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26.08.10 |
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Carolina B. Pavese
Εξωτερική Eπιστημονική Συνεργάτης
 The establishment of diplomatic relations and the signing of the agreement on nuclear energy cooperation in the early 1960s paved the way for European Union (EU)‐Brazil relations. In the mid‐ 1970s, their relationship was further institutionalized with new economic agreements, reflecting the increase in their trade and financial exchanges.
However, cooperation stagnated in the early 1980s.
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29.07.10 |
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by Bledar Feta and Apostolis Karabairis, EKEM/CSIS
The curtain rose on the latest act of Balkan diplomacy: the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Kosovo’s proclamation of independence in 2008 was announced at 15:00 CET on Thursday, July 22. Contrary to what had many expected, the Court did not come up with a Solomon’s judgment that might prove equally (un)satisfactory for both sides; rather, it produced a clear winner and a loser.
In its ruling the ICJ stated that the February 2008 declaration of independence by the Kosovo Assembly violated neither the international legal order nor the United Nation Security Council Resolution 1244. In September 2008 the Court was asked by the United Nations General Assembly to give its advice on a question put forth by Serbia, which inquired “whether the declaration of independence by the provisional self-ruling institutions of Kosovo was in line with international law.” Resorting to the ICJ was a shrewd diplomatic stroke by Belgrade, through which it bought time and slowed international momentum toward recognition of Kosovo for over two years. Pristina and Belgrade are engaged in a battle on the world stage to draw countries into their respective camps. Ultimately, Serbia’s attempt to outmaneuver Kosovo through the ICJ laid in ruins, leading to one of the most important victories of Kosovar Albanians in the international arena.
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27.07.10 |
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Stavros Kourtalis - Gerasimos Tsourapas
The EU's border management agency, Frontex, will open its first Operational Office in Piraeus, Greece on 1 August 2010. Although political and administrative gaps remain, the new office should enhance Frontex's role in South-Eastern Europe and help combat illegal migration in the Mediterranean, write Stavros Kourtalis and Gerasimos Tsourapas, researchers at the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM), in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv. Συνέχεια |
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