Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Portugal Sued By Environmental Groups
Portugal is being sued by three environmental groups for not fulfilling its promises yet its struggling economy limits its ability to fulfill these promises.
Portugal is being sued by three environmental groups for not fulfilling its promises yet its struggling economy limits its ability to fulfill these promises.
The rogue three EU member states are back in the news. This time it is in regard to protests closing border crossings with Ukraine.
Prime Minister Sanchez has potentially sold out Spain in order to win another power and is facing the wrath of large protests on the street.
Nineteen months into the war and the EU still has not officially amended its Russia policy. Nevertheless, the EU has significantly changed its behavior towards Russia and is increasingly becoming a de facto geopolitical player. What does this mean for the future of EU-Russia relations?
Italy may start processing migrants in Albania if a an agreement formed between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is allowed to move forward.
Bulgaria looks to have very few obese children due to recent government documents, yet this is far from the reality.
Malta is the EU’s smallest member state by land area yet the population is expected to explode. This has created challenges for the nation that the government must confront.
Italy’s BRI engagement economic promises fell short. Italy’s reassessing aligns with US priorities. Taiwan’s ties could help distancing from China but strain relations. Balancing interests, alliances, and economics, Italy navigates a complex situation. Exiting the BRI may offer security assurances while maintaining diplomatic and economic hedging with the US and China.
While people have been focusing on the potential changes in Poland due to the election, Hungary will be impacted as well. The two member states have rebelled against the EU together for years yet Hungary may now find itself alone.
This February, France’s President Emmanuel Macron hosted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as Germany’s Olaf Scholz. Italy’s Giorgina Meloni was not invited to the dinner and this has caused some tensions between European leaders. While a dinner may seem small, the challenges that the European Union faces are not.