Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted most European member states to consider significantly boosting military spending after years of underinvestment. Many national budgets have already increased military expenditures. What next for the defence industry base?
EU-India relations face an important year. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of strategic partnership between the two. And both have elections. With the second round of the EU-India TTC due in July and talks continuing on a EU-India FTA, 2024 provides an opportunity to build on the positive work already achieved.
EU-China relations face another critical year. As geo-political tensions rise, what role will China play? How can China find common ground with the EU and work together to resolve regional, industrial and other conflicts?
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At a time of heightened global uncertainties and shifting geopolitical dynamics, Kazakhstan seeks to maintain and promote stability in a world of turbulence and rapid change. Celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Republic Day, when it proclaimed its sovereignty and independence from …
At a time of unprecedented geopolitical tensions, Kazakhstan offered a platform to renew and rebuild a common culture of multilateralism, a global system that works for everyone, and prosperity for the many, rather than for the few.
Georgia is determined to obtain the status of an EU candidate country and is making efforts to implement all the requirements ahead of a crucial assessment by the European Commission due in June. In this special report, EURACTIV takes a close look at the developments as they unfold.
The EU has opened its doors to millions of Ukrainian refugees since Russia invaded Ukraine — even as member states tighten restrictions against economic migrants and asylum seekers from elsewhere. Over 8.1 million refugees fleeing Ukraine have crossed borders into neighbouring …
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark with no end in sight, there are hints at how the outcome of the war could transform the global order. What lessons did European policymakers learn from the first year of …
After the European Galileo satellites, used by more than 2 billion mobile devices worldwide and the Copernicus satellites for Earth observation, the network of IRIS² telecommunication satellites will be the EU's third major satellite programme. In this event report, EURACTIV hears …
World leaders are meeting at the Munich Security Conference with the war in Ukraine still raging almost a year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, upending the global security landscape.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent the price of fertilisers skyrocketing in Europe, while sanctions on Belarus have seen the import of potash, a key input for fertilisers, grind to a halt.
As challenges Europe faces keep multiplying, the cultural sector is often pushed to the background to make room for economy and security on the governments' list of priorities.
Diplomatic activity is high in the capital of Kazakhstan where Pope Francis arrived on Tuesday (13 September) with messages about the need to ease Cold War-style confrontations and rhetoric. The vist takes place back to back with the official visit of the President of China Xi Jinping, his first trip abroad since the pandemic.
While the EU and Latin America share common values and challenges, the region does not receive much attention from European policymakers. As the EU navigates its way through multiple crises - from the war in Ukraine to mitigating the worst impacts …
In this Event Report, EURACTIV's agrifood team takes a closer look at food security in this time of crisis and the response at the EU level.
On 5 June a package of constitutional amendments is expected to be approved by referendum in Kazakhstan. The proposed constitutional changes, following five months after the greatest unrest in the country’s modern history, accelerate the efforts by the country’s president …
Between rising prices and fuel shortages, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has turned the EU agrifood sector on its head. To cope with this crisis, the European Commission has asked member states to adapt their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) national strategic plans …
European and African leaders come together for a long-delayed EU-Africa summit in Brussels on 17-18 February in an attempt to frame the two neighbouring continents' partnership with a number of initiatives, agreements and investment pledges.
Post-pandemic recovery has emerged as an opportunity for global governance, putting people and respect for human rights at the centre of the process.
Uzbekistan held presidential elections on Sunday (24 October) amid little doubt that incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who has opened the Central Asian country to the world in recent years, will be re-elected for another five-year term.
EURACTIV travelled to the Una Sana canton in northwestern Bosnia in mid-October for four days to interview institutional and non-governmental actors to present a clearer picture of the migration situation on the EU’s external border. These interviews and first-hand testimonies of …
A new political season has started, together with some easing of COVID-19-related travel and meeting restrictions. As journalists and politicians prepare to take the plane and renew contacts, EURACTIV has taken snapshots of the ongoing cooperation between the EU and Kazakhstan.
For Georgia, who last April initiated the Associated Trio format with Ukraine and Moldova, the presence of Charles Michel at a summit of the three countries in Batumi on 19 July is perceived as a milestone. Until now the Trio initiative was met with …
