Category Archives: Europe explained

The EU-China Summit 2012

Last month, the 15thEU-China Summit was held in Brussels under the ambitious leitmotif of“joining forces in challenging times”. And indeed, the two political powers had enough challenging issues to talk about. What was finally agreed on leaves a lot to

The EU-China Summit 2012

Last month, the 15thEU-China Summit was held in Brussels under the ambitious leitmotif of“joining forces in challenging times”. And indeed, the two political powers had enough challenging issues to talk about. What was finally agreed on leaves a lot to

Helping out the poorer

The way the EU hands out aid has had a mixed review in a report into aid transparency. With the EU and member states haemorrhaging money and not solving the debt crises, foreign aid budgets are an obvious target. The

Helping out the poorer

The way the EU hands out aid has had a mixed review in a report into aid transparency. With the EU and member states haemorrhaging money and not solving the debt crises, foreign aid budgets are an obvious target. The

At the West-East crossroads, turn both ways

In history as well as speeches, those things left unsaid are at least as important as what was spoken – and it becomes useful to read between the lines. Turkish Prime-minister Erdogan’s Sunday speech has been widely criticized, internally, by

At the West-East crossroads, turn both ways

In history as well as speeches, those things left unsaid are at least as important as what was spoken – and it becomes useful to read between the lines. Turkish Prime-minister Erdogan’s Sunday speech has been widely criticized, internally, by