“America innovates, Europe regulates": we have heard this phrase many times, revealing a fundamental difference in approach between the two continents. America undoubtedly produces economic giants, and Europe specialises in regulating them, failing to bring forth true world champions of European origin.

The simplification is undoubtedly unfair, but it highlights the dangers of regulations that are designed primarily to constrain innovation and growth rather than to prom...Lire la suite

Space has become an indispensable – and often unnoticed – element of everyday life. Modern societies would not work without space. Most citizens know about established applications like Earth observation, navigation and communication for purposes like environmental monitoring, climate change management, weather forecasts, disaster response, internet access, TV broadcasting or smart traffic. But space is also crucial for energy provision or financial transactions and many other vit...Lire la suite

Even today, most of our fellow citizens are unaware that the European Union is actively involved in the fight against terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking, in border protection and in the harmonisation of criminal legislation[1]. This is why a European internal security strategy, ProtectEU published by the Commission on April 1st is importan...Lire la suite

The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is worrying the international community and especially the Europeans. Milorad Dodik, president of the Serbian entity, is refusing to apply the decisions taken by the High Representative appointed by the international community and is threatening the whole framework established thirty years ago by the Dayton-Paris Agreement. Can you explain the reasons for this discord and what the risks are? 

This year, we commemorate the thirtieth annive...Lire la suite

When the Soviet empire collapsed in the 1990s, the existential threat to our borders became a thing of the past. At the time, we did not realise that this would only be temporary in the grand scheme of history. Taking a deep breath, we entered a period known as the ‘peace dividends’, which led to strategic calm in Europe. This resulted, in our country as in the rest of Europe, in a continuous erosion of defence budgets and, de facto, a reduction in our military c...Lire la suite