Joe Kirwin

I am an American freelance journalist and have been based in Brussels since 1995. I have written regularly on EU politics, economics, trade, sustainable development, taxation, telecoms, data privacy and EU-U.S. relations.

Kissinger's Ukrainian white flag advice will not lead the EU out of a dark tunnel

Time for Sweden to drop the neutrality facade and join NATO

The Nabucco failure: Juncker and Vestager negligence enhanced EU dependence on Russian gas

German 'Ostpolitik' runs out of road in face of latest Russian aggression

EU climate finance "taxonomy'' criteria: an exercise in political futility

Merkel's legacy clouded by Russian energy dependence, lost economic decade

European Commission abandons precautionary principle with new employee office rules

The EU's kid-glove Cuban treatment exposes its Latin American dictator double standards

EU carbon border tax: a gamble that poses more risks than rewards

Environmental groups target traditional climate change allies over the future of wood as EU renewable energy

French judicial system faces key test as Draghi pushes Red Brigade extraditions

Drugmaker AstraZeneca's dizzying credibility descent, a corporate mismanagement case study

The Who's Roger Daltrey 'gets fooled again''

U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipeline cloud Biden-EU honeymoon

Trump's election defiance is the nadir of a long, slow Republican Party descent

Breezy Brexiteer free trade bonanza promises face lopside leverage test

Bois de la Cambre car commuters wage classic 'Not-In-My-Backyard' backlash

EU geo-political crash course for Americans seeking European political refuge

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