Reviews of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
Despite important achievements in implementing the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS), unsustainable trends persisted, ranging from climate change to the ageing of societies in developed countries and a widening gap between the rich and the poor in the world. The world surrounding the EU also changed significantly since 2001 with the enlargement of the […]
Coronavirus Outbreak: WHO’s policy failures
By Sreemoy Talukdar For Firstpost.com – As global coronavirus cases cross one million and deaths near 60,000, at what point do we point a finger at the institution that was set up precisely to forestall such pandemics and limit their impact? While pondering the question, bear in mind that the figure quoted above is a conservative […]
How Europe deals with terror offenders when they are freed from jail
When radicalised terror offenders are released from prison, how should they be dealt with? Two recent attacks in London have brought the question into sharp focus because both involved extremist offenders carrying out knife attacks despite being on the radar of security services. Sudesh Amman, 20, carried out the Streatham attack last month only 10 […]
The EU and the Coronavirus Pandemic
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,515, April 1, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The coronavirus pandemic has exposed many of the EU’s inherent weaknesses, from its total unpreparedness for the crisis, to the open borders that expedited the spread of the disease, to the lack of solidarity reflected in member states’ refusal to help Italy in the […]
EU debates how to boost its industries
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How our Europe will regain its strength: op-ed by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
The last few weeks have turned our world upside down. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were going about our everyday business. But by now, some of you reading will have had symptoms, many of you will know someone who is sick and every single one of us are worried about our loved […]
