Now that the von der Leyen II Commission has taken office, a quick retrospective of the events that marked the end of its term of office seem to explain the configuration envisaged for 2024-2029.
In the summer of 2019, the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission marked a turning point in the role that the Member States wanted to play in the selection process[1]. Lire la suite

The hearings of the candidates for the Ursula von der Leyen II Commission just began on November 4, marked by a polite but firm call to order stemming from the Draghi Report published on September 9. The European Union has to get on track for more growth and jobs in a world that is moving faster than the EU is a...Lire la suite

The growth in increasingly transnational crime highlights the need for more internationalised judicial cooperation in criminal matters to combat this phenomenon effectively. The European Union seems to have understood this in the interests of securing its internal market. Indeed, on 9 August 2024, the Goliath investigation led...Lire la suite

10 years ago, European Union representatives were still far from enthusiastic about Ukraine. Indeed, the Association Agreement signed by President Poroshenko in 2014 which came into force three years later[1], although far-reaching, lacked a clear political objective[2]. Russia's massive invasion of Ukraine has considerably acc...Lire la suite

The scene of the ‘Great Game’ between the Russian and British empires in the 19th century, Central Asia has once again become a focus for Russian and Chinese influence, as well as for that of outside powers.

By the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire had completed its conquest of Central Asia. The annexation of nomadic territories (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) and the imposition of protectorates on local khanates (Bukhara, Samarkand, Kokand) led to colonial exp...Lire la suite