Future of Europe
More to lose than others: Europe amid the shortages
The EU is exposed to shortages in supply chains and the dependency on other markets
The new reality of fiscal policy and its implications for Spain
Public debt has risen sharply during the pandemic. Paradoxically, however, in advanced economies it now appears to be more sustainable than before the crisis. But will this situation persist?
Connectivity and infrastructure: can the EU-Japan partnership make a difference?
The EU-Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure is one of the first concrete steps within the SPA.
Roundtable “EU and Spanish cooperation, looking back and forward”
Participants: Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute; Gabriel Ferrero, Director General, Sustainable Development Policies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation; Geert Laporte, Deputy Director, ECDPM and Director, ETTG and Damien Barchiche, Programme Director on Governance of Sustainable Development, IDDRI.Moderator: Iliana Olivié, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute.
Dialogue “Looking beyond the pandemic: Europe and the wider world”
Participants: Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia; Mira Milosevich, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute; Luis Simón, Senior Analyst and Director of the Elcano Royal Institute’s Brussels Office; Ignacio Torreblanca, Head of Madrid Office and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).Moderated by: Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute.
Debates Elcano “Post-Merkel Germany: Continuity or change?”
Participants: Ana Carbajosa, journalist and writer, El País; Christian Odendahl, Chief Economist, Centre for European Reform; Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal ; Sophie Pornschlegel, Connecting Europe Project Leader and Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre; Shahin Vallée, Senior Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations.Moderator: Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute.
Webinar “The Indo-Pacific: A privileged space for enhanced EU-Japan geostrategic cooperation”
Participants: José Juan Ruiz, Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute; Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan in Spain; Mario Esteban, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute; Josep Piqué, Former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of Fundación Consejo España-Japón; Izumi Ohno, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Céline Pajon,Head of Japan Research, French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) and Senior Researcher, Japan Program, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB); Yuichi Hosoya, Professor, Keio University; Senior Fellow, Nakasone Peace Institute; Luis Simón, Director Brussels Office, Elcano Royal Institute; Ken Jimbo, Professor, Keio University; Eva Pejsova, Associate Researcher, French Foundation for Strategic Research; Gudrun Wacker, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and Fidel Sendagorta, Director General of Foreign and Security Policy, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
European Strategic autonomy and Spain’s interests
This paper aims to provide ideas to better understand the concept of European strategic autonomy as well as to make it match Spain’s interests, such as preserving an open economy and maintaining good relations with the US.
The Polish Recovery Plan: a careful step toward energy transition
The Polish National Recovery and Resilience Plan amounts to €35.97 billion, of which more than €21.8 billion (60% of the funding) is allocated to ‘Green energy
The governance structures of Spain and Italy: are their PNRRs overambitious?
How do the governance structures of the Plans for National Recovery and Resilience (PNRRs) of Spain and Italy compare?