January 18, 2021

The rule of law and the basic principles of the EU. Part Two – protection tools and the way forward

It is widely accepted that the procedure for suspending rights deriving from EU membership due to a “grave and continuing breach” of the basic principles is […]
January 11, 2021

The rule of law and the basic principles of the EU. Part one – overview and historical development

The early case law of the European Court of Justice formulates the basic principles that form the “legal community”, including the principles of legal certainty and […]
December 10, 2020

Kyuchyuk to Osmani: Bulgaria and North Macedonia should make efforts to resolve problems

I believe that both sides will resume constructive discussions. Otherwise, we see the alarming development of the situation, namely the growing nationalism and hate speech. Today, […]
December 4, 2020

The EU’s balancing role in Central Asia

The European Union opened its last European External Action Service (EEAS) delegation in Turkmenistan last year. The only diplomatic representation missing in Central Asia and a […]
November 23, 2020

Ilhan Kyuchyuk: In a digital world, there is no place for analog governance

“Despite global closure, we remain open to the world because empathy and responsibility are our DNA. To pay attention to the future today, first of all, […]
November 17, 2020

MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk to “Monitor”: North Macedonia’s veto is also a veto for Albania

Confidence in the 2017 contract must be restored, if there is a misunderstanding, it can be clarified I expected a much stronger Bulgarian handwriting from the […]
November 11, 2020

MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk: We have lost the energy of the Bulgarian Presidency on the topic of the Western Balkans and the EU

“I wish Bulgaria was a real generator of ideas connecting the Western Balkans with the EU, but it lost the huge energy it had during the […]
November 9, 2020

The losses will be very large – both for Bulgaria and for North Macedonia

Europe needs its own “Magnitsky Law” because its effectiveness has been seen in the United States, says MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk in an interview for CLUB Z […]
November 6, 2020

Ilhan Kyuchyuk: Western Balkans countries should be a strategic priority of the EU

MRF / Renew Europe MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, the European Parliament’s Permanent Rapporteur on the Republic of North Macedonia, held a virtual conference on “The Western Balkans […]