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The Newsletter n°1128 - 20 October 2025
Following Mario Draghi's report, the European Union must modernise its competition rules to better protect innovation, which is often threatened by the acquisition of start-ups. The current guidelines are too static and do not take sufficient account of issues related to innovation, sustainability and sovereignty. A mo...Read more
The Newsletter n°1127 - 13 October 2025
Official development assistance (ODA) is in crisis, marked by an overall decline in funding and questions about its effectiveness, particularly in Africa. Long perceived as a duty of solidarity, it has now been relegated behind other priorities such as defence and climate change. To regain its legitimacy and impact, OD...Read more
The Newsletter n°1126 - 6 October 2025
The Arctic, once considered a place of peaceful cooperation, is now the scene of contemporary geopolitical tensions. Russia's war against Ukraine has disrupted the fragile balance of circumpolar cooperation, prompting Western states to review their security priorities in the region. While several European countries are...Read more
The Newsletter n°1125 - 29 September 2025
The Turnberry trade agreement was widely perceived as a humiliation for Europeans, perhaps even the beginning of a 'century of humiliation'. Yet Europeans acted skilfully with the US administration. They secured changes in the US position on Ukraine and on the role of NATO. The trade agreement is not even unfavourable ...Read more
The Newsletter n°1124 - 22 September 2025
Moldova is heading into a decisive election, with the country's European ambitions at central to the issues at stake. Building on a reform programme launched in 2020, President Maia Sandu is presenting integration with the European Union as a necessity in the face of Russian pressure. The war in Ukraine has strengthene...Read more
The Newsletter n°1123 - 15 September 2025
The European Union is facing a context marked by renewed geopolitical tensions and a challenge to the global balance established since the end of the Second World War. Between Russia's assertive stance and the uncertainty of American support, it must regain strategic cohesion. Supporting Ukraine appears to be a necessi...Read more
The Newsletter n°1122 - 8 September 2025
The European Defence Fund has brought military spending into the EU budget, with the ambition of building a genuine continent-wide defence industry. Initially providing new impetus, it has nevertheless experienced a number of setbacks: the decline of major projects, the rise of smaller programmes and the gradual diseng...Read more
The Newsletter n°1121 - 21 July 2025
Faced with multiple challenges – climate change, economic pressures, migration – Europe's many islands are also driving innovation, resilience and transition. Reconsidering them as driving forces rather than peripheral areas would be a lever for rethinking the future of the European project.Read more
The Newsletter n°1120 - 15 July 2025
As hopes for peace in Ukraine seem to fade, the Kremlin is pursuing a strategy in which war is becoming a central tool of its power. Behind Vladimir Putin's statements and the ideological framework he has put forward lies a desire to strengthen internal control, reshape the historical narrative and free himself from an...Read more
The Newsletter n°1119 - 7 July 2025
Caught up in the offensive launched last December by Donald Trump against his northern neighbour, Canadians are now grappling with existential questions, leading them to rethink the ties that have bound them to the United States until now. America's 'betrayal' has prompted the country to question its real sovereignty a...Read more