Tag Archive: EU

Turkey’s “Green” Transformation and the CBAM: Challenges and Opportunities

The relationship between the EU and Turkey with regard to the green transition is of high importance, given the Customs Union and the close trade and business relations between the two sides. Some of the measures adopted by the European Union, and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in particular, constitute an important empirical case […]

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Massive but divisive: Crisis management and EU responses to COVID-19

Coordinated Covid-19 crisis management among EU member states took weeks to develop. The initial response was slow, at times contradictory, frequently displaying nation-state unilateralism and obviously divisive. An unprecedented architecture of fiscal and monetary partnership is now building in Europe. The ECB is taking the lead in this construction process, with national governments asserting their […]

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Bulgaria sets tough conditions on North Macedonia’s EU accession path

Abstract :  The hardening of Sofia’s position vis-à-vis North Macedonia and the attempt to condition Skopje’s accession process upon the previous satisfaction of a number of key Bulgarian preconditions undoubtedly constitutes a critical moment in bilateral, Bulgarian-North Macedonian relations. No Bulgarian government in the future may easily ignore or abandon these strict conditions. Sofia has […]

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