UPDATE 21/03/12: Many thanks to everybody who sent in questions and followed the debate online. We discussed everything from self-ironing shirts, to cars that drive themselves, to governments and non-state actors abusing technology to infringe the privacy of individuals. The full …
Last week, Debating Europe (along with our partner think-tank Friends of Europe) held a live event on the future of nuclear energy in Europe. The event took the form of a head-to-head debate between Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-founder of Greenpeace and Co-Chair of the …
Debating Europe, along with our partner think-tank Friends of Europe, is holding another live event on 20 March 2012 between 13h00 and 14h00 Central European Time (CET). We’ve invited Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor to EU Commission President José Manuel …
UPDATE 08/03/2012: Thanks to everyone who watched online yesterday and sent in questions! We’ll be uploading the archived video from the event to Debating Europe next week. Debating Europe, along with our partner think-tank Friends of Europe, are hosting a …
On Sunday, Russian voters went to the polls to confirm Vladimir Putin as their President for the next 6 years. International observers, however, have reported “serious problems” that left the results “never in doubt”. This latest election comes on the back …
Following on from yesterday’s post on the fiscal compact, we have another post today looking at the EU’s current crisis resolution strategy: i.e. further bail-outs in the form of emergency loans combined with austerity measures and a stricter rule-book for …
The Irish government, in a surprise move, announced yesterday that it would be putting the EU “fiscal compact” to a referendum. This comes as EU heads of state and government are preparing to meet in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day …
Earlier this month, we asked ‘how can we stop banks being too big to fail’ and you obliged by sending in your suggestions. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been putting those comments to policy-makers and individuals working in the financial services sector. The first …
UPDATE: Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-founder of Greenpeace, Co-Chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition and Honorary Chairman of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Canada will be replacing Dr. Hans Blix, who had to cancel his participation. 11 March 2012 will see the …
Next week, Debating Europe will be attending a Friends of Europe event looking at the importance of EU candidate status for Serbia, and the sort of economic reforms that are still needed. We’ll have an opportunity to put some of your comments and questions to …
