European Union

Happy NEU Year

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a Brexit-dominated 2016, the European Union is seeking to shore up its image in 2017. Existential challenges lie ahead, but EU officials are proposing deeper

British Applications For Irish Citizenship Surge

Ireland’s foreign ministry announced passport applications from the United Kingdom surged 41 percent in the wake of last year’s Brexit referendum, CNN Money reports. Ireland has received nearly 65,000 British

Eurozone Inflation At Highest Level Since 2013

Prices across the eurozone jumped 1.1 percent in December, resulting in inflation reaching its highest level since 2013, CNBC reports. A surge in energy prices factored heavily into the rising

Refugees At The Edge Of The EU

Josh Friedman reports from the refugee camp beside the fence and effective detention center at the Serbian-Hungarian border.   Report from the camp outside Kelebija, Serbia: Refugee speaks from inside

Messy Balkan Democracy

The following is the second post of a hopefully regularly published blog on the Balkans. Read the first post here. By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than a month into a foreboding

Bulgaria’s Georgieva To Run For UN Boss After All

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN After months of denying she was seeking to join the race for United Nations secretary-general, European Union budget chief Kristalina Georgieva accepted the nomination for UN