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  • Economical incentives on here and now became more important than long-term investments in youth and education. Young people are now just digits in statistics of how many of them travel abroad, how many get a scholarship, how many trainings, how many researches… Values and being an active member of the society stopped being important. We cannot measure it.

    Short Story of Converting People into Digits

    Many people complain about the lack of presence of the European Union in the life of ordinary citizens. Many complain that they are actually not aware of what this huge structure of supranational or intergovernmental organisations is doing...

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  • With Africa now integrating fully into the global economic community as a significant provider of natural resources, Nova is further extending its African-centric brand by bringing cutting edge views to the institutional investment community on this increasingly relevant emerging market.

    Africa Rising - The Last Consumer Frontier

    Nova Capital Africa Analytics (Nova), a subsidiary of Nova Capital Global Markets, announces the current and upcoming publications on the consumer and infrastructure sectors in Africa.

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  • In short, during those last decades, we have witnessed a complete and profound modification of both fundamental and critical points allowing this « culture gap » to operate in the advantage of the elites in contrast with the civil society. It seems that this alteration shall be a long lasting one, too...

    The Fullness of Time ?

    This crisis emphasizes the absence of a clear vision in order to inspire trust to people in agony, of a well-defined policy track in order to provide sense to active forces in the economy and to compose the heated spirits in the society, of a leadership advantage in order to create the difference.

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  • Since 2000, the European Commission has added political conditions such as respect for human rights and democracy to its aid and trade agreements with African countries. Yet many people feel that this policy is being undermined, as repressive regimes can increasingly look to China for assistance.

    Taming the Dragon: China and the EU in Africa

    In Luanda, the capital of Angola, Chinese construction workers are relentlessly putting up another gleaming skyscraper, one of many which have been popping up like mushrooms all over the city over the past few years.

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  • During the debt crisis, democracy has become the forgotten factor on the national as well as the EU level. Both Italy and Greece have acquired heads of government who are "apolitical" technocrats. This fact may mark a transition to political systems that are less corrupt and "client-oriented", but in difficult political situations, technocracies must be regarded with considerable scepticism.

    Where were you when Europe fell apart?

    Too many Europeans have too long avoided the question of Europe, says Swedish writer Per Wirtén. To prevent the EU from turning into a "post-democratic regime of bureaucrats", intellectuals need to stop mumbling and take the fear of Europe seriously.

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  • Economical incentives on here and now became more important than long-term investments in youth and education. Young people are now just digits in statistics of how many of them travel abroad, how many get a scholarship, how many trainings, how many researches… Values and being an active member of the society stopped being important. We cannot measure it.
  • With Africa now integrating fully into the global economic community as a significant provider of natural resources, Nova is further extending its African-centric brand by bringing cutting edge views to the institutional investment community on this increasingly relevant emerging market.
  • In short, during those last decades, we have witnessed a complete and profound modification of both fundamental and critical points allowing this « culture gap » to operate in the advantage of the elites in contrast with the civil society. It seems that this alteration shall be a long lasting one, too...
  • Since 2000, the European Commission has added political conditions such as respect for human rights and democracy to its aid and trade agreements with African countries. Yet many people feel that this policy is being undermined, as repressive regimes can increasingly look to China for assistance.
  • During the debt crisis, democracy has become the forgotten factor on the national as well as the EU level. Both Italy and Greece have acquired heads of government who are "apolitical" technocrats. This fact may mark a transition to political systems that are less corrupt and "client-oriented", but in difficult political situations, technocracies must be regarded with considerable scepticism.

MORE FEATURES

Events

An Important International Medical Symposium in Athens

The International Symposium on “Gastrointestinal Cancer: Prevention, Recognition and Management - A Primer for Physicians” will take place at the Athens Hilton Hotel, on Saturday July 7, 2012.

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Analyses

Greece′s exit from the Eurozone would be all pain, no gain

With Greece in deep recession for the fifth year running, several prominent observers have been calling on it to exit the Eurozone. This column argues this would not help Greece’s economy recover faster from its deep recession.

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Business

Financial Education

Bankers are all about to blame, as it appears from media worldwide, for Europe struck with the credit crunch and the consecutive debt crisis. Some less strict commentators admit that politicians, driven by re-election passion, are to be ascribed a wrong-doing too.

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Analyses

From Eurosceptics to disappointed Europeanists

Four or five years ago, nearly every European Union official was looking to make national newspaper headlines. Today, the EU is a fixture on the front page — but not in a way we expected.

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Europe

EU moving towards a European Energy Community

The European energy community is Jacques Delors’ visionary response to challenges that, if not addressed, have the potential of putting the European countries and the EU at risk. And so far, the main energy challenges have not been adequately addressed.

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ALL DOSSIERS

Think Young: a unique success story in times of crisis

In this European Business Review dossier we put the spotlight on Think Young, an interesting think-tank: recent graduates and engaged students lobbying to make Europe a better place for young people; conducting research, surveys, conferences, documentaries on and about young people.

Europe’s Global Role

Lagging productivity, public deficits, a Euro in the danger zone, an ageing population and rising unemployment levels make that the position of Europe in today’s world economy is under pressure. Is the Indian professor Dipesh Chakrabarty right with his book: ‘Provincializing Europe’?

The Digital Agenda for Europe

The European Commission has just published its Digital Agenda, one of the seven flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 Strategy. The success of the Digital Agenda - namely creating a Digital Single Market - is linked to the political and economical success of the European Union.

The Financial, Economic and Greek Crisis

In this special feature European Business Review shines a spotlight on the financial, economic and Greek crisis. It is time to be courageous and draw conclusions, it is five to midnight! If the EU doesn’t act now we will end up playing second league and no longer with big boys like the US and Asia.

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Africa Is Open for Business

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Greece: Why Not Go Back to the Drachma?

Monday, February 13, 2012

How to rebuild trust in the banks

Monday, February 13, 2012

European Media World meets in Brussels

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Stratfor: Annual Forecast 2012

Monday, January 23, 2012

Networking is vital for successful managers

Friday, January 20, 2012

President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou re-elected!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Europe′s salvation lies within itself

Thursday, January 05, 2012

ThinkYoung: a unique success story in times of crisis

Thursday, January 05, 2012

We are in a recession. Time to start a company!

Thursday, January 05, 2012

New Greek Government Runs Out of Steam

Friday, December 30, 2011

Santa Claus as a Symbol of the Global Economy

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Andrzej Stasiuk′s European lesson

Monday, December 26, 2011

Greece: The history behind the collapse

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Energy markets or energy governance?

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Europe

Short Story of Converting People into Digits

Many people complain about the lack of presence of the European Union in the life of ordinary citizens. Many complain that they are actually not aware of what this huge structure of supranational or intergovernmental organisations is doing...

Business

Taming the Dragon: China and the EU in Africa

In Luanda, the capital of Angola, Chinese construction workers are relentlessly putting up another gleaming skyscraper, one of many which have been popping up like mushrooms all over the city over the past few years.

Editor’s Column

EU and Putin, Putin and EU

By: EBR

No, I am not a supporter of Putin. Let me start with that. But what surprises these days is the return of the Cold War approach of Russia by journalists, think-tank people and… politicians.

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