While expressing pessimism regarding the overall chances for progress in EU-Russia relations, Dr Utkin suggests that moving forward on visa liberalization may offer tangible benefits for the people in Russia and EU countries.
We should put catchy labels aside when discussing the future of EU-Russia relations. Instead we need to focus on exact words and actions, damage done, promises actually made and broken, laws obeyed and violated.
Adérito Vicente argues the case for serious discussions on European nuclear security and examines what may lie ahead with regards to the EU and the nuclear field.
On November 21-23, ELN Policy Fellows Alice Billon-Galland and Katarzyna Kubiak participated in the 2018 Weimar Young Perspectives at Genshagen Castle, near Berlin.
ELN Policy Fellow Alice Billon-Galland was quoted in the Washington Post discussing the weak position of Europe’s core leadership after Angela Merkel’s decision to step down as party leader.
An increasingly autonomous Europe means the two sides will inevitably face more disagreements. But it is also the opportunity for a more mature transatlantic relationship.