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The launch of a single market for entrepreneurs would not be a small undertaking. There are, though, three powerful reasons that make it crucial.

What Europe really needs is a single market for entrepreneurs

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2015

‘Creative destruction’ is what ultimately drives economic growth, and Europe doesn’t have enough of it. We have a much larger share of ‘static’ companies that neither grow nor shrink compared to the U.S., and very few of our largest companies are young. In other words, Europe is a great place for doing business, but only if you are an old-established incumbent.

Of the most important issues facing voters, just 7.2 per cent in this resource-rich nation said the economy, but 41.3 per-cent chose Nagorno-Karabakh, which - along with seven surrounding territories - continues to be occupied by Armenia in defiance of international resolutions calling for an immediate withdrawal.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is main problem for Azerbaijan people

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Azerbaijanis go to the ballot box in less than two weeks, with almost 80 per cent of voters believing their nation is "heading in the right direction" under the present leadership and that the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains the defining issue.

Depending on who you believe, the impact could be disastrous or positive. I believe it could also be neutral; if Britain can set up a working free-trade scheme with the EU, then the economic consequences might actually even be positive. Britain would survive.

UK: The EU referendum campaign is likely to be defined by shades of grey and fine margins

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 20, 2015

There is undoubtedly a large swath of voters up for grabs who are at this stage either unconvinced of the case either way or have yet to engage with the issues (this is a familiar story in polling going back some way).

The state can protect the lives of its citizens and their property, as well as secure the conditions for justice, equality, information and education. The citizen, on the other hand, with his actions, is responsible for his freedom, which is intertwined with the respect of the freedom of others.

The continuous Ideal and Challenge of Democracy

By: EBR | Friday, October 16, 2015

The power of democracy though is the civic intervention, the change and the development. This is also our power and responsibility.

The purpose of the Greek parliamentarian visit, which came about at the invitation of a local non-governmental organisation, was to establish the current situation of the Greek minority in the country.

Ethnic Greeks in Ukraine complain

By: EBR | Friday, October 2, 2015

According to the most recent Ukrainian census there are 91,548 ethnic Greeks in Ukraine, that is 0.2% of the whole population. The vast majority of these (77,000) have always lived, and still do, in the Donetsk Oblast.

Their statements indicate that the US fully understands Taiwan′s position and show active support of Taiwan.

President Obama reaffirms US commitment to Taiwan with reference to TRA in joint press conference with Xi Jinping

By: EBR | Monday, September 28, 2015

In recent years mutual trust has been restored between Taipei and Washington, and continues to strengthen through a variety of communication channels.

The resolution, which is non-binding, was adopted by 365 but faced fierce opposition, especially from the largest political group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People′s Party, with 202 no votes and 72 abstentions.

MEPs explain objecting to Parliamentary resolution condemning Azerbaijan

By: EBR | Friday, September 25, 2015

The resolution adopted by the European Parliament at it plenary in Strasbourg on 10 September calls on the European Commission" to review and suspend temporarily, if needed, all funding not related to human rights, civil society and grassroots level people-to-people cooperation granted to Azerbaijan through the European Neighbourhood Instrument" and recalls Parliament's decision to send a delegation to Azerbaijan.

The Caspian state is the only Eastern Partnership country, which has neither signed an Association Agreement with the EU nor joined the Russian-led Eurasian Union

Is the end of the Eastern Partnership near?

By: EBR | Monday, September 21, 2015

The Azerbaijani authorities have been quick to hit back, warning that the dispute threatens to seriously undermine relations with the EU and calling on the EU "not to push Azerbaijan into Russia's arms."

Democracy and the Revolution of Values

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Values, the concepts people believe in, the standards they live by, and the views they hold and by which they measure others, are shifting.

Today, all across the world, we continue to hear increasingly about “a crisis of confidence” in governments. While the pace of history accelerates, democratic governments often deadlock.

The capacity to compromise: an ultimate requirement for any effective democracy

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Quality of life was the prime concern.

To diversify its economy Azerbaijan is taking a number of alternatives, including becoming a transportation hub of the region.

"Diversification" has become the buzzword of choice for booming Azerbaijan

By: EBR | Friday, September 11, 2015

The country, which once hosted the historic Silk Road, has already received the first container train from China along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

Primarily in cooperation with the European Union, the Council of Europe, NATO and the United States, Azerbaijan is actively involved in anti-terrorism operations. Through its partaking in NATO’s Partnership Action Plan on Terrorism, Azerbaijan shares information and strategic analysis with NATO and collaborates with its Western allies in the area of counter-terrorism trainings and border security.

Azerbaijan holds the key to stopping ISIS

By: EBR | Thursday, August 27, 2015

Whereas radicalisation is increasing in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Syria, there has been a weakening in the phenomenon of radicalisation in Azerbaijan.

The different voices in his party, however, reduced his reliability both in the EU and his own country.

Syriza’s breakup and the next day in Greek politics

By: EBR | Thursday, July 23, 2015

Tsipras’s adventurous strategy offered a chance and a wake-up call for European socialists on a government level. The only strong supporter of Tsipras during these months in the EP was Gianni Pittella, the head of S&D.

The Greek "production problem", which results in high unemployment, could not be symbolized better than the fact that throughout the 40 years, from 1970 to 2009, the productive sector of the country was increasing at a rate less than 1% per year, a percentage lower than even the birth rate.

The unsolved problem of Greek production

By: EBR | Thursday, July 16, 2015

It is a fact that in recent years, Greek economy has been through a period of political instability, uncertainty and constantly increasing unemployment which currently exceeds 27% of the active population, while youth unemployment is over 50%.

To that end, particularly since 2009 and in response to the financial debt crisis in Greece, we had a series of “institutional coups” - which resulted today to a non-typical but substantial exit from the European Union, where we conventionally remain. And the basic question arises: for how long?

A coup that failed...

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Wednesday, July 15, 2015

At the eleventh hour, Alexis Tsipras prevented the worst for Greece and managed to annul the plans of some cynical political speculators.

So, while capital controls are technically possible, I have failed to see any clear answer as to why they would actually desirable, especially from the Greek perspective.

The how, what, when and why of Greek capital controls

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 17, 2015

We present what would happen if the government enters the road of gradual exit from the eurozone; an exit which technically would be very difficult to happen instantly, but it would be very probable in the long run of the next two or three years.

In the future, the focus of digitization will shift to industries such as manufacturing. This is no doubt a huge opportunity for Europe. I believe that, enabled by Industry 4.0, Europe′s strong manufacturing sector will continue to lead the world in the digital era.

Building a Broader Industry Ecosystem for Europe 4.0

By: EBR | Monday, June 15, 2015

Over the last ten years, the focus of digitisation has been on the service sector. Indeed, Internet has reshaped banking, retail, and many other sectors.

What are the chances borders and peripheral regions might have? To answer to this question the Region of North Aegean (Greece) organised an exclusive event in the framework of the “European Business Summit (EBS) 2015” - held in Brussels on May 7 - under the title: “Innovation as a stimulus for Regional Growth”.

Innovation as a stimulus for Regional Growth

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2015

It is a fact that Cohesion policy for 2014-2020 adopts a new approach towards the necessity to address the needs that the economic crisis emerged. The new agenda aims at bridging the gap between public infrastructures and private investments [...].

So, my question is the following: What do you ladies and gentlemen believe is in the interest of Europe? What would help Europe to be integrated in the future? A Greek and European failure in the implementation of this program that will lead us all in an uncharted territory? Or the successful implementation of our program? I leave it up to you to decide.

What is needed for Greece’s recovery

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2015

There is the need to restore investments and faith, both decimated by seven years of debt’s deflation (2008-2015). But how can this be done? How can we restore investments and faith in line with disengagement speed?

While PM Alexis Tsipras deals with the dilemma of signing a new loan agreement (a third MoU?), possibly worse than the previous ones, he faces two immense problems; the first has to do with him maintaining power and under what conditions - the second has to do with a potential split of SYRIZA and, if so, who and how will “cover” the political gap within the party that will occur.

Backroom political developments

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Tuesday, May 19, 2015

While both New Democracy (ND) and SYRIZA are facing internal conflicts, high-ranking members of both parties are under informal negotiations regarding the formation of a possible Coalition Government, most probably in the forthcoming June.

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