Only about 16% of asylum seekers who have arrived in Greece from Turkey are likely to be sent back despite the EU-Turkish migrant deal being in place. The former head of Greece’s asylum service, Maria Stavropoulou, said that ..
China has become more influential within the European Union since the first 2009 Power Audit of the European Council on Foreign Relations. China’s position of power is, however, no longer just a matter of trade surplus. It is ..
Fewer than half of NATO’s 29 member states are about to reach their military spending targets but the Alliance is expected to announce tomorrow (13 February) that the European Union‘s spending is rising. Despite the increase ..
The European Union and Azerbaijan have resumed mutual cooperation via their Cooperation Council. Intended as a high point in relations, the council was supposed to be held annually but had a three-year gap. The meeting was ..
At the end of November 2017, Africa’s second longest-serving leader, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was forced out of office in a coup d’état but his toppling is not surprising given the serious democratic deficit that ..