Between Cooperation and Competition: Europe’s Evolving Geopolitical Partnership with China

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Introduction Europe and China have a complex relationship that balances economic cooperation with strategic competition. The prospect of a deeper geopolitical partnership between the European Union (EU) and China carries significant implications for global power dynamics. This report examines current … Read More

Ukraine’s Mineral and Rare Earth Riches: A Geopolitical Linchpin

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The geopolitical importance of Ukraine has traditionally been framed around its strategic location—bridging Eastern Europe and Russia—and its extensive agricultural output as one of the world’s leading grain producers. However, an equally significant (though sometimes underexplored) facet of Ukraine’s strategic … Read More

The Geopolitical Importance of Greenland: A Frozen Frontier in Global Politics

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Greenland, the world’s largest island, is often perceived as a remote and barren icy wilderness. However, its geopolitical importance has surged in recent years, transforming it into a focal point of international politics. This shift has been driven by a … Read More

The impact of conflicts in the Middle East on Europe

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The conflicts in the Middle East have had a significant and complex impact on Europe, particularly in relation to migration, security, political discourse and energy. Conflicts in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, have driven millions of … Read More

Partnership between Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Azerbaijan within the “Green Corridor” project

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On September 3, Romania hosted a meeting of representatives from Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Azerbaijan, together with representatives from Bulgaria and the European Commission, within which were laid the foundations of the joint project company, Green Energy Corridor Power Company, … Read More

Philosophy in the 10th and 11th centuries in France

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We had to wait until the end of the 11th century to see, in the West, a real resumption of intellectual activity: not that this intermediate period was empty or unimportant. It is found everywhere, and in monasteries and in … Read More

London: Business, Travel, Culture

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London, the only city to have hosted the Olympics three times (1908, 1948, 2012), is dynamic and very diverse culturally. It plays an important role in art and fashion. It receives 28 million tourists per year and has four sites … Read More

Data Protection Day, January 28

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In 2006, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to launch a Data Protection Day, to be celebrated each year on 28 January. Data Protection Day is now celebrated globally and is called the “Privacy Day” outside Europe. Data … Read More

Backbone networks for pan-European cloud federation – Call for proposals (CEF-DIG-2021-CLOUD)

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End users’ tight budgetary constraints, the growing awareness of cloud impact on climate change, the relatively low cloud uptake among both the public and private sectors (18%)3, and the need to enable the free flow of data across the EU … Read More

EU book market

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In Europe, publishers are part of a highly competitive media market. The publishing sector deals mostly with newspapers, magazines, books and directories. In 2010, the EU publishing sector was composed of around 90 000 enterprises, collectively employing 900 000 persons … Read More

European Union on artificial intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence is developing fast. It will change our lives by improving healthcare (e.g. making diagnosis more precise, enabling better prevention of diseases), increasing the efficiency of farming, contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, improving the efficiency of production … Read More

Evolution of coronavirus in EU/EEA and the UK, March 12

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As of 12 March 2020, 22 105 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Italy (12 462), France (2 281), Spain (2 140), Germany (1 567), Denmark (516), Netherlands (503), Norway (489), Sweden (462), United Kingdom (456), Belgium (314), Austria (246), Greece … Read More

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