George Nastos

University of Crete | UOC · Department of Political Science

The war in Ukraine and the ensuing consequences for the energy supply of Europe, creates a turning point in external energy relations and the energy policy of the European Union. This turning point forces the revision of the EU relations with Russia and a shift in external energy policy in geopolitical and energy security terms. By examining energy...

European Agencies (EAs) have a significant influence on policy-making and decision-making in key areas, whether we are talking about the daily lives of the citizens or about crisis management. The emergence of EAs was an institutional response to the need for policy coordination in the EU΄s system of governance. The last decade has created a new re...

Understanding the multidimensional nature of euroscepticism is not only a matter of normative issues concerning efforts to deepen European integration, it also raises issues of political behavior, identities, public policies, democratic legitimacy, economy, ideology, and other areas. Euroscepticism is a heterogeneous and dynamic phenomenon, which i...

The world is undergoing the pandemic health crisis of COVID-19. First and foremost, the pandemic is causing losses in human lives all over the world. Secondly, it is testing the economies of all countries, regardless of the degree of dispersion and loss of lives between the states. Another consequence of this health crisis is that apart from nation...

Η συζήτηση για τον ευρωσκεπτικισμό είναι πιο επίκαιρη από ποτέ άλλοτε στην ιστορία της ευρωπαϊκής ολοκλήρωσης. Η άνοδος του ευρωσκεπτικισμού τόσο στην κοινή γνώμη όσο και στα κομματικά συστήματα των κρατών μελών, συμπίπτει με μεγάλες δοκιμασίες για το ευρωπαϊκό οικοδόμημα. Οι συνέπειες της οικονομικής κρίσης του 2008, η αύξηση του αισθήματος ανασφά...