During her hearing before the European Parliament, the new EU High Representative Federica Mogherini stated she would be “ready to fully commit to play a strong role in security and defence matters”, and it was already the case last week, when she chaired her first ever Foreign Affairs Council in the “defence formation”. The FAC-defence […]
“In the midst of geopolitical uncertainty, and with energy security concerns on the rise, the European Union needs – more than ever – a common energy diplomacy, innovative energy efficiency measures and a well-integrated internal energy market. In other words… an ambitious European Energy Union.” EU Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefcovic, during the presentation […]
Job creation, decent work and modernization of social protection systems are the recipes of Commissioner Thyssen to tackle poverty and social exclusion. During the Fourth Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion that took place in Brussels on 20-21 November, Thyssen explained the priorities of her mandate and how the Commission […]
In August this year, Mario Draghi speaking at the Annual Central Bank symposium suggested that the way out of the crisis in which the EU – and most notably the Eurozone – is trapped, should be composed of a mix of three policies: monetary policies, fiscal policies and structural reforms. The words of Draghi echoed […]
The structure and the idea of our newsletter has become now clearer and more interactive. Our main goal remains to inform you in depth about what has been crucial in the last two weeks for the EU policies. From the last issue, being loyal to our promise not to spam your mail boxes, you find […]
The European Commission has recently published the Call for proposals “Support to Access to Markets – Single actions 2015” (EACEA/29/2014) for funding under the Creative Europe’s MEDIA Sub-programme. The MEDIA Sub-programme, managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), aims to support European film and audio-visual industries, by helping the developing, distribution and […]
On October 26, the ECB released the results of its “comprehensive assessment” on the European banking sector. It is composed of an Asset Quality Review and a Stress Test. The first, as the name suggests, estimates the quality of assets held by banks. The second one models the resilience of banks under adverse scenarios. 25 […]
By the 30th of October, 27 out of 28 EU Partnership Agreements (with the only exception of Ireland) were adopted by the European Commission paving the way to the new European cohesion policy. A total budget of about € 352 billion for the period 2014-2020 is going to be invested in Europe’s regions and cities […]
The judgment of the case Tarakhel v. Switzerland issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the 5th of November, turns once again the spotlight towards the Dublin System and the need to carefully assess the situation in the country of d estination before proceeding with the transfer of asylum seekers. In this case, […]
As soon as the new social-democratic cabinet settled in Stockholm, Swedish Foreign Minister decided to recognize a state of Palestine; an unprecedented move, as it is the first time a Member State takes this initiative after having joined the EU. This drive is also symptomatic of the rising wave of support for Palestinian statehood. Only […]
