The activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) in March 2022 marked a defining moment for the European Union’s crisis governance. For the first time, the EU deployed a supranational […]
Ukraine confronts a legitimacy dilemma. With war precluding elections, Kyiv must govern without electoral renewal, even as the need for democratic legitimacy grows. The government’s legitimacy is the basis for […]
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The most disturbing aspect of recent global reorientations of Official Development Aid (ODA), certainly relies on the global disengagement from Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings (FCAS). These contexts often do […]
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and the Belgian government are absolutely right in proposing that the EU should borrow the money required to sustain Ukraine in its valiant fight […]
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Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine has changed the European Union’s attitude towards the prospects of enlargement. While in previous years, European leaders remained skeptical about the EU’s absorption capacity and […]
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On 28 September 2025, Moldova, a former Soviet republic and EU candidate since 2022, held a parliamentary election that was more than a routine vote in Chisinau. The victory of […]