Italy’s banking dilemma: Improving, but still needing help
Italy’s banking industry has gone through a recent rough period. But with an infusion of new funds and a call for much needed reforms, there may be a chance that there will be improvement. Italy set...
View ArticleNew EU cyber strategy leaves key security gaps
Last month, the European Commission released a report on “Resilience, Deterrence and Defence: Building strong cybersecurity for the EU”. GRI examines the strengths and weaknesses of this proposed...
View ArticleWhy Nord Stream 2 will go ahead despite opposition
The European Commission has put up new obstacles to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, led by Russia’s Gazprom. The project has enemies in Eastern Europe too. But there are strong reasons to expect...
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EU divisions and US sanctions to delay Nord Stream 2
A new proposal from the EU Commission to amend gas market regulations will affect Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Completion of the project, scheduled for 2020, will likely be delayed. It’s also...
View ArticleThe Truth about European Champions
A new narrative is gaining prominence in European circles: if the EU wants to compete globally, it must shed its emphasis on competition rules and relax its stringent merger regulations to favour the...
View ArticleEU treaty instrument may mitigate risk of money laundering in the single market
The European Commission is planning to use Article 116 of TFEU in order to clamp down on multinational companies using favourable tax schemes in some EU member states to their advantage. The treaty...
View ArticleThe EU tries to revive Western Balkan Enlargement in Midst of a Pandemic
Russia, China, and the EU have tried to use the Covid pandemic as an opportunity to strengthen their influence in the Western Balkans. An Economic and Investment Plan announced by the European...
View ArticleThe Energy Charter Treaty: a Threat to the European Union’s Climate Ambition
The 1994 International Treaty protects investors in the energy sector from States’ policy changes. This firmly blocks the EU’s available spending towards its long term goal of becoming the first...
View ArticleFidesz-Managed Foundations Assume Control of Hungary’s Higher Education System
Through a recent $1.7 billion allocation (comprised of government funds and various property assets) to the privately managed foundation, Mathias Corvinus Collegium (M.C.C.), Victor Orban has expanded...
View ArticleGeopolitical Impact of “The Hydrogen Factor”
Source: “Energy execs” by US Department of State is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Energy security has been at the center of the geopolitical conversation in recent weeks, as the invasion of Ukraine...
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