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The EU’s rule of law crisis

October 27, 2017

Guest post by Arlind Puka, Administrative Assistant The refusal of Hungary and Slovakia to comply with an ECJ’s decision to uphold the EU’s refugee relocation scheme which aims to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, has increased tensions between the EU and the Hungarian Prime Minister. In Hungary, Orban’s government has attacked the… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, EU institutions, Europe's East, Freedom of Speech, Future EU, Hungarian, Polish

The power of a plan: strong climate strategies for 2050 are critical

October 26, 2017

Getting 2050 climate strategies right can make or break our response to the climate change challenge, write Jill Duggan, Director of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) and Andrea Kohl, Acting Director, WWF European Policy Office “I love it when a plan comes together.” Many children of the 1980s will be… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Future EU

A Single President is Exactly What the EU Needs

October 17, 2017

Guest post by Corey Cooper, Europe Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP). He is also a Research Associate in US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Last month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker delivered his third and most important State of the European Union address. His remarks to the European Parliament… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, democracy, EU institutions, EU Treaty & Institutions, Future EU

What if French Caribbeans were to Move to Hungary after Irma?

October 10, 2017

Guest post by Mahama Tawat is Research Associate at the Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare and Assistant Professor at the Higher School of Economics. One way Hurricane Irma is making waves these days in the US is through the revelation that about half the American population on the mainland does not… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, EU borders, EU Citizens & Media, Future EU, Global Europe, identity, Languages & Culture

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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