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The Newsletter n°1100 - 24 February 2025
'As soon as she came to power on 22 October 2022, Giorgia Meloni promised a major change in politics and Italy's return to an important role in Europe and on the international stage.' This study assesses the two years of the Meloni government in Italy and looks at the country's relations with its French neighbour as we...Read more
The Newsletter n°1099 - 17 February 2025
'2024 will remain a pivotal year for European agriculture, faced with major climatic, economic and geopolitical crises. The new European Commission is demonstrating its commitment to pursuing ambitious transformations striking a fine balance between competitiveness (the new Brussels mantra) and sustainability, voluntar...Read more
The Newsletter n°1098 - 10 February 2025
It is almost a year since the Commission presented its European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which aims to strengthen European industrial capabilities. If implemented, this programme will bolster the European Defence Fund (EDF) created in 2021. This study provides a mid-term review of the three years of operation...Read more
The Newsletter n°1097 - 3 February 2025
Donald Trump's return to the White House confirms, after a first term marked by an attempt to buy Greenland, that the Arctic island is a critical geopolitical issue for the United States - and that it should also be for the European Union. At a time when the new American President is making more and more statements abo...Read more
The Newsletter n°1096 - 27 January 2025
Since 1 January, Poland has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This comes at a time when the European Union is facing major existential challenges, particularly with the war in Ukraine, which resonate particularly strongly in Poland. Indeed, the country is in a unique position to shape the future...Read more
The Newsletter n°1095 - 20 January 2025
At the very origin of the European project, there were at least two men, the Italian Alcide de Gasperi and the Frenchman Robert Schuman, who had many things in common: they were both frontiersmen who shared the same political, religious and linguistic views. To mark the 70th anniversary of Alcide de Gasperi's death, th...Read more
The Newsletter n°1094 - 13 January 2025
On 31 December 2024, the gas transit agreement signed in 2019 between the Ukrainian network operator and Russia expired. Gilles Lepesant details the recent developments in the new geopolitics of gas since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the alternatives that have followed, particularly in Europe.Read more
The Newsletter n°1093 - 23 December 2024
'While the news usually focuses on the - sometimes tense - relations between 'Brussels' and the national capitals, the day-to-day life of local authorities is linked to the construction of Europe'. This study looks at the trilateral relations between local authorities, Member States and the European Union as regards th...Read more
The Newsletter n°1092 - 16 December 2024
The former Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, took over the Presidency of the European Council on 1 December. 'Unlike his three Belgian and Polish predecessors, António Costa comes from the south of the continent. He is also the first Socialist to hold the post, after two members of the EPP and one Liberal. Thi...Read more
The Newsletter n°1091 - 9 December 2024
'Europe must completely change its immigration policy. It must move from a 'fortress Europe' to being a Europe that organises its immigration, so that it is conducive to its economic development'. This study looks at the migration issues facing the European Union and suggests ways of curbing illegal immigration and tra...Read more