#Politics

Michel (EU Council): a De Gasperi Plan for European recovery  

A special edition of the “The State of the Union Conference”, titled “Europe: Managing the COVID-19 Crisis”,  saw the participation…

Prime Minister’s Decrees and involvement of the Chamber. Amendment establishing a new mode of Government- Parliament relations

To grasp the relevance of this innovation, mention must be made of the heated – at times controversial – debate…

EU-Balkans: Zagreb Declaration. Strengthening democracy, fighting corruption, countering arms and drugs trafficking. Migration challenge

EU-Balkans: Zagreb Declaration. EU support to the region for democracy and development, local governments’ commitment to peace and reforms

Virus blow to the economy. EU Commission: violent shock, requiring joint response

The College of Commissioners released its economic forecasts, signalling GDP in free fall throughout Europe and envisioning “uneven recession.” Unemployment…

EU-Balkans: Zagreb Summit via videoconference tomorrow. “European perspective” of the region will be reaffirmed

EU Parliament: COVID-19 response and budget on the agenda. Saturday 9 May is Europe Day and 70th anniversary of Schuman Declaration

Coronavirus Covid-19: a fund-raising marathon starting today for a “global response” to the pandemic. Target number one: 7.5 billion euros

Lebanon, revolution restarts amid protests and Covid-19. There is now fear that the revolts, as well as politics, could be “denominationally” manipulated

The very serious economic and political crisis might be more impactful than the Coronavirus: Lebanon announced sovereign default in March…

North Korea: the alleged death of a leader and the thorny “transition”

Rumors of Kim Jong-Un’s deteriorating health continue to spread as he underwent delicate heart surgery in the past few weeks.…

European Union: the coronavirus revives solidarity, but there is still a long way ahead

The meeting of EU Heads of Government and State gave the go-ahead to a € 540 billion package agreed by…