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Katinka Barysch

Katinka Barysch is deputy director of the Centre for European Reform.

Recent articles


Turkey: the constitutional frontline

A legal case against Turkey's ruling party reopens the secular-Islamist argument over the country's future. It's time for wise leadership, says Katinka Barysch

Europe’s “reform treaty”: ends and beginnings

The European Union concludes an epic period of internal discussion with a reform treaty that represents real progress yet opens the way to entrenched division, say Katinka Barysch & Hugo Brady.

Turkey and the European Union: don't despair

The accession of Turkey to the European Union is beset by troubles. It needn’t be if both sides concentrate on the positives, the big picture and the long term, says Katinka Barysch.

Ukraine should not be part of a "great game"

Both the European Union and Russia need to learn an important lesson from the Ukraine crisis: how to reconcile strategic interests and political values in order to help Ukraine’s people realise their own aspirations.