The EU budget commissioner argues for an accelerated admission of Ukraine and an expansion of the EU in the Western Balkans. The conditions for Ukraine's membership would have to be linked to a multi-billion reconstruction program. He does not expect financial sanctions against Hungary via the rule of law mechanism until the second half of the year, says Johannes Hahn in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar.
By Redaktion Table
An isolated China alongside Putin is not a desirable scenario, writes William Klein in Standpunkt. The West can still influence China's policy toward Russia. Europe has a key role to play in this.
By Redaktion Table
France's president sparked a debate with his Europe Day speech: Does the EU need a precursor to membership? There is sympathy for it in the community, but the aspirants react suspiciously.
By Till Hoppe