Europe in the World

European Strategic Autonomy in the wake of the US presidential election

Joseph Biden may bring the EU-US relations back to more familiar grounds, but should the EU follow through blindly, or should it reach for more autonomy?

Tuesday 1 December 2020

The Need for a European Defence Policy

Eurobull has previously discussed the subject of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It is one which comes up time and time again in federalist discourse, as a commonly stated key element of a federal state. A federal state is unimaginable without a body controlling foreign and (...)

Sunday 29 November 2020

Is the EU-Mercosur Agreement Doomed to Disappear?

The agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) aims to provide a more direct exchange of products and investments by reducing customs duties and taxes. By permitting access to a market of 260 million consumers, the EU27 would create (...)

Tuesday 24 November 2020

EU-Switzerland relationships in the spotlight once again

[Editor’s note: This article was originally published on September 27th. 61.7% of voters rejected the proposed immigration curbs.] Today, the Swiss will be voting on a set of texts, one of which concerns the “limitation initiative” aiming to challenge freedom of movement between Switzerland and (...)

Wednesday 18 November 2020

Strengthening EU-Australia Cooperation Is More Important Than Ever

Increasing global geopolitical turbulence in a world already strained by a global pandemic threatens the international system, requiring like-minded partners to respond to this growing threat in order to maintain international peace and security.

Sunday 8 November 2020

Biden in, Trump (almost) out: Europe reacts

A nail-biting and seemingly endless election week across the Atlantic stumbled to a close yesterday as Joe Biden was declared the President-Elect of the United States, with Kamala Harris as his Vice President. At 6pm Central European Time on Saturday 7th November, it was the state of (...)

Sunday 8 November 2020

“The World’s Oldest Democracy” Now Lies Between Life and Death

Election Day in the United States has arrived. But the repercussions of the election for Europe go far beyond just foreign policy.

Tuesday 3 November 2020

US Presidential Elections: Who is the best candidate for the EU?

On the eve of the US presidential election, The New Federalist explores both candidates’ policies towards the EU.

Monday 2 November 2020

Blocking by Proxy: Foreign Powers and the Council’s Unanimity Rules

Council President Charles Michel argued that unanimity “promotes a lasting commitment” from the Member States and allows them to “draw strength from our unity”. But from the outside, it does the opposite. When third parties seek to influence the EU’s foreign policy, using the Member States as proxies, in order to prevent the EU from upholding its values abroad, then unanimity does not equal strength but weakness. For this reason, it is urgently important for the EU to end its practice of Qualified Majority Voting.

Sunday 18 October 2020

Belarus: Cracks in Europe’s Last Dictatorship

On August 9th, 2020, the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko assumed his mandate for the sixth time. As the longest-serving leader in Europe (26 years currently), this dinosaur feeds mainly on political opposition, abuse of democracy, freedom, the rule of law and presidential term limits.

Saturday 3 October 2020

Ukrainian Hopes for the German EU Council Presidency

In 2014, Ukraine started its fight for democracy, European values, and EU standards in all spheres of life. Whether it will be successful or not is still open to question, but the Euromaidan protests that began in fall 2013, and shaped Ukraine’s path ever since, were about all that. In this respect, Berlin has been a critically important partner for Kyiv – and it still is, even if there are disagreements regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline running from Russia to Germany.

Saturday 3 October 2020

Causes and Consequences of the Uncertain Relationship between the EU and Turkey

All you need to know to understand the tension between Turkey and the EU.

Wednesday 26 August 2020
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