Pedro Sánchez threatens the rule of law in Spain

Diego Sánchez de la Cruz // 21 November 2023

The leader of the Socialist Party in Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has secured an agreement for his re-election as prime minister. Despite winning fewer seats at the general election held on July 23 (the Socialist Party secured 121 seats compared to…

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Enlargement fatigue?

Guy Mulders // 2 October 2023

‘The future of the Balkans is within the European Union’ – we now know that this statement made after the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003 …

Unleashing the Potential for EU Soft Power

Sangeeta Unnikrishnan // 14 September

Contemporary discussions on the Eastern Neighbourhood and the future of the Union following Brexit would do well to consider the role of soft power, …

A year of interest rate increases

Leonardas Marcinkevičius // 12 September 2023

It has been a year since the first-in-a-decade increase of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) key interest rates.
Throughout the history of the Eurozone, …

Why Singapore’s Healthcare System is Unique

Martin Vlachynský & Matej Bárta // 5 September 2023

Singapore’s healthcare system is the most efficient in the world, according to the latest Bloomberg health systems ranking; further, according to the Economist Intelligence …