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The 5G-PPP is a joint initiative between the European ICT industry and the European Commission, which began with the promise of €700 million in EU funding.

5G in Europe: designing the network of tomorrow

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Huawei is playing a leading role in two new European 5G projects aimed at defining and building 5G

"Attacking Europe had not previously been on their agenda but the bombing was like an invitation for them to attack us".

Picking up the pieces after Paris

By: EBR | Friday, December 18, 2015

The fight against Jihadism is, today, the "main threat" facing Europe but there are no "quick fixes" to eradicate the problem, the conference heard.

They noted that growth has not picked up enough to deliver a marked improvement in job creation and that international developments add to existing uncertainty about the European Union’s economic prospects.

Returning Europe to competitiveness through energy productivity and efficiency

By: EBR | Friday, November 6, 2015

This is a smart way to drive a return to competitiveness and growth in the EU.

If even ′Eurocrats’ and university professors struggle with trawling through clunky EU document libraries, then surely that says something about accessibility?

EU institutions are less transparent than many member states

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Providing access to legislative documents should be standard practice for a well-functioning democracy, but the European Union is less transparent than many of its member states.

After Tspiras’ turnaround, Mélenchon is utterly disillusioned. The French left had put great hopes in the revolutionary mindset of Greece’s prime minister. It was almost as if they were envisioning the coming of another Che Guevara, this time in Europe.

National Liberation Fronts: United Against the Euro

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Why establishment parties in Europe are increasingly left defenseless against a hardening opposition against the euro.

Angela Merkel recently celebrated her tenth year as German Chancellor. For most of her time in office, she has seemed to tower over the German — and European — political scene.

Angela Merkel and the 10-Year Rule

By: EBR | Friday, October 30, 2015

If there is an iron law of European politics, it is for leaders to get out at the top as the ten-year rule completes its cycle

It is therefore unfortunate that the German federal government has blocked negotiations within the Council of the EU regarding the draft directive, and has so far refused to hold a substantive debate on this topic, which 27 out of 28 EU member states are willing to have.

NGOs call on Germany to stop blocking the Equal Treatment Directive

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, July 27, 2015

A large coalition of NGOs have joined forces to call on the German Federal Government to stop blocking the proposed Equal Treatment Directive and work towards a consistent level of protection against discrimination in Europe.

Signed in February these call for the implementation of various measures, including the withdrawal of heavy weapons by both sides, an effective monitoring and verification regime for the ceasefire, the start of a dialogue on the holding of local elections and the release of all hostages and other illegally detained people.

European Parliament told “Western powers, including the UK and U.S., are not respecting the Minsk 2 Agreements"

By: EBR | Monday, July 13, 2015

Minsk 2 was signed by Vladimir Putin, Poroshenko, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, and followed the collapse within days of a similar deal last September.

The EU needs a point of reference, and this role cannot but be assumed by the president of the European Commission. The EU cannot be allowed to be caught up in the power games of nations. Now is the time for all concerned parties to assume their historic responsibilities, set aside their selfish considerations and move forward.

EU needs leadership

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Once upon a time in Europe there was a group of independent and well-developed states. Having fought against each other for centuries, they finally realised that in a globalised world they were not really independent and that it would be better for them to join forces.

Above all, precautionary measures should be taken, in order for mobbing in the workplace to be decreased, if not eliminated. Education needs to become more anthropocentric, based on the values and principles that emblazon the respect for others and the right to differ, in order for the humans to face their colleague as a companion in life and not as a competitor.

Mobbing in the workplace

By: EBR | Friday, June 26, 2015

A hostile working environment, in which offensive or insulting remarks, persistent criticism, personal abuse, or even physical abuse and threats prevail, is a reality for many employees in both public and private organizations and has become increasingly common in Europe over the recent years.

Coincidently, an important opportunity is being presented for Greece as the European Commission, since 2014, has started the legislative preparation for the official turn into a Circular Economy.

Circular economy and productive reform

By: EBR | Tuesday, June 23, 2015

If the country had the necessary production infrastructure, it could turn the Use of Sustainable Materials, an initiative supported by the EU, into a source of wealth.

Speaking not long ago to students in Taipei, I remembered how in my youth all the toys coming from China were “Made in Taiwan”. Then in the 1980s I witnessed the economic and industrial turnaround that upscaled the Taiwanese economy. The government’s policy was focused on technology, research and development, engineering, manufacturing and human resources.

The competitiveness of Europe is the priority

By: EBR | Monday, June 15, 2015

For Europe, there are lessons to be learned from Taiwan. When there is the political will that stems from consensus among economic and social actors on what to achieve, and when there is a consistent and a well-defined roadmap, delivery is possible. The competitiveness of a country is manageable.

The main reason for concern is an unreasonably broad definition of "trade secrets". Companies could sue anyone who "unlawfully acquires, uses or discloses" a secret business information. Trade unions criticised that even informations about future mergers or redundancies could fall under the EU-directive.

Why the new EU directive on trade secrets protection is a threat to media freedom

By: EBR | Monday, June 15, 2015

A new EU-directive is likely to threaten investigative journalism throughout Europe. Its main objective is the protection against disclosure and theft of secret business information like patents, innovative technologies or recipes.

Ukraine, it is argued, has to resolve "huge" internal problems, establish genuine and lasting peace in Donbass and the rest of Ukraine society, solve all ethnic and inter-regional disputes and introduce "desperately needed" constitutional reforms.

Ukraine conflict puts spotlight on country′s "suitability" for EU accession

By: EBR | Monday, June 8, 2015

The current crisis of power in Kiev has now triggered demands by many other regions in trouble-torn Ukraine for autonomy and special status.

When a crowd of angry Americans threw 45 tons of tea into Boston harbor in 1773, their concern was the under-enforcement of the principle of ‘no-taxation without representation’ – that governments should not impose fiscal obligations on their citizens without them having a saying on it.

A European approach to corporate tax

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

State aid rules however have little to do with convergence of fiscal policies, and the Commission has never said that this should ultimately be the outcome of its investigations. The idea of state aid control is not to prevent free-riding as such.

In his book The Geopolitics of Emotion, he identified the three basic sentiments of hope, humiliation, and fear as the predominant drivers that shape the geopolitics of the three main regional power centers.

Europe Has More to Fear than Fear Itself

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

The French foreign policy analyst Dominique Moïsi in 2009 came up with a new set of analytical categories to make sense of the post-9/11 world.

Greek citizens voted en masse for Syriza. This is a cry of hope for a fairer society and a clear rejection of the austerity policy implemented by the European Union and supported by Antonis Samaras.

Europe must listen to its people

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

Imposing reforms that are sometimes considered humiliating is the best way to jeopardize the construction of Europe, and plant the seeds of social devastation, populism and extremism.

Political economy – as it was then called – emerged in the eighteenth century, when the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith pursued “an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.”

Rethinking How Economies Work

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

While many excellent economists have shed light on a wide variety of subjects, we still have only a sketchy grasp of how economies work – and what passes for economic “science” is often bunk.

The aim of the survey was to find out what the young people of Europe think about the European Union.

Results of the Erasmus Generation Survey

By: EBR | Monday, March 30, 2015

Think Tank ThinkYoung and Bureau Burson-Marsteller recently released the results for the Erasmus Generation Survey which they carried out late last year, as part of the Europe Decides Initiative.

Europe Crosses the Rubicon! It may be odd to use a Roman metaphor to describe a Greek political event, but in this case, it’s apt.

Austerity vs. Democracy in Greece

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2015

Just as Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River because he could, in spite of the warnings of the Roman Senate not to, so Alex Tsipras, leader of the anti-austerity party, Syriza, has decided to try to end austerity in Greece, in spite of Europe’s leaders saying he shouldn’t.

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