European Union

In Europe 29th December 2017

Europe Applies Its Own “Article 155” For Poland

Almost at the same time as the Catalan separatists tried to get the European Union on the side of its cause, the European authorities have had to deal with insurgency in Poland. The latter’s judicial reform put at the risk the division of powers and the judicial independence of a country in the region. While Spain had to implement article 155 of its Constitution in order to contain the crisis of authority which the secessionist attempt implied, the EU has had to press its own “nuclear button”, article 7 of the Treaty, to restrain Polish government.

Spanish Politics 1st October 2017

Catalonia is destabilising Spain…and weakening the European Union

What’s happening in Catalonia? The narrative put together by those in favour of independence is quite incredible: how is that so many Catalans feel so badly treated in a democracy like Spain’s? The crisis in Catalonia threatens the stability of Spain and even the European project.

In Europe 30th August 2017

Britain Has Forgotten to Ask Europe’s Opinion of a Brexit Transition

Nick Ottens via Atlantic Sentinel |A transition deal might be good for Britain, but there are many reasons to doubt the EU would agree to it.

In Europe 11th August 2017

Spain Promises Not to Hold Brexit Deal Hostage to Gibraltar

Nick Ottens via Atlantic Sentinel | Spain could use Britain’s exit from the EU to bargain for a new settlement for Gibraltar but vows not to.

Risks are diminishing in the Italian banking sector

Markets 26th June 2017

The bailout of Italy’s banking sector is strategic for Intesa San Paolo

There were two problems in Italy’s banking system which needed to be addressed, that of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca. Finally, the situation has been resolved with the start of their liquidation process and the acquisition of “healthy” assets by Intesa San Paolo.

In Europe 22nd June 2017

As Economies Rebound, European Union Looks More Attractive

Nick Ottens via Atlantic Sentinel | Support for the European Union has gone up in the last year as voters have become more confident about their future, suggesting that anti-EU sentiment is closely tied to Europeans’ overall satisfaction in life.

In Europe 25th March 2017

Treaty Of Rome: A Bittersweet 60th Birthday

All European Union members except the UK are meeting today in Rome to celebrate the 60^thanniversary of the so considered seed of their club: The treaty of Rome. An event with a bittersweet taste however since the participants will start designing a common strategy on Brexit, the first exit of a member state.

In Europe 21st February 2017

The Ides of March for Theresa May As She Prepares to Trigger Article 50

By end March, the UK will trigger the nuclear button splitting it from the European Union. A landmark decision which will determine both parties’ future, irrespective of the side of the English Channel they find themselves on.

In Europe 13th July 2016

Fool Britannia

Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | A pointless referendum, a prime minister resigning, the opposition collapsing in a heap, the finance minister disappearing and nobody having any plan about what to do: This has all happened over the last few years in Greece. Never, though, all at the same time as has just occurred in the UK.

In Europe 29th April 2016

European Union: A Heart With Tachycardia

The Belgian authorities understand that the risk of Brussels losing its capital status in Europe is very real in the wake of the terrorist attacks and the security deficiencies these revealed. Such a mess is incompatible with being the headquarters for the European Union and NATO.

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