European Business Review

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In 1980 it accounted for almost a third of the global economy, but now just 15 per cent. On the other hand, Europe was mostly a geographical description then; the EU numbered nine countries, whereas today it has three times as many, its own currency and an embryo political structure. The bloc is potentially a super-power,” he states.

Giles Merritt’s new book: Timebomb. When Ageing Explodes

People may be living longer throughout Europe but that is creating “massive unfairness” says a new book on ageing, recently launched in Brussels

For example, there will inevitably be even greater numbers of Africans seeking refuge in Europe. And the United States, having abandoned the soft power of foreign aid, will alienate many governments across the world that were friends, so damaging U.S. business and security interests over time.

The humanitarian crises that we dare to ignore

The failure of Western governments to address the humanitarian disasters and the corruption fueling conflicts in Africa is as short-sighted as it is tragic.

Many initiatives have been proposed (Military assistance mission in support of Ukraine, maritime security operation ASPIDES, adoption of the EU space strategy for security and defence, and the cyber resilience act, reinforcement of the single intelligence analysis capacity and the EU satellite Centre, adoption of the third EU-NATO joint declaration, publication of a European defence industry package, including a strategy and a legislative proposal for a defence industry programme among other initiatives).

The European Union at the crossroads

Any observer of the international context may, quite understandably, struggle to process the forces that are at play: the terms under which Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine might end;

Helping American industry scale up next-generation geothermal energy could also give the United States a durable, politically viable off-ramp for its oil and gas industry—and a long-term path for Americans to eventually reenter climate discourse with a low-carbon industrial opportunity.

Europe’s Playbook for Climate Engagement with the United States

Europe should leverage the U.S. climate policy shift and safeguard its green transition goals by building cooperation on geothermal energy among other things and focusing on technologies that enhance security and decarbonization

It is also striking that some Arab countries are buying weapons from Israel, such as Bahrain, Morocco and the Unted Arab Emirates. Together, they account for 12 percent of the export, an increase of 9 percent.

Τhe main customer of the Israeli arms industry is Europe

Defence shows are delicate, especially in time of wars. The Paris Air Show, one of the world’s largest defence and aerospace trade fairs, is no exception