The European Union has decided to cut funding for the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia by a fifth. The move has been criticized by AU’s leadership as it comes at a time when the mission’s troops are ..
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (The Peterson Institute for International Economics)
Although it is a major source of Europe’s economic growth, it has at worst a neutral impact on government finances, it significantly contributes to ..
Tens of thousands of Syrians have been forced to escape Aleppo, the largest city in Syria before the war, following an offensive of regime forces and their allies on the ground and supported by Russian bombers in the air. The ..
Kristi Raik, Niklas Helwig and Tuomas Iso-Markku (The Finnish Institute for International Affairs)
In June 2015, the EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, was granted a mandate by the Member States to create a new document, ..
The European economy is entering its fourth year of recovery with a moderate economic growth mostly driven by consumption. The Commission’s latest economic forecast reveals that the risks to European growth are increasing ..