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Afghanistan
Ukraine is a test for the West and ‘Westlessness’
The G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the High Representative of...
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Confrontation in Ukraine
The recent unprovoked amassing of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border has overtaken a significant event that took place a few weeks earlier when Russia...
Analysis
The “Europeanization” of Greek-Turkish relations: Why the Greeks favor Ankara’s EU membership
Harmonious relations with Greece has become an objective of Turkish diplomacy. The European Union’s policy of conditionality linking progress in EU-Turkey relations to Ankara’s...
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Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021, IEA warns
Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021 – led by a rebound in coal demand mainly from the power...
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US sanctions against Russia less damaging that had been expected
The sanctions announced last week were milder than had been expected, with the exception of the ban on US investors buying Russian state issued...
NATO
NATO accession would not be a way for the West to help Ukraine
Ukraine is directly threatened militarily from the East. There is a worry that the situation can quickly deteriorate to the levels last experienced in...
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The Ides of March have brought new tensions on Ukraine’s eastern border
Since mid-March, Russia and Ukraine have both been massing troops along the borders of the Russian-annexed Crimea and the conflict zone in Ukraine's eastern...
Analysis
Keep Calm and Carry On: Ukraine needs a good relationship with the Western media more than ever
'You can't do right for doing wrong', as the old saying goes. Then there's also 'no good deed goes unpunished'. I had the first-hand experience...
Africa
Does the UN have the right solution for the Central African Republic?
The United Nations was established after World War II as a successor of the ineffective League of Nations. It is an intergovernmental organization that...
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Russia’s Delo Group and Rosatom switch Novorossiysk port terminals to wind power
Delo Group, Russia’s largest transport and logistics holding, and Atomenergoprom, a company of state atomic corporation Rosatom consolidating all Russian civil assets, signed on...
Archive
INTERVIEW with Roberto De Vita: Italy’s espionage scandal
Amid the fallout of an espionage case involving an Italian naval captain, Walter Biot, and his alleged passing on of classified information to Russia's...
Analysis
Nord Stream-2: Why not establish a Navalny tax?
The nearly complete Nord Stream-2 pipeline may not be the perfect storm, but it does present Washington and Berlin with a list of terrible...
Analysis
A ‘burn’ on the Ukrainian border
If you have been to Ukraine, you have surely tried 'gorilka', the national vodka-style spirit. The word 'gorilka' is derived from the verb 'gority',...
Armenia
How real is the Russian threat to the Baltic States?
During the events that unfolded in Georgia in 2008 and later in Ukraine in 2014, Russia has demonstrated great resolve in attaining geopolitical leverage...
Analysis
TIU Canada vs Ukrainian oligarch, Igor Kolomoisky
It was a sunny, but bitterly cold January day in Nikopol in 2018, a typical industrial city on the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southwestern...
Archive
INTERVIEW with Matteo Salvini: The European Union needs to reinvent itself and find a new soul
On two separate occasions prior to the Easter holiday, New Europe had the opportunity to meet with Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's Lega...
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OPEC+ meets as Saudis keep finger on the pumps, Russia wants gradual output increase
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, convened for talks chaired by Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz...
China
US and its allies adapt to face new challenges
Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants to revitalize the US' alliances to counter modern threats, including economic coercion, disinformation and climate change.In a speech...
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Gazprom and Linde ink deal for gas processing plant in Russia’s Ust-Luga
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde have signed a preliminary agreement to deliver services to a Gas Processing...
Armenia
More of the West is needed in Georgia
Before I start describing Georgia as a regional reforms leader and a country, which is well-known for its success while on its way towards...
Analysis
Blinken reaffirms America’s focus on rebuilding partnerships
During his March 22-25 trip to Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized repeatedly that the Biden administration will work to rebuild America’s...
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Hungary approves two more vaccines not authorised by EU regulator
Hungary has issued initial approval to two more COVID-19 vaccines not authorised by Europe's medicines regulator, the country's officials said on Monday.The Hungarian medicines...
China
Uzbek Energy Minister sees low-carbon solar, hydro, wind future
Uzbekistan is committed to a low-carbon strategy, improving energy efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the Central Asian country's energy...
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INTERVIEW with Stefano Maggi, president of the Italo-Russian Chamber of Commerce
With Europe deep in the throes of a botched COVID-19 vaccine rollout, New Europe spoke with Stefano Maggi, an advisor to the President of...
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Russia’s Gazprom, Shell ink 5-year ‘strategic’ deal
Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell signed on March 16 an Agreement of Strategic Cooperation for a five-year period, the Russian gas giant said.The signing...
Analysis
Biden’s narrow timeline to get tough on Putin
On March 2, President Joe Biden’s administration, together with the United Kingdom and the European Union, announced new sanctions against Russia over last summer's...
Analysis
The view from Latvia: Is the EU failing us?
Latvia, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing the still-ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 measures, all of which directly affect the economic state of...
Archive
Putin, Erdogan launch construction of Russia’s Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 in Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined via videoconference on March 10 a ceremony commemorating the start of Unit 3...
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Half of Slovaks says they’re ready for Sputnik V
According to a survey conducted in February, Slovak citizen said they are ready to welcome Sputnik V with open arms. That survey, carried out by...
Armenia
Post-Soviet foibles lead to European nowhereness
Before I get into the thrust of today's business, I'd like to preface my argument by stating unequivocally that nobody can find former Soviet...
Archive
Gorbachev at 90: The man who awkwardly pushed humanity forward
As a Soviet teenager growing in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv in the mid-1980s, I was a happy camper. I was going to a...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
Humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic
The European Union has recently been criticized for not doing enough to promote the cause of democracy in the Central African Republic (CAR). This...
China
Disinformation and the efforts to counter its effects can undermine human rights
Disinformation is a phenomenon often thought of in relation to electoral interference, subversion of democratic processes or foreign state influence operations. While all of...
Archive
Saudi Arabia, Russia coordinate policy as OPEC+ leaves oil output unchanged
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies led by Russia, a group so-called OPEC+, met by videoconference on March 4...
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EMA to start review of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine
Europe's medicines watchdog, namely the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday said it will start reviewing the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine for Coronavirus, The decision...
Archive
Shrugging off US-EU sanctions, Russia vows to retaliate
Russia shrugged off the impact of US and EU sanctions over the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, noting that it would...
Archive
Commission not to stop Nord Stream 2 if pipeline complies with EU law
Despite calls from the European Parliament to stop the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the project is subject to national law...
Georgia
Understanding Georgia’s current political situation
Georgia has been facing a political crisis for more than three months, which reached its peak on February 17. A Tbilisi city court sentenced...
Archive
Is this goodbye to Georgia’s democracy?
What we are seeing today in Georgia is a broken democracy. When the main opposition leader is dragged out of his party’s headquarters on...
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Iran, IAEA agree to nuclear inspection deal with less access
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, Rafael Mariano Grossi said it reached an agreement with Iran to continue the "necessary monitoring" of the...
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EU foreign ministers likely to approve new sanctions against Russia
European Union foreign ministers are likely to approve on Monday new sanctions against Russia over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and the...
Archive
INTERVIEW with Antonio Tajani: Italy’s reset under the new Draghi government
On the same day as the confidence vote for Italy’s new Mario Draghi-led government, New Europe was in Rome to speak with current MEP...
Op-Eds & Guest Contributors
Ukrainian president fools EU with cheap stunts while killing his country’s future
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected in 2019 as the antithesis of his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko.
73 percent of the voters were so pissed off...
Analysis
The aftermath of a rare visit to Moscow that went badly wrong
People remember moments. Over the years, Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, has stressed the importance of talking to Russia. And so, against...
Analysis
Is Turkey Biden’s “ally from hell”?
Ten years ago, The Atlantic ran as its cover story a piece titled “The Ally From Hell”. The article followed the raid that killed al-Qaeda...
Armenia
Good cop, bad cop? How the US and Europe want to deal with Erdogan’s Turkey
These are not good times for Turkey’s relations with the West. European diplomats in Ankara refer to a downward spiral to describe the relationship....
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Croatia in talks with Russia over Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine
Budapest is negotiating with Moscow the possibility of buying the Russian-made Coronavirus vaccine, namely Sputnik V, Reuters reported on Wednesday. "Each government must take...
Austria
Troubled anniversary
The Visegrad 4 of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland has been a tremendous success. Together we joined the EU and NATO bringing...
Archive
Moscow launches system for monitoring river transport
The Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development has developed an information system for monitoring water transport on the Moskva River, Moscow Transport...
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Lithuania sees red, EU nuke team checks Rosatom-built Belarus plant
European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group ENSREG has just visited Belarus in order to complete a report that summarises the first stage of peer review...
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