Analyzes
New member states in the EU: From listening to action?
(Some) politicians and scholars argue Eastern enlargement influenced the nature of the EU in fundamental ways and restricted the potential for the deepening of integration. Is that true? Examination of new member states‟ preferences can help to answer this question.
The analysis of selected parties manifestos in the area of foreign and security policy
The analysis of the election manifestos and aims of selected Slovak political parties (ĽS-HZDS, KDH, Most-Híd, SaS, SDKÚ-DS, SMER-SD, SMK-MKP, SNS) in the area of foreign and security policy. The main topics covered by the authors of the analysis are attitudes towards NATO, EU, regional Central-European relations, USA, Russia and other global partners and also the issues of "hard" and "soft" security, including energy security.
Ambassador: Eastern Europe asks for fair representation in EEAS
Fico knows his influence in the EU is limited
Slowdown of the European integration is a legitimate call
To-do list for Catherine Ashton: EU-Russia relations
"It seems that the strategic interests of most EU countries versus Russia are actually similar," write Adam Balcer, Adam Jasser and Paweł Świeboda of the Polish foundation "Demos EUROPA" in a November paper analyzing the task facing new EU High Representative Catherine Ashton in winning the confidence of Europe´s citizens.
Maros Sefcovic: Difference between Slovak and European themes will slowly desappear
Despite until recently being of no political 'colour', Slovakia's newly-appointed EU commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, will represent the social democratic political family in the EU executive, he told EurActiv Slovakia in an exclusive interview.
