[PDF] Top 20 BEPA monthly brief, Issue 49, September 2011

... le BEPA organise un dîner qui permettra au Président de la Commission d’accueillir Mme Shirin Ebadi, prix Nobel de la paix 2003, en présence de la vice-présidente Ashton ainsi que des Commissaires Reding et ...le ... See full document

... the issue – despite the fact that a large business coalition, spearheaded by the US Chamber of Commerce, attempted to force the topic on the agenda of the Seoul summit in ... See full document

... l’UE et la Russie. Les débats ont porté sur les processus en place – aussi bien au niveau national en Europe et en Russie qu’à l'étranger – pouvant poser des défis dans les relations des ces deux acteurs importants, tant ... See full document

... Industrial policy has been negatively perceived by academia and policy advisers alike. This paper ar- gues that three significant factors ask for a rethink of this issue. First, climate change: without govern- ... See full document

... This brief argues that, in response, the EU should focus on the develop- ment of legitimate and accountable governments in the Arab world aiming to create the back- ground conditions for fair and inclusive ... See full document

... This publication highlights the problems associated with low inflation in the euro-area and gives recommendations. Government bond purchases would be significantly beneficial, but in a monetary union of 18 different ... See full document

... finances, these countries do not need to tighten their belts. They can afford to let growth in imports outpace that of exports and grant themselves increases in wages above the EU average. But in one key area, the lack ... See full document

... The 2011 ‘peer-review’ of the Services Directive, whereby member states challenged each other’s regulatory requirements, reported more than 34,000 requirements either in force or under ... See full document

... an issue for each Member State but for Europe’s ambition for its Common Security and Defence Policy ...last September where he committed the Commission, within its competences, to do all it could to develop ... See full document

... Bilateral strategic partnerships offer a flexible in- frastructure through which to address political tensions and pave the way for cooperation in a complex global environment. After two decades of discrete developments, ... See full document

... Third, intra-European differences over how to handle refugees have intensified following Italy’s decision to issue them temporary visas. Most North European countries oppose a sharing of refugees at European ... See full document

... 16 September and open to the Foreign Ministers also – to discuss the concept and practice of strategic partnerships and their place in EU external relations, asking the High Representative and Vice-President of ... See full document

... Le 9 juillet, le BEPA a organisé un séminaire de haut niveau consacré à l’innovation dans le secteur public. Cette réunion a rassemblé d’éminents spécialistes qui ont partagé leurs opinions et leurs expériences ... See full document

... policy brief by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the monitoring of the Europe 2020 targets lack indicators for the overarching economic order in which the relevant policies are ... See full document

... le BEPA organise une réunion de réflexion sur la question de l'équité ...Le BEPA organise également le même jour un débat autour du thème “Transatlantic 2020” rassemblant des conseillers du BEPA, des ... See full document

... All of this has pushed the interest rates on Portuguese bonds even higher: on 29 March, the yield on 10-year Portuguese government bonds was a painful 8.18 per cent, 4.88 points more than that on German Bunds. If ... See full document

... le BEPA en collaboration avec le service juridique de la Commission et en coopération avec la Direction Générale de l’Education et de la Culture, a organisé une conférence intitulée “Implementing the Lisbon ... See full document

... This view is out of date and deeper changes are restructuring European politics, according to recent research undertaken by Demos, the cross-party think-tank based in London, and commissioned by the Open Society ... See full document

... Consequently, former European Commission President Jacques Delors called for an informal, but structured dialogue with those who matter in society and exert influence over the thoughts and hearts of people. He understood ... See full document

... bepa monthly brief 1 The Swiss referendum: Is free movement of people in danger in Europe?. By Diego Acosta Arcarazo* Swiss citizens voted on 9th February by a narrow majority of 50.3% i[r] ... See full document