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European Trade Agenda : a top priority for the Juncker Commission

September 22, 2017

Europe is Open for Business. “Partners across the globe are lining up at our door to conclude trade agreements with us […]. Trade is about jobs, creating new opportunities for Europe’s businesses big and small. Every additional €1 billion in exports supports 14,000 extra jobs in Europe. Trade is about exporting our standards, be they… » read more

Posted by Victor Ciumac

blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, Future EU, Innovation & Enterprise

Europe is setting its sails for further integration – and Brexit is merely a side show

September 15, 2017

By Sabrina Huck, Political Consultant The UK has the Queen’s speech – the European Union has the annual State of the Union address. Delivered by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker’s performance might be lacking pomp and circumstance in comparison to the State Opening of Parliament, but it serves a similar purpose in… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

blogactiv, English, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Future EU, Global Europe, Member States, UK in Europe

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Emmanuel Macron: a brief cosmology, or how the stars aligned

September 14, 2017

Emmanuel Macron is the man Europe I’ve said needed for some time now. He’s risking a lot by making grand moves; it could yet explode in his face. However, if he succeeds here, he could establish himself as the father of a united Europe, and secure himself a legendary place in history. We are… » read more

Posted by C Shannon

blogactiv, Future EU, Global Europe

Trump may be the best thing for the Western World

August 16, 2017

Donald Trump is the man we all love to hate. He’s taken a knife to the whole legacy of the United States, seeming to rewrite and undo the American victory following World War II. He seems to be destroying America, and yet he repeats his quasi-fascistic goal of “making America great again.” I think… » read more

Posted by C Shannon

blogactiv, Future EU

2017 will be a year of uncertainty for European farmers

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

blogactiv, Future EU

Six steps you can take to help fight climate change

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

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Développement durable, Energie, Energy, EU Citizens and Media, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev., Transport

Paris Agreement: taking it forward

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

Aviation, blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Développement durable, Energie, Energy, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Global Europe, Sustainable Dev., Transport

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Can Jean-Claude Juncker save the EU?

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

blogactiv, Future EU

Who is changing the decision-making process in the EU?

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

blogactiv, Brexit, Future EU

‘A New Hope for Europe! Culture, Cities and New Narratives’

July 29, 2016

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

blogactiv, Future EU

The EU shouldn’t lift trade tariffs on Chinese solar panels

July 18, 2016

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

blogactiv, Future EU, Global Europe

How to Fight Nationalism

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

blogactiv, Future EU, Global Europe, Languages & Culture, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe

The EU – it ain’t perfect but it’s better than the alternative

June 6, 2016

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

blogactiv, Future EU

Top social media predictions for 2016

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

blogactiv, Communications, Future EU, Innovation & Enterprise