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New Migration Plan: Poland Wants to Leapfrog German Challenges

What is behind Donald Tusk's announcement to limit asylum rights?

Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s unveiling of an eight-point migration plan marks a decisive shift in Poland’s approach to border security, aiming to balance domestic political pressures and the growing European debate on migration management.

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EU-NATO Cooperation: Europe’s Regionalisation Is a Security Solution

Incorporating regional defence coalitions into NATO's structure would provide flexibility without undermining the alliance's collective defence principles

The EU-NATO partnership has gained significance amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, but fractures in Europe’s unity and the looming US election threaten its cohesion. Are regional defence coalitions the solution?

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The Promises of Enlargement: Can the EU Unlock Reforms in Time? COMMENTARY

The necessity of widening the EU may catalyse long-awaited institutional reforms indispensable for the emergence of a European quasi-state

As the European Union faces the prospect of further enlargement, the need for institutional reform becomes undeniable. From the Western Balkans to Eastern Europe, the geopolitical stakes are high, and successful enlargement could redefine Europe’s future – but only if it avoids the pitfalls of the past.

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Fighting Disinformation: Europe Needs to Use More Emotions

Winning hearts and minds for democracy and the EU

In a region where trust in European institutions is fragile, the EU must implement a new strategic communication approach to fight disinformation that resonates with citizens emotionally.

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Border Control – Tusk Wants the EU to Withhold Some Asylum Rights

Democratic Security Outlook 2024: 14-20 October

Donald Tusk and Petr Fiala called on the EU to do more to tackle unauthorised migration on its borders last week. Tusk will now present a new migration policy on 15 October, seeking legal grounds for member states to suspend asylum rights. In these ways, the pair shows Viktor Orbán...

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How Estonia Can Bring Ukraine Into Europe – INTERVIEW

Tallinn leads on digitisation, defence, and now has Kaja Kallas at the EU's centre

Estonian President Alar Karis recently called on the EU to ‘tear down this wall of restrictions’ on Ukraine. Soon, former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will take up her role as the EU’s top diplomat. Can Estonia be the key to unlocking Ukraine’s potential?

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How Russian Wheat Became a Weapon of Influence

Russia’s growing crop exports are part of a broader strategy

Russia has reportedly stolen more than 180,000 tons of grain from Ukraine. Now it is using wheat to assert itself around the world – but will Europe use the tools it has in its backyard to reverse course?

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Is the EU losing Its Grip? Only Firm Political Will Can Save Enlargement

A reflection from Warsaw’s Europe Future Forum 

What happens when candidate countries stop playing along? Enter the real politics of European enlargement.

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China’s EVs and European Disunity: A Geoeconomic Playbook

What does 'The Idea of China' tell us about Europe's future?

The EU recently adopted tariffs on China’s EVs, but voting decisions highlighted unusual disunity among member states. For more insights, check our Weekly Outlook.

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Poland Votes For EU Autonomy from China’s Electric Cars: Against Berlin, Budapest and Bratislava

Democratic Security Outlook 2024: 7-13 October

Central and Eastern Europe is greatly divided on the EU’s strategic autonomy. Czechia blocks collective EU response to the Middle East, but it also abstains from a vote on tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles – as Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia vote against. This leaves Poland and the Baltics to find...

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Florence Gaub on Navigating a Renewed Conflict in the Middle East – INTERVIEW

Trade routes, social media, Ukraine, and global alliances 

How should Europe navigate a renewed conflict in the Middle East? Visegrad Insight sat down with Florence Gaub, Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College in Rome and an acclaimed security expert leading foresight-based analysis of international relations, to discuss the shifting geopolitical alignments and consequences of...

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EU Should Enlarge, Even Out of Despair – COMMENTARY

As Europe turns inward, it risks fading on the global stage

Amid a political shift to the right and a growing focus on defending the Union, Europe seems to be turning its gaze inward, risking irrelevance to the rest of the world.

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How Democracy Can Win and Europe Lose

This report analyses the various outcomes of the upcoming EP elections as well as the formation of the new commission on democracy and the global position of the European Union. It systematically examines internal and external challenges, mapping EU responses to safeguard democratic resilience and electoral processes.

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