It’s been a while since Debating Europe focused specifically on the Eurozone crisis, and events have been moving quickly. We recently put up a post on banking and financial reforms (and will be publishing a follow-up to that shortly) but now is perhaps the …
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is an important topic we haven’t really touched on yet in Debating Europe. This year sees the culmination of a process of lengthy negotiations on how to reform the CAP (particularly in terms of making it more environmentally sustainable), so it’s a timely debate. …
We’re fast approaching the one year anniversary of the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, so now seems like a good time to take a closer look at the impact of that incident on the future of nuclear energy in …
Last week, Debating Europe published a number of posts on the future of the Internet. We’ve asked you for your comments on Internet regulation, online safety, government versus personal responsibility, digital piracy and Europe’s digital future. It’s been an interesting debate, particularly as …
Last week, Debating Europe attended the 10th Annual European Financial Services Conference in Brussels, an event organised by Forum Europe to bring together more than 400 senior bankers and policy-makers from around the world. We came to the event prepared with …
We’ve been discussing the issue of internet regulation in some depth on Debating Europe (see previous posts here, here and here). There’s a lot of interest around this topic, with a Wikipedia black-out against SOPA last month and protests in several European …
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is an international agreement on global copyright enforcement that covers everything from digital piracy and drug patents to counterfeit designer goods. It’s certainly a controversial treaty, judging from the reaction in Europe this week. Over …
The EU has long-prided itself on being a “leader” when it comes to green technologies and renewable energy. In fact, some see “green growth” as being the solution to Europe’s economic woes. Should Europe cling on to its competitive edge …
Today is “European Safer Internet Day 2012“, an initiative co-funded by the European Commission to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology. Yes, it’s possible to be cynical about “European Safer Internet Day” (is there such a thing …
Mexico, which is currently chairing the G20 group of major economies, wants to put “green growth” at the heart of any global economic recovery. Is this a cynical ploy to “greenwash” economic growth, or is it a genuine attempt to …
