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MEPs call for a firmer response to Russian threats to European security

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - January 18, 2023

War in Ukraine, rising global authoritarianism, a more assertive China and the climate emergency have caused a tectonic shift in the geopolitical landscape, MEPs...

Trump’s Followers Are Demonstrating Their Loyalty

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Theodoros Benakis - April 23, 2020

In the US, the Covid-19 virus has not only infected hundreds of thousands of people and killed tens of thousands, but it has woven...

Florian Bieber: Enlargement fatigues will increase authoritarianism in the Balkans

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis - February 17, 2020

The Western Balkans was being ravaged by civil war and nationalism-motivated conflict just some 30 years ago. The result was the independence and creation...

Alessio Scopelliti: Salvini gains voters both in government and in opposition

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis - September 30, 2019

Last August the leader of the far-right League party provoked a government crisis in Italy by withdrawing his party’s support to the governing coalition....

Parliament wants to suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 13, 2019

Following years of severe political and democratic backsliding, the European Parliament recommended suspending EU accession negotiations with Turkey. The European Parliament remains seriously concerned about...

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