http://www.eurothinkers.eu The official blog of CES Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/06/restoring-economic-growth-in-the-european-union/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/06/restoring-economic-growth-in-the-european-union/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:11:05 +0000 JOHN BRUTON http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=300 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/06/restoring-economic-growth-in-the-european-union/feed/ The financial crisis affecting banks and Governments is no more than a symptom of a deeper problem. That problem is a loss in relative competitiveness of both Europe and North America vis a vis  the emerging economies of China, India, Brazil and others over the past  twenty years. The loss of competitiveness was accompanied by [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/the-future-of-foreign-aid-to-the-balkans/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/the-future-of-foreign-aid-to-the-balkans/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:27:16 +0000 Asteris Huliaras http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=279 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/the-future-of-foreign-aid-to-the-balkans/feed/ The West has spent significant amounts of money for the reconstruction of the Balkans. Overall assistance to southeastern Europe was significant, ranging between €6-6.5 billion per annum from 1995-2006. Aid peaked twice, as a response to post-conflict reconstruction: first in 1995-1997 due to the significant assistance given to Bosnia and Herzegovina (following the signing of [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/security-safety-and-privacy-%e2%80%93-important-values-of-the-european-union/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/security-safety-and-privacy-%e2%80%93-important-values-of-the-european-union/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:43:56 +0000 Mojca Kucler Dolinar http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=270 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2010/01/security-safety-and-privacy-%e2%80%93-important-values-of-the-european-union/feed/ After the European elections last year, during these January days when temperatures are quite low in Brussels, the atmosphere among the commissioner-designates and their staff, Members of the European Parliament and the political public is becoming overheated. At first we were witness to a very wide range of atmospheres during hearings, ranging from relaxed to [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/esdp-and-nato-challenges-of-the-next-decade/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/esdp-and-nato-challenges-of-the-next-decade/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:52:40 +0000 Patrick Keller- Ann Kathrin Schubert http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=259 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/esdp-and-nato-challenges-of-the-next-decade/feed/ In 2009 the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) celebrates its tenth anniversary. Throughout this decade, ESDP has been defined in relation to the existing system of collective security, NATO. As an expression of the quality of transatlantic relations in general, the relationship of ESDP and NATO has always been shaped by the following two [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/the-lisbon-treaty-a-continuation-or-an-institutionalization-of-the-democratic-deficit-in-esdp/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/the-lisbon-treaty-a-continuation-or-an-institutionalization-of-the-democratic-deficit-in-esdp/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:41:41 +0000 Claudia SÖLKEN http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=252 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/11/the-lisbon-treaty-a-continuation-or-an-institutionalization-of-the-democratic-deficit-in-esdp/feed/ When the EU was established and many decades after, one of its most remarkable characteristics was that it was an internationally recognized civilian power, a player on the international level that was able to maintain its status and recognition without the promotion or use of military power. However, the development of the European Security and [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/a-controversial-solution-to-iran%e2%80%99s-nuclear-ambitions/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/a-controversial-solution-to-iran%e2%80%99s-nuclear-ambitions/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:25:54 +0000 EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=240 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/a-controversial-solution-to-iran%e2%80%99s-nuclear-ambitions/feed/ An agreement was tentatively reached on 21 October in Vienna between Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), France, Russia and the US. Details of the deal are still not public and the deal is not sealed yet (the Iranian delegation needs clearance from Tehran). Still, the general elements of the deal are known and [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/can-we-risk-halting-the-future-enlargement-of-the-european-union/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/can-we-risk-halting-the-future-enlargement-of-the-european-union/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:30:05 +0000 BRANISLAV STANICEK http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=237 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/can-we-risk-halting-the-future-enlargement-of-the-european-union/feed/ If one was asked this question, the answer appears to have been answered already: no, there can be no sustainable peace in Europe without the future enlargement, there can be no stability in Europe without the Western Balkans. But, with popular anxiety over further enlargements on the rise and with the unexpected difficulties facing the [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/eu-inquiry-rejects-russia%e2%80%99s-justifications-for-georgia-war/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/eu-inquiry-rejects-russia%e2%80%99s-justifications-for-georgia-war/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:03:08 +0000 SVANTE E. CORNELL http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=232 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/10/eu-inquiry-rejects-russia%e2%80%99s-justifications-for-georgia-war/feed/ The release of a much anticipated EU-commissioned  report  into the causes of the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008 predictably spread the blame for the conflict around. Georgia got its share of the blame, but the text of the report is devastating to Russia’s narrative of the conflict. The Report faulted Georgia for its attack on [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/exit-strategy-from-the-stimulus-will-the-ecb-be-responsible-for-a-protracted-w-shaped-recession-in-the-euro-area/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/exit-strategy-from-the-stimulus-will-the-ecb-be-responsible-for-a-protracted-w-shaped-recession-in-the-euro-area/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:23:07 +0000 FILIPPO L. CALCIANO - GUSTAVO PIGA http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=217 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/exit-strategy-from-the-stimulus-will-the-ecb-be-responsible-for-a-protracted-w-shaped-recession-in-the-euro-area/feed/ The massive, unprecedent fiscal and monetary stimulus undertaken by almost all governments and central banks in the last two years has prevented the 2008-2009 recession from turning into a second Great Depression. Policymakers and economists did not forecast the crisis, but they have been able so far to take it under control. So we should [...] http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/a-high-speed-european-optical-network-for-all-to-avoid-overcapacity-and-promote-full-and-equal-competition-in-services/ http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/a-high-speed-european-optical-network-for-all-to-avoid-overcapacity-and-promote-full-and-equal-competition-in-services/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:17:58 +0000 BRANISLAV STANICEK http://www.eurothinkers.eu/?p=202 http://www.eurothinkers.eu/2009/09/a-high-speed-european-optical-network-for-all-to-avoid-overcapacity-and-promote-full-and-equal-competition-in-services/feed/ Recognizing the need to expand the U.S. broadband network to ensure America’s infrastructure and economic development, Congress tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with developing a national broadband plan by February 17, 2010.[1] During the current financial crisis EU as well as the Member states wish to show that work is continuing despite the institutional [...]