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News Friday 10th February 2012
"Chinese and Indian Views of Europe since the Crisis"
Just as are being held the EU-India Summit on 10th February and the EU-China Summit on 14th February, the Robert Schuman Foundation invites you to read an excellent study by Karine Lisbonne-de Vergeron entitled "Chinese and Indian views of Europe since the Crisis". This paper, published by the Robert Schuman Foundation together with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Global Policy Insitute reveals how the Chinese and Indian elites see the political and economic situation in Europe. How do China and India see the EU and its Member States? What do they think of the crisis? What do they think of the euro? This paper is available in paper form only in French for 10€ and in PDF format in French and English for 8€.
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Discover the Permanent Atlas of the European Union
The Robert Schuman Foundation publishes a Permanent Atlas of the European Union, co- edited by Jean-Dominique Giuliani et Pascale Joannin, respectively Chairman and General Manager of the Robert Schuman Foundation. This reference work presents the Union, its institutions and each one of each member States via their history, their culture, and their statistics. With more than 50 original maps, historic sheets and updated figures, it offers a complete, unique picture of Europe. A unique innovation, it offers free access to a website, www.atlas-permanent.eu, where these data are permanently updated, enabling everyone, teachers, students or researchers, experts or decision-makers, citizens or simply the curious, to have at any moment at their disposal the most reliable information about Europe in every possible way.
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Does Europe have the means to guarantee itself? Euro Zone States: a Community of Destiny.
One week after the adoption of the budgetary pact by 25 of the 27 Member States, the Robert Schuman Foundation has published a European Issue by Philippe Huberdeau, Studies Director on European Issues at Sciences Po, entitled, "Does Europe have the means to guarantee itself? Euro Zone States: a Community of Destiny". In his opinion "Although eurobonds are a possible option long term, two other ideas should be explored in particular given the urgency of the situation: supporting the EFSF/ESM with a joint, mutual guarantee by the Member States, or reviewing the ECB's mandate to enable it to play its full role as lender of last resort."
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Intervention by Jean-Dominique Giuliani on LCI
February 7, 1992, 12 Heads of State and Government at the time that formed the EEC,the European Economic Community, signed the Treaty establishing the European Union in Maastricht in the Netherlands. How the Maastricht Treaty is it a milestone of European integration? What one often uses the Maastricht is the EMU, the Economic and Monetary Union. At the time the separatists explained that States left the key monetary policy to an independent central bank with no counterweight in terms of economic governance. Doestoday's debates do not show they were right? Explanations of Jean-Dominique Giuliani,President of the Robert Schuman Foundation on LCI.
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Sauli Niinistö easily wins the presidential election in Finland
On 5th February 2012 Sauli Niinistö (KOK) was elected President of Finland in the second round of voting in the Presidential election. He won 62.6% of the vote against 37.4% for his rival Pekka Haavisto (Greens, VIHR). He will take office on March 1st and will succeed outgoing president Tarja Halonen. Hence he will be putting an end to 30 years of Social Democrat rule by becoming the first Conservative Head of State since Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1946-1956).
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