Tag Archives: Eastern Europe
Kosmolinks #14
Corruption in eastern Europe | Talking of virtue, counting the spoons The state of the elites in Eastern Europe. It seems as if especially anti-corruption agencies and justice ministries are very reform resistant. Or as the Economist puts it: “Yet from the Baltic to the Balkans, even politicians facing the most startling accusations of corruption [...]
Posted in Kosmolinks Also tagged CFSP, corruption, EEAS, ESDP, EU blogs, European Union, gazprom, Putin, Russia, sovereignty 2 Comments
The regionalisation of the EU neighbourhood
There is quite some interesting developments going on in the realm of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). To start with the basics: The ENP aims at developing a secure and prosperous neighbourhood, in a way a “ring of friends” around the EU. So, the EU offers a wide range of cooperation possibilities coupled with economic [...]
EU Enlargement: Enjoy the process!
The Economist has quite a good commentary about EU enlargement and the limited influence of the EU once a country has joined the club: A common feature in all these tales is the limited leverage of Brussels. It is often said that the EU‘s enlargement policy has been the most potent tool yet devised to [...]
Posted in Eastern Europe, European Debate Also tagged Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Enlargement, EU, European Union, politics, reform 1 Comment
Kosmolinks #6
As expected, the recently held elections in Kosovo did not solve anything and Dec.10 is coming closer. At the same time, we are witnessing the last attempts of the international community to get its act together. At least the EU should speak with one voice! Whatever the outcome, a good overview about Kosovo’s contested future [...]
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