Europe's World

Jordan-Tank on Peder Jensen's "The EU needs to shift gears on greening the transport sector"

by Matthew Jordan-Tank — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Borot de Battisti and Dewbre on Gilles Saint-Martin's "How EU policies could address Africa's food security"

by Adeline Borot de Battisti - by Joe Dewbre — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Öppinger-Walchshofer on Jean-Michel Debrat and Simon Maxwell's "The recession´s storm holds a silver lining for development cooperation"

by Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“What we need first and foremost is a change in public consciousness”

by Franz Fischler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The bullet Europeans is back off pooling fiscal resources

by Marek Belka - by Wim Fonteyne — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Policy options for modernising the Middle East’s industrial base

by Prince El Hassan bin Talal — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Over-dependence on aid and oil revenues affect almost all the economies of the region, and they represent a form of life-support system

But Obama has also shown politics to be as "the art of the possible"

by Mikael Román — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"How to beat this crisis and head-off another"

by George Vassiliou — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"It's up to Europe to set a global example of concertation"

by Edmond Alphandéry — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Five reasons why Africa really matters to the world

by Ernst Stetter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

For all its size and diversity, Africa has been marginalised as of little consequence to the rest of the world, says Ernst Stetter. But he warns that neglecting Africa could turn out to be a disastrous mistake

“Implement de Larosière and then consider further reform”

by Onno Ruding — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“The financial markets are where the re-building must start”

by John Monks — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Holm on Carne Ross' "It's time to scrap ambassadors and their embassies"

by Klavs A. Holm — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Why democracy in the Arab World is a two-edged sword

by Shlomo Ben Ami — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Calls for Arab rulers to embrace democracy have been central to U.S. and even European policy, says Shlomo Ben Ami. But the former Israeli foreign minister warns that the unintended consequences could be the rapid rise of radical Islamist parties

Cohen-Tanugi on Leif Pagrotsky's "Europe must swallow its bitter economic medicine"

by Laurent Cohen-Tanugi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“To save the market economy and democracy, governance has to step in where corporations ruled and markets failed”

by Béla Kádár — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

And a heartfelt plea from the factory floor for real reform

by Philippe Herzog — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

But it’s also time for Iran’s leaders to show their hand too

by David Aaron — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Europe must wholeheartedly back Obama’s initiative on Iran

by Christoph Bertram — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Obama’s new approach offers the last chance to curb nuclear proliferation. Europe’s governments, who were the first to engage directly with Iran, should do everything in their power to support it

"Let's return to the grassroots and base growth on savings and productivity"

by Jerzy Buzek — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gomes on Dmitry Rogozin's "How NATO could improve its relations with Russia"

by Ana Maria Gomes — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Let’s talk, but not about a war that ended long ago

by Sławomir Dębski — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here's how we can live with a global population of 9bn

by Anna K. Tibaijuka — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Today's food and energy crisis points a finger at governance rather than at scarcity

How to draw a line under the Cold War

by Sergei Karaganov — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After the first few euphoric years, the West’s behaviour became more triumphant. It acted more and more like the Cold War’s victor

“My 10 point rulebook for the globalised economy”

by Mark Eyskens — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Europe has a central role to play in the Middle East

by Marc Otte — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

History has taught us that projecting the EU’s model of integration and cooperation is one of our best assets in stabilising our neighbourhood and widening the areas of rule of law and prosperity

And it's why Europe should take the lead on nuclear non-proliferation

by Hannes Swoboda - by Jan Marinus Wiersma — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kaya on Sinan Ülgen's "Turkey's route may be via the Middle East"

by Ayhan Kaya — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How we in China see the future of global governance

by Wei Pan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The EU’s “Eastern Partnership” with former Soviet states holds the key to relations with Russia

by Radoslaw Sikorski — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It would be hard to imagine a Russia that is not in Europe and of Europe

Pelikan on Daniel Gros and Stefano Micossi's "A bond-issuing EU stability fund could rescue Europe"

by Pavel Pelikan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“We need a eurozone regulatory structure, and if Britain wants a role it must manage its eurozone entry”

by Stephen Wall — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

What Europe needs to know about Obama’s climate change options

by Stuart Eizenstat — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An era of closer cooperation seems to be opening between the U.S. and Europe, says Stuart E. Eizenstat, who was Washington's lead negotiator on the Kyoto Protocol. But he warns that the realities of U.S. politics may limit how far Barack Obama can deliver aggressive new climate policies in time for December's earth summit in Copenhagen

“Better regulation and supervision, and the greater legitimacy of international financial institutions”

by Klaus Regling — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Now we must apply the lessons of the European elections

by Wilfried Martens — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the political groupings in the European Parliament try to gauge the implications of this summer's European elections, former Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens, who is President of the centre-right European People’s Party, puts forward his ideas on tackling the twin problems of falling voter turnouts and rising euroscepticism

We want pan-European politics, not a bureaucratic and undemocratic EU

by Declan Ganley — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

There was a similar culture of secrecy in the banks and on the trading floors as there is in the EU; the same insistence that the experts know best

Redwood on Pierre Moscovici's "How hubris is leading the EU to its nemesis"

by John Redwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE HAGUE - Recession is tempering Dutch enthusiasm for Europe

by Alfred Pijpers — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Although popular support for the EU in general is still strong, the national autopilot is no longer on course for “ever closer union.” Instead, the Netherlands is steering towards a more flexible pattern of cooperation inside and outside Europe

Salem El-Badri on Andris Piebalgs' "Renewable energy is much more than a flight of fancy"

by Abdalla Salem El-Badri — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Support from the EU's newcomers will be crucial to recovery

by Thomas Mirow — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Europe’s ‘big bang’ enlargement to 27 countries was a win-win deal for all, says EBRD chief Thomas Mirow. But with the recession bitting deeper, he calls for renewed solidarity with the countries of central and eastern Europe

But how much better if the voters could decide the EU's future

by Brendan Donnelly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

“Institutional innovation, not streamlining, is today’s priority”

by Nicolas Véron — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - Lithuania’s “austerity crusade” threatened by deepening recession

by Klaudijus Maniokas — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

But it’s far from the black-and-white picture painted

by James Moran — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Rahr on Dmitri Rogozin's "How NATO could improve its relations with Russia"

by Alexander Rahr — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Global recovery means development policy must top the international agenda

by Douglas Alexander — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It was no accident that development issues ranging from aid to trade featured prominently at the G20 leaders’ summit in London, writes Douglas Alexander. But he warns that the EU still has much to do if the world’s poorest countries are to be sheltered from the worst effects of the crisis

Why a common eurozone bond isn’t such a good idea

by Otmar Issing — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A new breed of EU bonds to demonstrate “solidarity” would, say its proponents, prevent strong and weak eurozone members from being pulled apart by market forces. But Otmar Issing says the idea is deeply flawed and could even backfire

Africa matters, of course, but not for those reasons

by Louis Kasekende — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The time has come for a world energy revolution

by Fatih Birol — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Increasing import dependence does not necessarily mean less secure energy, any more than self-sufficiency guarantees uninterrupted supply

Why EU-Russia frictions look set to an end

by Christopher Weafer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Russia’s dwindling oil and gas earnings won’t greatly change Europe’s often fractious relationship with its great neighbour, says Christopher Weafer. But Russia is changing for a number of other reasons, making this a good time for the EU to improve its relations with the Kremlin

The economic crisis is also an opportunity for the EU's science strategy

by Janez Potocnik — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If Europe is to breathe new life into its largely discredited Lisbon strategy, a comprehensive new strategy for science, research and technology is needed, says Janez Potočnik. He surveys the steps already taken and those that still lie ahead

Blueprint for an EU role in Obama’s "AfPak" strategy

by Shada Islam — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Europe has a lot of ground to make up if it is to make a real contribution to the new U.S. drive in Afghanistan and Pakistan, warns Shada Islam. But she says that doing so is vital to transatlantic relations and to Europe’s global ambitions

"To be a major player on the new global architecture, Europe must end its IMF over-representation"

by Loukas Tsoukalis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How the microchip is challenging officialdom's monopoly of foreign policy

by David Howell — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The communications revolution is robbing governments of their age-old monopoly of foreign policymaking, says David Howell, who believe it will also challenge the CFSP’s aspirations of the EU. He warns that Europe's common policies will need to be very flexible to adapt to the new conditions

Bulling-Schröter on Anders Wijkman's "Climate change is now fast outstripping climate policy"

by Eva Bulling-Schröter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

VIENNA - Recession’s silver lining for Austria’s embattled centrist government

by Heinz Gärtner — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"We need a new global political deal now the West is no longer master of the world"

by Nicole Gnesotto — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We’ve neglected arms control at our peril

by Michael Brzoska — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Arms control is easiest to achieve when it is least needed. With hindsight we can now see that it would have been a sensible precaution against future increases in international tension

The transatlantic economy really is “too big to fail”

by Joseph P. Quinlan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The world cannot afford a failure of the transatlantic economy, and that makes the transatlantic bickering since the crisis began all the more discouraging

“Fiscal stimuli, yes. But social goals are also crucial”

by Constantine Simitis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Beblavý on Leif Pagrotsky's "Europe must swallow its bitter economic medicine"

by Miroslav Beblavý — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This approach risks aggravating the Middle East’s daunting complexity

by Abdel Monem Said Aly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ROME - Italy is ducking its chance to use crisis for sweeping reforms

by Serena Giusti — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Italian government is accused of overstating the European and global dimensions of the crisis to hide the structural weaknesses of the Italian economy. It has down played the fact that Italy is the only leading country forecast by the International Monetary Fund to face three consecutive years of contraction

Sweden’s lessons for managing the crisis

by Urban Bäckström — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

While the dynamics of financial crises can seem random and unpredictable, recent research suggests that crises similar to the one that Sweden went through in the early 1990s have a relatively predictable course

“We urgently need much stronger international institutions"

by Tøger Seidenfaden — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Responsible Development: More than just a choice, a driving force at La Poste

by Jean-Paul Bailly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tausch on Pierre Moscovici's "How hubris is leading the EU to its nemesis"

by Arno Tausch — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Yes, but it’ll be hard to shake off the oil and gas shackles

by David Buchan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PODGORICA - Recession and the EU rain on Montenegro’s parade

by Sanja Elezovic — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Mediterranean Union risks being stillborn

by Roderick Pace — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The sad conclusion to be drawn is that no matter how the institutions of the UfM may be strengthened, little will really change in the UfM unless attitudes and working methods change

What this baby needs is intensive care

by Khalifa Chater — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

NICOSIA - How Greek Cypriots see the stalled talks on a Cyprus settlement

by Andreas Theophanous — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"My five courses of action"

by Noëlle Lenoir — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Belder on Erhard Busek's "Assessing EU membership hopes in the western Balkans"

by Bastiaan Belder — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Europe’s real AfPak problem is that our politicians have not convinced public opinion

by Raffaello Pantucci — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

VIEW FROM CATALONIA - How one small country is facing up to the global crisis

by José Montilla i Aguilera — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A crisis-busting plan from Europe’s boardrooms

by Ernest-Antoine Seillière — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We need to take practical steps right across Europe if we are to streamline our labour markets and create new jobs to replace the millions lost so far, says Ernest-Antoine Seillière, who sets out a four-point recovery plan

Time for Europe to take a long, hard look at its global decline

by Frans-Paul van der Putten — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Global influence in international security is a zero-sum game, says Frans-Paul van der Putten, who warns that China is now pulling steadily ahead even though few Europeans yet understand what this means for them

Why Europe’s lead will be crucial to Copenhagen’s success

by Connie Hedegaard — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We need to send a clear message to the developing world on our commitment to help finance the post-2012 agreement

Nordström on Jean-Michel Debrat and Simon Maxwell's "The recession´s storm holds a silver lining for development cooperation"

by Anders Nordström — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

East Asia: the acid test for Europe’s common foreign policy

by Jing Men — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Until it has an effective foreign and security policy, the EU will be an underdeveloped power, and will have problems when seeking to exert power and influence in East Asia

Financial re-regulation, yes. But Europe's cacophony of ideas is counter-productive

by Barry Eichengreen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

EU countries' different ideas on how to respond to the financial crisis are not strengthening Europe's hand in rewriting global rules, warns Barry Eichengreen. And while there are some signs of a new European consensus, the challenge of implementing an EU-wide system remains daunting

Benediktsson on Olli Rehn's "Charting Europe's changing shape"

by Bjarni Benediktsson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"Now it's the West that needs the Rest"

by Alvaro de Vasconcelos — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"The EU must pull its weight and demonstrate real leadership"

by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"Restoring the health of banking is no longer a financial problem but a political one"

by André Sapir — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SARAJEVO - It's becoming urgent for the EU to get back on track in Bosnia and Herzegovina

by Dobrila Govedarica — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT