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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
The Newsletter n°1090 - 2 December 2024
As the new European Commission takes office, this study looks back at the key events of the previous legislature. The von der Leyen I Commission, which its President had intended to be "geopolitical", was marked by a succession of major crises that have shaped European policies over the last five years.Read more
The Newsletter n°1089 - 25 November 2024
Since the break-up of the USSR in 1991, the five former Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), which have now become independent, have been tactfully trying to free themselves from the dual grip of Russia and China and to apply a specific diplomacy to attract outside ...Read more
The Newsletter n°1088 - 18 November 2024
'Digital legislation has taken off, in autocracies and democracies alike. Its importance is universal, because digital technology poses challenges that are common to all states: the collection of personal data without users' knowledge, the precarious working conditions of couriers and delivery drivers, the monopolistic...Read more
The Newsletter n°1087 - 12 November 2024
Ten years ago, the European Union signed an association agreement with Ukraine. The process of rapprochement was launched. This study shows the reforms that have been introduced or undertaken within this framework, the obstacles to this process created by the Russian aggression of February 2022 and the road still to be...Read more
The Newsletter n°1086 - 4 November 2024
'The European Union has to get on track for more growth and jobs in a world that is moving faster than the former is at present; and the European Commission, which holds the legislative initiative, has to be shaped accordingly', says Jean-Paul Betbeze, before he goes on to say "No one will be able to say they didn't kn...Read more