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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.
Read moreEU-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?
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreFighting 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.
Read moreBorder 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...
Read moreHow 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?
Read moreHow 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?
Read moreIs 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.
Read moreChina’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.
Read morePoland 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...
Read moreFlorence 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...
Read moreEU 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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EU Values Foresight from the Visegrad Four Civil Society Leaders
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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