Новости за 01.06.2018

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – NATO has to take the necessary steps to protect the alliance from external cyber threats from other countries but also weaknesses within NATO, General John Allen told a closed on the record briefing at the GLOBSEC Forum in Bratislava. Asked by New Europe if NATO is identifying specific countries as potential threats

SOCHI, Russia – Born near the northern city of Arkhangelsk, close to the Arctic Circle, Mikhail Lomonosov was an 18th-century Russian renaissance man. An intellectual giant, who was equally a philosopher and writer that made important research and theoretical contributions that he is universally regarded as the “Father of Russian Science”. When Russia decided to

The European Commission is preparing a €30bn fund for crisis-hit economies, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The European Investment Stabilisation Function (EISF) is meant to be a political compromise that will bridge the gap between German intransigence on not wanting a Eurozone budget and French insistence on a eurozone crisis-fighting budget. This is the

EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called for an end to “Russia-bashing”, saying it was time to renew ties with Vladimir Putin’s country, given its size and importance. “I do think we have to reconnect with Russia,” Juncker told an audience in Brussels. “I am not very happy with the state of our relations. We

The European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmstrom, vowed to open a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Washington on Thursday; but, Europe all eyes are now on the immediate tariffs Brussels will introduce. Brussels is said to be targeting Harley Davidson, bourbon, peanut butter, denim jeans and a number of products that are not only

The leader of Spain’s Socialist Party Pedro Sánchez took over as prime minister early on June 1 immediately after his predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, was toppled following a no-confidence vote that was brought on by a wide-ranging corruption scandal that involved several members of the centre-right Popular Party and who had close ties to Rajoy. Rajoy

Mariano Rajoy lost a non-confidence vote on Friday, paving the way for an interim government by the Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez. The Party of European Socialists was swift to welcome the election of Pedro Sánchez as the new prime minister of Spain. Rajoy lost the no-confidence vote by 180-to-169 and one abstention,  with the opposition managing to

Law professor Giuseppe Conte is forming a government, while Italian ten-year bonds continue rally, boosting the EU’s exchange rate. After the former IMF official Carlo Cottarelli gave back his mandate, President Sergio Mattarella swiftly gave Conte a second chance in forming a cabinet on Thursday evening. The compromise was forced by market pressure, leading the leaders

Brussels’ plan for a new €30 billion spending fund will be a significant first step towards French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious plan for the European Investment Stabilisation Function (EISF), the Eurozone’s fiscal capacity development, but still falls short of Paris’ goals for the European Monetary Union reform package. The European Commission’s vision appears to be less of a

On June 5, another EU Sustainable Energy Week will start in Brussels, aiming at the development of common mechanisms and best practices for CO2 reduction achievements and the building of the green energy mix. A number of related instruments have been adopted recently in the European Union, including an updated carbon emissions trading scheme. However,

The European Commission plans to help all EU Member States in their transition to a low-carbon economy, Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said at a meeting with Czech Republic Industry Minister Tomas Huner on May 31. “’No region left behind!’ Is the idea behind the EU Commission’s Platform for carbon-intensive

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and German chemical company BASF discussed the already operational Nord Stream gas pipeline as well as plans to build a second pipeline project from Russia to Germany that will be known as Nord Stream-2. Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, Chairman and BASF Chairman Martin Brudermueller held a working meeting in St Petersburg

Roland Freudenstein, Policy Director at the EPP’s think-tank – the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies – has found an ingenious way to shift the narrative on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. As if it wasn’t enough that the press has frequently suggested Juncker enjoys a drink, Freudenstein has come out on a Facebook post