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January 9, 2017
One thing looks certain: 2017 will be an unpredictable year for farmers across Europe. This will come as yet another blow to farmers who have already faced a raft of crises over the past few years. In 2014, Russia’s food-import ban slashed access to an important export market for numerous European producers. Dairy farmers have… » read more
Posted by The Euro Economy
December 7, 2016
By 2020 the European Union will have 800.000 vacant jobs in the digital sector. This is the consequence of rapid changes that the digital technology makes to the labour market. These changes have direct effects on people – in particular students and job seekers – who have troubles to find a position because of their… » read more
Posted by EuroPeano
November 18, 2016
By Geneviève Pons, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office As world leaders are busy discussing in Marrakech on how to turn the Paris Climate Agreement into action, you might wonder what you can do – as an individual – to help reduce CO2 emissions. Yes, solving climate change is a huge international challenge and… » read more
Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog
November 4, 2016
Less than a year ago, 197 countries came together for the first time to deliver a universal climate Paris Agreement. And with it, a promise to work together to limit global temperature rise to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Today, that agreement becomes the law of the planet — entered into force almost… » read more
Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Développement durable, Energie, Energy, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Global Europe, Sustainable Dev., Transport |
September 19, 2016
Guest blog post by Charles De Serres and Vanja Stenius, Lagom House Yes, but he will need a crowbar to do it. It will take an experienced and sometimes autocratic person to force through the changes needed for the European Union either to survive, or to be rebuilt from the ground up. Whatever path will… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
August 18, 2016
The future of an EU with 27 member states. The future of Europe. Such statements raise a lot of questions. Will the shock of Brexit call into question the EU governance, the future of the institutions? Even after the famous Article 50 which enabled Britain to leave the European Union is activated, we have a… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Guest blog post by Luca Jahier, President of the Various Interests Group of the EESC. In the 7th Century B.C., Sappho was regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets of her time. Described by Plato as Ancient Greece’s tenth muse, Sappho is reputed to have commented “I declare that later on, even in an… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
SolarPower Europe last week presented a letter calling for an end to anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made solar panels and cells to the European Commission (EC). The letter, signed by 34 European solar and renewable energy organisations, stated that the EU solar panel industry derives no advantage from the trade measures, noting that they have contributed… » read more
Posted by The Euro Economy
July 15, 2016
Guy Verhofstadt, unsurprisingly, claims that the solution to Europe’s nationalism problem is further European federalism. While this statement is partially true, it is misleading and, therefore, I must disagree. A federal Europe would have the tools to combat nationalism (and it’s leftist counterpart) as well as having the virtue of being more resistant to propaganda… » read more
Posted by C Shannon
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blogactiv, Future EU, Global Europe, Languages & Culture, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe |
By Chris Rogers, Associate Director I can agree with our Chairman, Chris Whitehouse, on a number of issues when it comes to Europe and the European Union. Yes, the ‘Remainers’ should be disappointed, if not frankly ashamed, by the way they have run a campaign based on fear (although one could make a very similar… » read more
Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy
February 8, 2016
Social media is growing and it is growing fast. There are now more than 2 billion active social media users worldwide and that number is increasing significantly every year. While 2015 was a great year for social media, my prognostication is that 2016 will be even better. Here are 7 trend predictions for the coming… » read more
Posted by Stavros Papagianneas
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blogactiv, Communications, Future EU, Innovation & Enterprise |
December 10, 2015
Three weeks after Paris attacks, Europe is still in shock. 130 civilians are dead, sending a very clear message not only to French citizens, but to every European: ‘you are not safe at home’. For 70 years, no war has broken out in the EU’s territory and Europeans naturally want to keep this secure and… » read more
Posted by Young Perspective On Europe
November 17, 2015
By Imke Lübbeke, Head of EU Climate and Energy Policy at WWF European Policy Office The European Commission is about to issue its ‘State of the Energy Union’. This is the latest step towards a policy framework that will oversee the vital 2020 to 2030 phase of Europe’s energy transition. As we look forward,… » read more
Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Member States |
November 16, 2015
I do not want to write this article, or I should say that I do not want to have to write this article. I wish there wasn’t occasion to write again on another terrorist attack in France. I want to take this opportunity to think out-loud and reflect on this horrible event and my thoughts… » read more
Posted by C Shannon
October 14, 2015
Guest blog post by Richard van Tongeren, Interim-manager. The last couple of years there is a lot to do about the survival of the EURO in it’s present form. However, I haven’t seen any article or discussion about the IT or organizational problems if the EURO would collapse. What are the challenges if… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
