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POLICY PAPER | The EU, Foreign Policy and the Race for Artificial Intelligence

30/09/2019 Business, Publications

[authorbox authorid="141" title="The Author"] T he potential effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on international relations cannot be understated as the global race for AI has considerably picked up the pace in recent years. Exponential growth…

POLICY BRIEF | Are EU-US trade talks going to fail?

07/05/2019 Business, Publications

Andrea Sykorova

[authorbox authorid="132" title="The Author"] O n 15 April 2019, the EU Council of Ministers agreed to resume negotiations on EU-US trade. Only France voted against and Belgium abstained from voting. According to POLITICO, the “agreement…

Doing the Maths: The Economic Cost of Climate Change to Europe

19/02/2019 Business, Publications

Bob Groome

[authorbox authorid="111" title="The Author"] M oney Talks is a well-known expression dating back to the 5th century B.C., and attributed to Euripides[1]. Some 2,000 years later Erasmus spoke of “the talking power of money” (Adagia, 1532). These expressions reference the power money has always exerted over…

The American “New Energy Realism” and the prospects of US LNG in the EU

18/02/2019 Business, Publications

Madalina Sisu Vicari

[authorbox authorid="2" title="The Author"] T he “energy dominance” term[1] is both a major vow and focus of “America First” vision and a hallmark of the energy policies pursued by Trump administration. It reflects the return…

Political Alienation in the Labour Market: The Future of Populism in Europe

06/02/2019 Business, Publications

Jose Diogo Alves

[authorbox authorid="114" title="The Author"] F or the past few years, the European Union has witnessed a vast increase in support towards populist movements. Although this phenomenon has been classified as a severe concern by the…

Rice tariffs: who are we kidding on the EU’s “free trade”?

01/02/2019 Business

Bill Wirtz

[authorbox authorid="46" title="The Author"] T he European Union introduces tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar in an effort to protect Italien farmers. Another example of "free trade" à la European Union. It was announced last Wednesday…

The EU and Japan: The Revival of a Partnership

12/01/2019 Business, Publications

Jose Diogo Alves

[authorbox authorid="114" title="The Author"] L ess than two months before the fulfilment of Brexit and during a wave of global protectionism, one of the biggest trade deals in history, taking place between the European Union…

The European Commission needs a new approach to illicit tobacco

06/01/2019 Business

Bob Groome

[authorbox authorid="111" title="The Author"] C ristian-Silviu Busoi, a Romanian MEP and trained physician who has served in the chamber since 2007 , will be hosting a seminar at the Parliament on January…

ANALYSIS — An analysis of the efforts to combat corporate tax avoidance in the EU

21/12/2018 Business, Publications

Elisa Telesca

[authorbox authorid="104" title="The Author"] I n April 2013, the Offshore Leaks opened the doors of a secret world to the public. A world of hidden money, sweetheart deals between governments and multinationals, and shockingly low…

ANALYSIS — The EU’s Budget Conundrum: Reform and Counter-reform

04/12/2018 Business

Andrea Finesso

[authorbox authorid="113" title="The Author"] I t is after weeks of declarations and political commitments that France and Germany, in last week’s extraordinary Eurogroup meeting, presented a draft plan on a joint Eurozone budget. French Economy…

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