After the incident of last November, relations between France and Italy are tense and rocky. Migration and borders protection is a well-known issue between the two EU States, that from time to time brings to the surface diplomatic rows and tensions. Going backwards and analysing the whole contexts it is important to underline the delicate situation between France and Italy …

In recent years, the EU has tried to provide solutions to many of the problems that concern it, directly or indirectly. Despite the changes it has brought on internal issues during the economic crisis, migration flows, etc., it has not been able to find a solid solution for its policy in the Western Balkans. After the 2019 elections and with …

This article is an analysis of Qatari influence in Europe and why the influence Doha it poses a strategic challenge to EU open societies. However, one must first comprehend Qatar´s strategic plan and how it acts (and its foreign policy history) internationally. Qatar has consistently made use of its vast resources and stable autocratic Islamist regime with vast amount energy …

The election of Ms. Meloni as prime minister and the establishment of the far-right government in Italy, in connection with the harsh policy demonstrated by the Greek government in the Aegean, brings immigration for good back to the issues that will concern the EU in the coming months. The ongoing instability in Africa (mainly in the Sahel zone) and the …

The Sámis are European’s only recognised indigenous community residing in Sámi Country (Sápmi) which stretches across the northern parts of Sweden, Norway and Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. The Sámis have faced decades of discrimination and assimilation. The Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Constitutions has recognized certain rights of the group. Norway and Finland have advanced on this right and has …

Poland has given official form to its reparation demands on Germany at the beginning of October. Foreign Minister Rau signed a diplomatic note addressed to his German counterpart Baerbock. Shortly before a visit by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Warsaw, Poland’s government has taken another step to lend weight to its reparations demands on Germany. “It expresses the Polish …

The decades-long feud between Greece and Turkey has intensified in the last few months with the two countries exchanging accusations of unnecessary aggression and calling for intervention from the international community. The issue at the heart of the latest escalation is the long-standing dispute over territorial claims to the islands in the Aegean Sea. The status of the islands was …

Moldova also wants to join the EU in order to manifest its independence from Russia. But this would bring another frozen conflict that will divide the country as we see it in most of the east-european countries. The Republic of Moldova has only 2,6 million inhabitants, and the number is declining. Numerically, the small state located between Ukraine and Romania …

Tensions erupted during this summer in the Balkans after the government’s declaration that identity documents and vehicle license plates issued by Serbia would not be valued in Kosovo, as the Kosovo-issued documents are not valued in Serbia. The Serbs who live in the north of Kosovo and have Belgrade-issued plates and documents have strongly reacted to such a decision, although …

En of august, the EU foreign ministers have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens into Europe in the future. How far this should go, however, remains controversial. Foreign ministers are somewhat of the chief diplomats of their countries, and this is usually reflected in their language. But when EU foreign ministers discussed a visa ban on Russian tourists …