Europe & Eurasia

At the official opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Nicosia on January 7, President Nikos Christodoulides...

The reconstruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure constitutes one of the most consequential geopolitical and economic undertakings of our era. It is not merely a...

Bulgaria officially adopted the euro on January 1, 2026, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone. The transition began with the lev circulating alongside...

Teodora Georgieva, Executive Officer and Board Member of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB) AD, spoke to NE Global in an exclusive interview about the...

By settling for a “Plan B” style Ukraine relief loan using the EU’s financial creditworthiness instead of making a politically decisive but risky decision...

The European Commission has overturned the previous deadline for its controversial combustion engine ban, presenting on December 16 the Automotive Package to support the...

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, was elected President of the Eurogroup on December 11 in line with Protocol 14 of...

Despite Trump-fueled spats with the EU occurring regularly, key decision makers on both sides of the Atlantic have agreed on a joint declaration to...

The Chancellor has finally delivered her much-delayed Budget. The verdict? “Après Le Deluge” – or in this case, “after the chaos of an utterly...

Lithuania, which along the other Baltic states Latvia and Estonia disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's power grid earlier this year, is increasingly transitioning...

John Maynard Keynes once said that when the facts change, he changes his mind. The words of that world famous UK economist should be...

As the Arctic region is becoming a key geopolitical hotspot, the European Union needs to strengthen cooperation with its NATO allies to contain Russian...

A strong, unified Libya is in everyone’s interest. A significant number of major powers have come together to emphasize an important new opportunity for...

President Donald Trump apparently has no more refined strategy than to disrupt the flow of world business/diplomacy with an outrageous opening salvo to make...

The Balkan Economic Forum (BEF) 2025 annual conference, held in Belgrade under the auspices of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and under the auspices...

The parliamentary elections in Hungary, scheduled for April 2026, are increasingly viewed by experts as potentially the most challenging for Viktor Orbán during his...

After a recent trip to Baku, NE Global Media interviewed Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) Chairman Rovshan Rustamov, focusing on his organization's critical strategic role regarding...

As the U.S. Government shutdown has ended, a number of temporarily closed foreign affairs offices/functions have just re-opened, and we should expect to see...

For a while, it appeared as if the war in Ukraine was again a top priority in the White House, but ultimately that turned...

Following the 3+1 Energy Ministerial, Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States declared common intent to promote energy security and cooperation in the Eastern...

U.S. President Donald Trump presided over a historic meeting with five Central Asian leaders on November 6 at the White House in a period...

Serbia’s energy “decoupling” from Russia seems to be on the horizon. The Southeast European nation, long heavily dependent on Russian gas -- and, to...

As France moves toward banning nicotine pouches, it risks pushing users back to cigarettes or into unregulated and potentially harmful markets. Sweden, by contrast,...

After the historic visit to Brussels of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, NE Global discussed with Eldor Tulyakov, Executive Director at the Development...

Israel's planned Nitzana pipeline that will be constructed from Ramat Hovav, near Beersheba in the Negev desert, to the border with Egypt in the...

The European Union views Kazakhstan as an important partner in Central Asia linking East and West, advancing interregional connectivity as Brussels and Astana expand...

The war in Ukraine is again front and center in the White House. While U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace drive had started to...

We have been softened up for what is going to be bad news, although no doubt there will be some sweeteners snuck in. So,...

In her hit single “The Fate of Ophelia” Taylor Swift sings about the plight of the Shakespearean heroine and draws parallels with her own...

The Entry/Exit System (EES), the European Union’s new digital border system which will apply to non-EU travellers entering or leaving the EU, became operational...

The European Union strengthened its cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan in Brussels in a significant boost to energy and water security...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb broke the ice with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump quite literally, sealing an agreement on October 9 for the U.S....

Ahead of COP30 UN talks in the Amazon city of Belém, Brazil, the second Baku Climate Action Week in Azerbaijan on September 29 to...

The security landscape of the European continent hinges on the European Union’s determination to halt Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine and to prevent the...

The cashless dreamThis July, a Politico Europe journalist texted me about comments regarding Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s recent statement that he would abolish...

Back on August 28, France, Germany, and the UK (the so-called “E3”) formally initiated the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran aka "snapback."...

Like clockwork, at the end of September, many of the world’s leaders converge on New York for the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session...

Trust, confidence and expertise - these three words must be at the heart of the job description for any of the three high offices...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced on September 17 a $75 million equity commitment to the U.S.- Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund that...

The Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom, commonly known as MI6, launched on September 19 a new dark web portal to recruit operatives...

During this year’s Venice Film Festival, NE Global sat down with Chen Zhuo, CEO and Founder of Singapore-based company FizzDragon. The pioneering Artificial Intelligence Generated...

In the early hours of 10 September, a wave of Russian drones launched against targets in Ukraine crossed a dangerous threshold both literally and...

Taking a major step towards strengthening the Energy Union and EU cross-border interconnectedness, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) signed on...

With the UN General Assembly in New York less than a month away, China’s leadership was able to grab global attention for many days...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s summer of disrupting almost everything is now winding down with major peace agreements still eluding him, along with a potential...

For most of the three decades since independence, the Central Asian “stans” and the countries in the Caucasus attracted little attention from western governments....

Turkmenistan hosted a landmark trilateral summit in Avaza on August 22 bringing together Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan President...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for the first time in six years to discuss peace for Ukraine in...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, signed a Joint Declaration on August...

Autumn: a season of mellow fruitfulness, or of storms, shorter days and financially darker nights? Either way, it’s when Rachel Reeves’ next Budget is...