Find all the archives of the Letters that we send each week
The Newsletter n°1104 - 24 March 2025
"Slovakia has been going through a period of profound political change in recent years. Marked by a complex history influenced by the Pan-Slavic movement and the legacy of the Communist period, the Slovak political scene is characterised by growing instability, a divided society and the rise of populist discourse." The...Read more
The Newsletter n°1103 - 17 March 2025
"For three years, war has been raging on Europe's borders between two geographically linked states, a conflict that actually began almost 11 years ago with Russia's occupation of Crimea and Donbass." With the new Trump administration, Europeans can no longer count on their historic ally and must ensure their own defenc...Read more
The Newsletter n°1102 - 10 March 2025
What was true yesterday remains true today: the 'Munich 1938' moment has returned to Europe. From the outset, Putin has largely followed the Führer's strategy and warlike methods, starting with the reoccupation of the Rhineland in 1936: the annexation of the Sudetenland, ratified by the Munich Conference, was both the...Read more
The Newsletter n°1101 - 3 March 2025
The participation of women in the supposedly male-dominated sectors of technology, digital technology and defence has been a key driver of progress and innovation. Yet many inequalities remain, and the glass ceiling seems very hard to break for half of humanity in many areas of private and professional life. While sign...Read more
The Newsletter n°1100 - 24 February 2025
'As soon as she came to power on 22 October 2022, Giorgia Meloni promised a major change in politics and Italy's return to an important role in Europe and on the international stage.' This study assesses the two years of the Meloni government in Italy and looks at the country's relations with its French neighbour as we...Read more
The Newsletter n°1099 - 17 February 2025
'2024 will remain a pivotal year for European agriculture, faced with major climatic, economic and geopolitical crises. The new European Commission is demonstrating its commitment to pursuing ambitious transformations striking a fine balance between competitiveness (the new Brussels mantra) and sustainability, voluntar...Read more
The Newsletter n°1098 - 10 February 2025
It is almost a year since the Commission presented its European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which aims to strengthen European industrial capabilities. If implemented, this programme will bolster the European Defence Fund (EDF) created in 2021. This study provides a mid-term review of the three years of operation...Read more
The Newsletter n°1097 - 3 February 2025
Donald Trump's return to the White House confirms, after a first term marked by an attempt to buy Greenland, that the Arctic island is a critical geopolitical issue for the United States - and that it should also be for the European Union. At a time when the new American President is making more and more statements abo...Read more
The Newsletter n°1096 - 27 January 2025
Since 1 January, Poland has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This comes at a time when the European Union is facing major existential challenges, particularly with the war in Ukraine, which resonate particularly strongly in Poland. Indeed, the country is in a unique position to shape the future...Read more
The Newsletter n°1095 - 20 January 2025
At the very origin of the European project, there were at least two men, the Italian Alcide de Gasperi and the Frenchman Robert Schuman, who had many things in common: they were both frontiersmen who shared the same political, religious and linguistic views. To mark the 70th anniversary of Alcide de Gasperi's death, th...Read more