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Somewhat surprisingly the eurobonds emerged as a central topic on the agenda of the informal (in the form of a working dinner) EU summit on May 23rd. Surprisingly because the official topic of the summit are growth measures and employment. But leading international media are blaring forth that it is ... more

The EU leaders are gathering tonight in Brussels for a dinner, during which they have to find a way to synchronise their views about a common European approach in boosting economic growth. The context, in which the dinner will take place, is very stressful: governments are falling; populist ... more

History shows that actually, after Yugoslavia broke apart, Serbia had three presidents, two of whom with two terms in office – Slobodan Milosevic and Boris Tadic, while Milan Milutinovic served just one term. Under the country’s new Constitution, Tadic was able to run for a third mandate ... more

"We came to Chicago with three goals. And we have met them. We have focused on the future of Afghanistan. We have decided to invest smartly in our defence even in times of austerity. And we have engaged with our partners around the world to address the challenges we all face in the 21st century ... more

While Europe was holding its breath during the penalties that destined Chelsea to defeat Bayern Munchen in the Champions League final, the leaders of the eight most powerful countries in the world were also watching TV. The images of leaders, watching the football game were the most published and commented ... more

In the beginning of May, on a Friday, representatives of the IMF, the European Commission and the World Bank published their assessment of Romania's progress on its economic programme. Their visit to Romania between May 24 and May 9 2012 was a good opportunity for the trio to establish relations with ... more

What is happening in Ukraine is a question that is tormenting Europe more and more. And an even more worrying question is what can Europe do. Regarding the current stalemate between the EU and Ukraine, Konstanty Gebert, head of the Warsaw office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, said for ... more

“It’s up to you”!” These were the final words in the sole direct debate between Boris Tadic and Tomislav Nikolic, who on Sunday are facing a run-off of the presidential elections in Serbia. After the end of the debate, however, I think the voters will have hard times, while making ... more

Leaders of NATO member states are gathering in Chicago on 20 and 21 May. The summit does not have the ambitions of Lisbon 2010, when the pact approved its new strategic concept. Rather, in Chicago it is expected the Lisbon decisions to be developed and translated into concrete programmes and initiatives ... more