The Globalist

The CEE countries were left out of all top jobs in Brussels. As compensation, the top EU energy job should be filled by them.

Gazprom’s North Stream 2 gas pipeline has not been completed. Now the company wants to sue the EU for applying its own rules and regulations to the project.

Johnson has claimed that he can unite the country under his leadership. That seems a practical impossibility.

A more prosperous Ukraine —where good money from legal economic activity drives out bad money from corruption and illegal trading — will worry Putin.

Can von der Leyen make a difference? Probably yes — but only modestly so.

How the old failings of the Greek state adapted to the era of European integration.

Why MEPs should avoid small-minded, backbiting politics as they elect the EU Commission President.

Why Kyiv’s confrontation with Moscow in Eastern Ukraine will continue without an EU policy change.

Europe and the EU have undergone great changes in recent times. Here are five winners and five losers.

Despite some obstacles, it is likely that Ursula von der Leyen will lead the next European Commission.