Spring 2022 Economic Forecast: Russian invasion tests EU economic resilience
The outlook for the EU economy before the outbreak of the war was for a prolonged and robust expansion
Electric car supplies are running out. What does it mean for net-zero targets?
The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is well developed – at least in theory
NGO biofuel claims are harming climate, energy and food security aims
Environmental NGOs have been quick to attack the green credentials of biofuels, with some calling for fuels from crops to be curtailed, but their criticism ignores objective evidence
EU study: CAP support for ‘couch’ farmers negatively impacts farm communities
Common Agricultural Policy support for landowners not actively engaged in farming has indirectly negatively impacted farming communities, at the same time as the EU continues to haemorrhage farms at an alarming rate, a new EU study has found
Echoes of war in Germany and Greece
What are the dominant outlooks among the Russian-speaking communities of Germany and Greece on the war in Ukraine?
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Circular economy is key to accelerating net-zero transportation. Here’s how
Monday, May 16, 2022
As the penetration of electric vehicles increases so does the need for the infrastructure to support it
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Eastern Europe’s experience can help EU’s future enlargement
Monday, May 16, 2022
As this year’s events have shown, hesitation about EU enlargement is short-sighted and potentially very dangerous. The bloc’s enlargement must be conceived of and executed as a geopolitical expansion
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Heating neglected in EU plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, industry says
Monday, May 16, 2022
The European Commission is due to table plans on Wednesday (18 May) to break free from Russian fossil fuels but, apart from a renewed push for heat pumps, there are major oversights when it comes to decarbonising heating and cooling
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Industrial data is doubling roughly every two years. In 2021, industries created, captured, copied and consumed 74 zettabytes of data – by 2023 that is estimated to rise to 130 zettabytes
Not All Heroes Wear Capes. They May Just Have More Willpower
Monday, May 16, 2022
Just as good intentions mean little without the ability to realise them, all the impressive organisational capabilities in the world may generate little public goodwill unless they are thought to be deployed in the service of noble intentions
Purpose and practice: how capital markets can create a sustainable future
Monday, May 16, 2022
There are lessons we must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the need for mutual trust, collaboration, and investments in societal resilience
The European economies will take the real test of resilience at the end of 2022
Monday, May 16, 2022
The economic and financial context we are going through is full of challenges, being marked by exceptional situations
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Why Brexit Has Been Good for Ukraine
Monday, May 16, 2022
Russia’s war against Ukraine provided Boris Johnson with a unique opportunity to highlight Britain’s international leadership credentials
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Companies need to confront a new and rapidly emerging climate challenge: Home offices
Friday, May 13, 2022
Tech and financial companies leading efforts to cut climate changing emissions are finding a new challenge from remote work: the CO2 spewing out of home offices
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Does the EU Need a New Enlargement Policy?
Friday, May 13, 2022
Ukraine’s membership bid has placed enlargement high on the EU’s agenda. The bloc must rethink the accession process to make it more effective while maintaining democratic and rule-of-law standards
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New EU laws risk promoting ‘downcycling’ of plastic bottles, industry warns
Friday, May 13, 2022
European Commission plans to include mandatory recycled content targets for all plastics in a makeover of packaging laws expected this summer risk derailing attempts by plastic bottle manufacturers to reach closed loop recycling, the industry has warned
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Turkey Report: Persistently further from EU values and standards
Friday, May 13, 2022
Without clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warn MEPs in a report adopted on Thursday
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By: N. Peter Kramer
