The current gas transit contract between Russia and Ukraine expires at the end of this year. Although Ukraine and Russia — under mediation of the European Commission — has been negotiating a new contract for months, no replacement treaty has …
On 21 and 22 November 2019, the 11th German-Nordic-Baltic Forum, organized by Institut für Europäische Politik and the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tallinn, Estonia. Under the heading “2019 – A Year …
This year’s elections marked a turning point in Ukrainian politics. For the first time, the president and his parliamentary base managed to win a strong majority among voters, and thus providing a strong mandate for pursuing necessary steps to fulfill …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who won both the presidential and parliamentary elections by great margins of the votes in 2019, made peace in Donbas one of his central campaign promises. After taking office, the new “Ministry for Veterans Affairs, Temporarily …
European Union institutions increasingly use “soft law” in their policy making, i.e. non-legally binding documents such as recommendations, communications, guidelines or handbooks. Soft law is used, on the one hand, where the European Union has only a few legislative powers, …
In the framework of the project #EngagEU, TEPSA organised the #2ndYoungCitizens’Convention in Brussels on 24 September 2019.
#EngagEU aims to mobilise and empower young citizens to participate in European politics by developing concrete recommendations for the future of Europe. To this end, over …
In view of the attention that Fridays for Future received over the past weeks, the panel discussion “The End of the EU as We Know It? Street Protests and European Politics” on 12 September 2019 was a timely event for …
Since the Revolution of Dignity, the population showed an increasing demand for the reform of the judicial system and the fight against corruption. A major role in this reform process is played by civil society organizations who advocate and monitor …