Guest post from Ana Colovic, Macedonian National Coordinator, Bankwatch.org Regardless of the EU’s ups and downs, most people in Eastern Europe are still likely to believe that membership can help improve their lives. For pre-accession countries (Western Balkans, Turkey, Iceland), financial assistance from the EU in the form of IPA (the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) is considered [...]

Guest post from Dr. Gilbert Fayl, Prof. Rudolf Rezsóházy & Prof. Jenö Bangó (in their private capacities) Following the apprehensive comments in the press about Hungary when it took over the EU council presidency, one should now take stock. At the beginning of 2011, it seemed like one of the most important tasks of the Hungarian presidency would [...]