28 ordspråk av Katinka Barysch
Katinka Barysch
All you have to look at is how much energy Russia supplies to Europe. This shows you cannot exclude Russia.
|
As economic competition increases and the pace of change accelerates, governments are trying to tighten their grip on what levers they have.
|
Belarus looks like being a bit of a train crash.
|
But for the Europeans, it is also important to maintain their good ties with the Russians and the Chinese. The cooperation or the lack of obstruction you see from Russia and China at the moment is from the fact that the Europeans gained credibility in the past by going down the negotiations path.
|
By the standards of oil-producing countries, Russia's not a particularly nasty place, given that access in other major countries is even more restricted.
|
Europe now has to stand by its word and get tough with the Iranians.
|
European integration would actually be helpful for security of supply. That is because it could help you move resources around, as well as allowing you to devote more energy to research and development.
|
Germany had a balancing function not only in European politics but in the European Union, between Britain and France, between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, and between Europe and the United States.
|
I don't think so. Every country is under pressure to defend their national interest.
|
I presume it will be someone of a lesser standing (than Schroeder), so the SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
|
I presume it will be someone of a lesser standing (than Schroeder), so the SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
|
I would look at economic policy trends here -- quite clearly growing state control seems to have some kind of impact on output development.
|
I'm worried about Turkey because there's a deadline for them to lift restrictions on Cypriot ships going into their ports. This will come to a head and cause an incident.
|
It is a proxy battle for a more flexible employment model versus what the French like to call a social model for Europe.
|
It's possible Bulgarian and Romanian accession will be put off. The reason would be not enough progress in fighting corruption.
|