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What is wrong with the European market?

10 Jun 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Vladan Lausevic

The current state of Europe's Single Market is problematic and needs to function as intended. Companies need to overcome significant barriers to cross-border exchanges within the EU, hindering their ability to scale and compete internationally. Europ...

The recent EU-level decision about humanitarian immigration

10 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

A new agreement among EU member states to tighten migration rules and impose charges of €20,000 for each migrant a state refuses to accept has faced opposition in Germany. The compromise has disappointed parts of the governing Greens and the...

Euronews via Politico Europe

9 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

EU ministers have reached a deal to overhaul the bloc's asylum procedures, changing how asylum seekers are processed at the EU's external borders and relocated across Europe. Italy was initially opposed to the deal but may have been swayed by a last...

EU, Ukraine and grain

9 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The European Commission has faced criticism from Germany and Spain for extending restrictions on the import of certain Ukrainian agricultural products. The restrictions, which affect wheat, maize, rapeseed, and sunflower seed, were implemented by sev...

Euroamerican news via Gzero/SIGNAL media

8 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The US-UK relationship has faced challenges in recent years and seems to have improved under President Joe Biden and PM Rishi Sunak. Sunak is currently visiting Washington, DC, and will meet with Biden to discuss issues such as Ukraine, Russia, and C...

Europe, Africa, oceans

8 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The importance of safeguarding the oceans and promoting the blue economy for sustainable development, food security, and climate resilience, particularly in Africa, which is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Closer cooperation between Afri...

Insight Hungary

6 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

During an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that Ukraine has no chance of winning the ongoing war. He sympathized with Ukraine but argued against sending them further aid, citing the potential for mo...

Kenan Malik about social housing

4 Jun 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Vladan Lausevic

The idea of working-class people owning their own homes has been widely promoted, but it is a complex issue with a historical context. Margaret Thatcher's "property-owning" revolution in the 1980s popularized the concept of a "property-owning democra...

EU and India

4 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The relationship between the European Union (EU) and India is polite but lacks substance. Both sides face challenges in understanding each other, despite sharing similar temperaments and sensibilities. The EU and India are complex entities that value...

50 shades of right-wing populism in Europe

3 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Right-wing leaders in the European Union (EU) have supported the consolidation of Spain's far-right party Vox (ECR) in the recent regional and municipal elections. Vox's strong performance has positioned it as a significant force, potentially forming...