Source: Pixabay. In the last months we have heard experts, politicians and legislators talk a lot about central bank digital currencies, and how they could represent an advantage for central banks, some claim these could be a game changer for monetary policy since we could explore new ways to implement monetary policy; this being triggered by the current outlook in which we live. Central Banks have often struggled with increasing interest rates and leave the ZLB (Zero Lower B

Source: here. After decades of lasting peace, even with its painful sacrifices and with the inherent hurdles of freedom, the grand old continent - Europe - is once again stricken by the dehumanizing specter of war. The Russian lawless assault on its peaceful, unthreatening neighbor has unearthed a quintessential, yet contentious, EU agenda: the future of enlargement amidst geopolitical concerns and pernicious Eurosceptic propaganda. Ever since its foundation, the European ide

Source: here. On March 16, with the Resolution CM/Res(2022)2, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) decided to expel the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe. Furthermore, from September 16, the State will no longer be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The decision did not come as a complete surprise. However, it is the first time a country is expelled from the Council and this decision will have a significant impact on Ru

Source: Flickr. “Strategic compass”, this is EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borell’s metaphor referring to the proposal for a new communitarian approach concerning the frontier’s defence: five thousands soldiers to be deployed as “rapid response force” in cross-border crisis scenarios. Where it all began The idea of a European common army was first discussed in 1950 by the “Inner Six”, with the aim of protecting Europe from the Soviet