp.com/thenewglobalorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/China-Serbia-vaccine-diplomacy-2020-1.jpeg?resize=941%2C200&ssl=1)
[Analysis] How to Counter China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in the Balkans
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, China has developed a ‘mask diplomacy’ aimed at the Western Balkans; later evolved into the so-called vaccine diplomacy.
Can the European Union counter China’s ambitions in its eastern neighbourhood?
Brexit: What Now for the UK and Eastern Europe?
Now that the UK has left the European Union, there is speculation on the future political relationship between the UK and Eastern Europe. Regardless of potential cooperation, Brexit will still benefit Eastern Europe.
![[Analysis] EU-China Agreement on Investment: Impact on the Western Balkans](https://i0.wp.com/thenewglobalorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EU-CHINA.jpg?resize=900%2C200&ssl=1)
[Analysis] EU-China Agreement on Investment: Impact on the Western Balkans
The European Union and the Western Balkans share the same history and future. Therefore, the Chinese interest in the Balkans has long been perceived as an intrusion. Yet, on December 30, 2020, the European Union and China reached an historic Agreement on investment and trade. What does this rapprochement between the two rival suitors mean for the Western Balkans? For sure, the EU-China Agreement is controversial. But it may show a promising opening, by China, to a rules-based economic system. In Eastern Europe, this means that China could be brought to respect the EU 2030 agenda, especially for what concerns the green transition and digitalization.