A punitive tariff on all energy imports from Russia would be a better choice than a gradually phased-in embargo on selected fuels. The European Union’s plan to target Russian oil in the context of its latest sanctions pa...
Read the full opinion as published in Welt and Rzeczpospolita. Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed, most notably with the aim of limiting Russia’s access to hard international curre...
The EU and the West need to acknowledge and accept the fact that European liberal democracy is being defended in Ukraine – a clearer message to Putin is needed. A slow and gradual phasing out of Russian fossil fuel is ne...
This post was first published by Bruegel and is also published on Makronom in German Against the background of the build-up of troops along the Ukrainian border, Western countries are considering sanctions against Russia...
2014 will be remembered for two major unexpected developments. First, the European Union was caught by surprise by the return of geopolitics. The annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Ukraine and the increasing ...