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Don’t give up on EU enlargement, or reform, Monsieur le Presidént!

“Letter to Macron: Details matter for enlargement reform” By Corina Stratulat and Milena Lazarevic, courtesy of EPC Dear President Macron,You are right! A renewed approach to the European Union (EU)’s enlargement towards the Balkans is necessary to help the countries of the region break with their troubled histories and break through the gates of accession. […]

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V4 countries diverge on European defense initiatives, but still have a lot to offer

  “The V4 and the European Defence Initiatives” By Gergely Varga, courtesy of Europeum   With the new EU commission set to take its place sometime in the next few months, Europeans are in a stand-by mode with respect to how the EU will deliver on European defence in light of the ambitious rhetoric surrounding […]

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Eastern Europe, Central Asia need harm reduction strategies to fight HIV, Hep C

                    Eastern Europe and Central Asia have lagged behind Western Europe and elsewhere in adopting harm reduction strategies to combat diseases spread by intravenous drug users who share dirty needles, with predictably unfortunate results. It’s time for governments in both regions to implement harm reduction strategies […]

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East Euro econs say “no” to transfer union

      Any financial system reform for the European Union that involves creation of a transfer union, putting Europe’s prudent countries on the hook for profligate counterparts, faces a few rather large obstacles in Central and Eastern Europe. That’s according to the new analysis from the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in […]