French President Emmanuel Macron is committed to creating a ‘European Political Community’, distinct from the EU. European states not in the EU – including the UK – should take the concept seriously, writes Charles Grant. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on May 9th, Emmanuel Macron called for a ‘European Political Community’ (EPC), a…
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has disbursed the first half (€500 million) of a new €1 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine. The second tranche (another €500 million) will be disbursed tomorrow, 2 August. The decision about this new exceptional MFA was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on…
On 31 July, there was an explosion at an ammunition depot near the town of Karnobat in Bulgaria. It belonged to entrepreneur Emilian Gebrev, who had been one of the main suppliers of ammunition to the Ukrainian army during the start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Commenting on the incident, Gebrev…
