Covid-19: A test for EU unity

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 07:49 (GMT+7)
Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated some negative trends, which had battered the continent over the past decade. It forces EU’s governments to cope with challenges they have strived to ignore for a long time. It is the lack of instruments to make collective response to crises.

New political upheavals in the Europe

Monday, September 30, 2019, 06:59 (GMT+7)
In 2019, the European Union (EU) held elections that would play a decisive role in this bloc’s future when the regional and global politics were experiencing major, complex transformations. Those included the election to the European Parliament and the elections of key positions, such as European Commission (EC) President, European Central Bank President, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Protest wave in the Europe its reasons and implications

Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 15:05 (GMT+7)
In mid November, 2018, hundreds of people in yellow vests (uniform of French drivers) staged a demonstration against French President’s decision to raise the gas tax. Unlike other ones, the “yellow vest” protest was supported and joined by a large number of middle-class and working-class people across the country, rocking the France

New Global Strategy for the European Union

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 10:12 (GMT+7)
On June 28th, 2016, the European Union officially announced its brand new Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy with a focus on accelerating close and comprehensive cooperation for a stronger Europe. This has been seen as the most fundamental change in EU foreign and security policy since 2003 and expected to have a profound impact on the face of the world security

The world’s 10 most notable defence and security events in 2015

Monday, January 25, 2016, 16:03 (GMT+7)
Over the past 1 year, despite constant air raids conducted by US-led alliance, IS has still survived and continued its crime, even exporting terrorism to many other places in the world, from Africa, Europe, America to the Southeast Asia, threatening the world security

The world’s political and military picture in 2015

Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 18:12 (GMT+7)
The world’s politics and military in 2015 is the mixture of “dark” and “light” tones. There is a breakthrough in strengthening cooperation and lessening confrontation. However, the increase in race and religious conflicts, terrorism, territorial disputes over seas and islands has still caused chaos in many regions

Vietnam joins IPU’s Executive Committee

Friday, October 23, 2015, 09:17 (GMT+7)
Vietnam has been elected as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Executive Committee at its recent 133rd assembly