13th March 2011
EU Positioning to Gain Greater Influence in Arab Nations
As the EU reasseses its role in North Africa, the result of the Emergency EU Summit shows that the European Union's desire for expansion has not been satisfied with Eastern Europe.
18th December 2010
EU Urged to Have Coherent Foreign Policy
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Representative has urged the EU to form a coherent strategic foreign policy, in the face of differences between EU member states.
4th November 2010
Russia Increasingly Euro-Friendly
In the Russian President’s dreams, there will be a soon to be realised re-alignment of security and defence arrangements for Europe.
Dmitry Medvedev has already been courting European nations on the area of a new, pan-European, security structure, and has made overtures to Serbia, which itself has ambitions of joining the EU.
30th October 2010
European Union’s Expansion Moves East
As the European Union sets in motion Serbia's application to join the EU, Russia moves to get the Balkan state on board for a new pan-European strategic defence plan.
26th October 2010
European Union to Deploy Armed Guards
In a startling escalation of the European Union’s transformation into a fully fledged nation state, the EU has announced that it will be deploying its own border guards.
The guards, although not being called military will carry arms, are to patrol the short but isolated border between Greece and Turkey.
21st October 2010
Russia and Turkey Are Europe’s Gateway to the East
In an interesting analysis published in the Guardian, Simon Tisdall has made remarkable comments as to possible future co-operation between the EU and the near-east powers of Russia and Turkey.
16th September 2010
European Union Fights With France Over Roma
The crackdown and forced deportations of the Roma in France has been met with a war of words.
After a period of remaining on the fence regarding the targeting of the Roma community in France, the EU commissioner for justice, has made incendiary remarks regarding the deportations.
18th August 2010
Political Activists Monitored in Europe Wide Surveillance
The UK is part of a Europe-wide surveillance programme initiated against a wide-variety of political activists.
An EU scheme, which is being co-ordinated by Europol, an EU law enforcement agency, has been approved.
