[PDF] Top 20 BEPA monthly brief, Issue 63, March 2013

... 21-22 March by the executive-to-executive talks in Moscow between the European Commission, led by President Barroso, and the Russian government, led by Prime Minister Medvedev, in an effort to move from a relation ... See full document

... These demographic changes, the economic crisis, labour market shortages in high skilled sectors, and constant pressure to innovate have prompted governments around the world – including in Europe – to engage in a global ... See full document

... month’s BEPA Monthly Brief has invited three commentaries on some of the key issues on the EU agenda: deepening the economic and monetary union by advancing and implementing the banking union and ... See full document

... bepa monthly brief L’initiative pour l’entrepreneuriat social Bien sûr, beaucoup reste à faire pour donner une pleine visibilité aux entreprises sociales, augmenter leur accès aux financ[r] ... See full document

... Eurobarometer data shows that over 80% of EU citizens favour a European foreign policy that is autonomous from the United States. At the same time, 39% would like to see further cuts in defence budgets [Gallup 2010]. In ... See full document

... décembre 2013, en présence du Président Barroso, du Premier Ministre italien Letta, du Premier Ministre slovène Bratusek, en compagnie d’autres artistes et intellectuels européens et internationaux ...décembre ... 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

... of March 2015 that, following the mid-term review exercise, will vote to reset the course of the Europe 2020 strategy, will come to the bitter realisation of its ... See full document

... The negotiations of the 2014-2020 EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are starting to heat up, almost one year after the Commission published its first proposals and in view of their finalisation by the end of 2012. ... See full document

... In January 2013, an ESPAS conference will bring together the main players in the project to assess the interim findings of the three reports. Experts involved in global trends and forecasting from other parts of ... See full document

... President Obama has also pledged his personal involvement in attempts to design a bipartisan solution that would address climate change while at the same time creating jobs and advancing growth. So far, climate change ... See full document

... In March a joint Commission-EEAS Communi- cation illustrated a first step in rebranding the “more for more” concept: those countries which carry out free and fair elections will receive more of what Catherine ... See full document

... bepa monthly brief 1 Moving forward on a deep and genuine EMU By Marco Buti* The Commission’s Blueprint presents a comprehensive vision for a deep and genuine EMU conducive to a strong a[r] ... See full document

... June, BEPA organised a seminar on the attractiveness of ...row, BEPA hosted a group of young francophone professionals selected by the Aspen Institute to visit the ...Citizens, BEPA held a seminar ... See full document

... Dr No•lle Lenoir, former French Minister of Euro- pean Affairs delivered a keynote speech immedi- ately after the opening by the Chair of the Euro- pean Parliament's Scientific Technology Options Assessment Commission, ... See full document

... the issue of women’s rights has received growing attention, especially following the organisation of the fourth World Conference on women in Beijing in ...this BEPA Monthly Brief show, women ... See full document

... Europe is facing difficult times with most Member States having to deal with the “perfect storm” of an economic downturn and a crisis in the financial markets. No doubt, public debt and the consolidation of state ... See full document

... In effect, Irish banks that were deemed too big to fail are proving too big to save. The new government is now trying to wriggle off the hook a little by forcing at least some senior bondholders – sophisticated investors ... See full document

... this BEPA Monthly Brief – or Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto to name but a few), the project is worth the effort since we desperately need reasons to hope and to look forward to the ... See full document

... septembre 2013, les groupes de travail interinstitutionnels rendront leurs conclusions, avant l’établissement d’un rapport définitif début 2014, dont les enseignements et les recommandations serviront à nourrir la ... See full document