November 2010 edition
Monday 22 November 2010Included in this edition:
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
A look at the EU’s Free Trade Agreements and a warning against the EU’s
protectionist tendencies.
THE START OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP?
David Cameron’s pro-EU credentials may be stronger than he lets on.
THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE: A ROUGH GUIDE?
Ian Phillips talkes a look at the new European External Action Service and fi nds that there is still much to be worked out.
G20 SUMMIT IN SEOUL
Have the lessons from the fi nancial crisis already been forgotten at the G20?
Martin Schulz, MEP warns against forgetting the past.
RAISING A STINK IN STRASBOURG
In a new age of austerity, can the expense of the Parliament’s Strasbourg plenaries be justifi ed?
TIME TO STAND UP FOR PRESS FREEDOM
With some member states ranking abysmally in the World Press Freedom Index,
Victor Bostinaru, MEP calls for the EU to play a greater role in protecting freedom of the press within its borders.
AFRICA FIRST!
A look ahead to the 3rd Africa-EU Summit in Tripoli, has the current partnership strategy lost sight of what its priorities ought to be?
MR LIU AND KOWTOWING EUROPEANS
As Liu Xiaobo recieves the Nobel Peace Prize, Anna-Karin Friis looks at the somewhat unsatisfactory EU reaction.
THE LESSON FROM THIS ELECTION: PERCEPTION IS REALITY
A look back at the US mid-term elections from our man across the pond.
WE SHOULD NOT BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE KAZAKHSTAN
Alejo Vidal-Quadras, MEP argues that Europe should stand behind Kazakhstan in its chairmanship of the OSCE lest it lose a vital partner in the region.
EUROPE’S CHEAPEST ZERO-CARBON ENERGY SOURCE
In an interview with EU Reporter, Christian Kjaer explains the opportunities presented by wind energy and calls for the establishment of a truly European energy grid.
OCEANS OF OPPORTUNITY
Gary Cartwright questions the British government’s approach to renewable energy technology.
GLOBALLY WIRED: SOLAR POWER ON VERGE OF SUNBELT BOOM
A view of what connected grids could mean for solar power in both Europe and the world.
THE EU – AFRICA ENERGY PARTNERSHIP – ENERGY FOR CHANGE?
Is the EU-Africa Energy partnership based on mutual benefi t or simply a nice name for a one-sided partnership that benefi ts the EU at Africa’s expense?
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