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How Albania Became Europe’s Rubbish Tip
Land of Waste – “For me, a normal situation would have been in school studying books instead of studying bins” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqtv34fXdog Albania is slowly sinking under the weight of Europe’s waste. This report investigates an industry of waste that is …
Alyaksandr Lukashenko wants ‘all Jews in Belarus under control’
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. Following his annual state-of-the-union address yesterday, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenko said to Semyon Shapiro, the governor of Minsk: “I asked you a year ago to …
Smoke and Mirrors: The myth of a common EU foreign policy
Ross Matthewman explores the flaws in the EU’s response to Russian action in Crimea Angry words, handwringing, special summits, and vague threats of intangible “consequences” if an undefined series of events were to take place…at some point, somewhere. The …
House of Commons seeks update on EU Zimbabwe sanctions review
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. The UK’s Europe Minister reported in October 2014 that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is “actively reviewing” whether or not the only remaining EU targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe (an asset …
War? What War?
Us at the EU Bubble live and breath EU politics. We known hundreds of acronyms for different agreements and organisations. We understand ins and out of the EU legislative procedures and protocols. However, many lack understanding of how decisions in …
Welcome to the Bubble, Mrs. Mogherini
Jan Techau, DIRECTOR, CARNEGIE EUROPE The hearing for Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief designate, in the European Parliament on October 6 was a deeply ambiguous event for all foreign policy observers. Not that ambiguity is a scarce commodity in Brussels; foreign policy …
Expert Voices: How can Europe better help Syria’s refugees?
Earlier this month, the UNHCR announced Syria’s refugee population had reached a staggering three million, now the largest refugee population in the world. The bulk of refugees are resettled or in camps in neighbouring countries, mainly Lebanon and Jordan. Syrians …
The Pope’s lobbyist
The EU Bubble Original The Pope’s foreseen visit to the European Parliament in November is not merely a symbolic occurrence. Many atheists would just wave their hand away at the thought of it. However, the pope is the head of …
Ukraine – Time for Real Action
Michael Sonenshine is based in Prague and has lived and worked in Central and Eastern Europe since 1992. He is CEO of Symfonie Capital, LLC. The Ukrainian government faces a serious dilemma in Eastern Ukraine. The pro‐Russian forces operate a …