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The Newsletter1084 - 21 October 2024
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Georgians are set to go to the polls on 26 October to renew the 150-member parliament. President Salome Zourabichvili sees these parliamentary elections as a referendum for "a European, democratic and independent Georgia, or a Russian-led, authoritarian and isolated Georgia". On the other hand, Georgian Dream, which ha...Read more
The Newsletter1083 - 14 October 2024
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On the eve of the hearings of the Commissioners-designate before the Members of the European Parliament from 4 to 12 November, 'four major questions challenge the European Union and the von der Leyen II Commission: the governance of the common institutions, their international action, their economic policy and the plac...Read more
The Newsletter1082 - 7 October 2024
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The competition between the world's two major powers structures all international relations and influences the choices made by all the other countries,' observes Philippe Etienne. Against this backdrop, Europe finds itself in a delicate situation: must it choose between equidistance and following? For Europe, there is ...Read more
The Newsletter1081 - 30 September 2024
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On 1 October , Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, begins his term as Secretary General of NATO. His appointment comes at a time when contributions and equipment are being Europeanised and European defence is being envisaged beyond NATO.Read more
The Newsletter1080 - 23 September 2024
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Global value chains and cross-border financial links have been severely tested in recent years. How can Europe navigate these troubled waters? Benoît Coeuré suggests a number of avenues to explore. Europe can capitalise on its main asset, the Single Market, and create a new toolbox for industrial policy. Mario Draghi...Read more
The Newsletter1079 - 16 September 2024
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The large-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 marked a real turning point in the history of Finland and Europe. For Elina Valtonen, it has radically altered the European security order, and there is probably no turning back. The cooperative, treaty-based security order has been transformed ...Read more
The Newsletter1078 - 9 September 2024
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Fifty years after the partition of the island of Cyprus, this study focuses on the specific characteristics of this Member State of the European Union and the lessons to be learned for the future. At a time when enlargement to include new states with still disputed border demarcations is being considered, it is necessa...Read more
The Newsletter1077 - 22 July 2024
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As the tenth legislative term of the European Parliament begins following the European elections from June 6 to 9, 2024, the Foundation offers a review of the previous legislature. It also offers some analysis of the events that have punctuated European news in recent weeks, in terms of the composition, legislative act...Read more
The Newsletter1076 - 15 July 2024
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The European law on artificial intelligence, adopted in May 2024, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 July and its provisions will apply from 2 August 2026. The main aim of this text is to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence in areas where this could entail risks for the protection...Read more
The Newsletter1075 - 8 July 2024
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The question of European defence is more topical than ever: the crises and conflicts underway on the borders of the European Union pose geostrategic challenges that are not new however. To a certain extent, the EDC Treaty in 1952 attempted to respond to these challenges. At a time when we are (re)inventing European def...Read more