The twin pressures of demographic change and inadequate training mean that Europe’s lack of skills will within 20 years mean 50m unfilled vacancies in the EU, warns Dominik Ziller.
The WTO’s Doha Round is dead if not yet formally buried, and instead Brussels and Washington are negotiating an ambitious transatlantic trade and investment pact. Joseph P. Quinlan reports on the advantages its supporters are claiming for both sides.
Critics of ODA paint far too negative a picture of its effectiveness, says veteran British analyst Meghnad Desai. But he says there’s nevertheless a case for greatly simplifying development aid by taking it out of the hands of governments.
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