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Europe in Transition: Key Developments of 2024 and Prospects for 2025

Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

Trends in 2024

In 2024, Europe found itself navigating a landscape defined by profound geopolitical, economic, and political shifts. The enduring conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to shape the continent’s strategic prioritie....

January 17, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , Indo-Pacific , Trump , Europe , NATO , UK , France , Germany , India-EU FTA , Russia-Ukraine , Poland , CBAM

Europe News Digest (1-15 January, 2025)

Russian Gas Flows Via Ukraine to Europe Stop as Deal Expires

Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped as a key transit deal expired, raising the stakes for the continent’s energy security as it draws heavily on reserves. For five....

January 16, 2025 NATO , Ukraine , Slovakia , Hungary , Poland , Russian Gas , Europe News Digest , LNG Prices , Transit Deal , EU Presidency , Elon Musk , Greenland , Moldova

Europe News Digest (16-30 November, 2024)

Pro-Ukraine Protests Take Place in European Capitals as 1000th Day of War Approaches

Protesters have been out on the streets of cities such to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which the UN estimates has killed or wounded more tha....

December 02, 2024 NATO , Ukraine , clean energy , Georgia , Poland , COP29 , Europe News Digest , VfB Stuttgart Summit

Neighborhood News Digest- 31 May 2024

Afghanistan

Business Tax in Afghanistan Reduced to 0.3%-Tolo News

Some senior officials of the Islamic Emirate announced today (Thursday) in the "exemption and reduction of the fixed tax" meeting that the leader of the Islamic....

May 31, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Ukraine , Imran Khan , Sri Lanka elections , EU , Tourism , Gilgit , India-Bangladesh , India- Sri Lanka , Thailand-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Myanmar , ECP , Maldives-India relations , Upazila Polls , Small Island Developing States (SIDS) , Bamyan , British War Crimes , Poland , UK-Myanmar , Japan-Nepal , Political Crisi