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Future of Europe

The digital euro and the future of Europe. Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank. Photo: European Central Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The digital euro and the future of Europe

The ECB, which is designing the digital euro, is in the research phase and will be an electronic form of money for European citizens.

By Andrés Ortega
14 Dec 2021 //
5 mins Reading time
The future of the EU: a retrospective. Old map of Europe. Photo: Jakob Braun
Future of Europe Analyses

The future of the EU: a retrospective

Looking back at the EU’s recent history since the 1990s can help us think about its future.

By Chris Bickerton
09 Dec 2021 //
28 mins Reading time
Future of Europe Analyses

Afghanistan: the reasons why the Taliban’s return to power will have an impact on the Jihadist threat in western Europe

With the Taliban governing in Kabul it is likely that the central command of al-Qaeda as a global Jihadist structure will find Afghanistan and Pakistan a much more permissive space for planning new attacks in the western world, something that in the short and medium term will have a greater impact on European societies.

By Fernando Reinares
26 Nov 2021 //
16 mins Reading time
The potential new German coalition: power and technology. Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany. Photo: Dirk Vorderstraße (CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
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The potential new German coalition: power and technology

The German coalition proposal has put forward an ambitious technological foreign policy. Spain should pay attention.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
26 Nov 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Rock of Gibraltar. Photo: Pavol Svantner @palsoft
Influence and image of Spain Analyses

Consolidating the EU in the area around the Strait: Gibraltar

This analysis examines the presence of the EU as an actor in the territorial issues and disputes in the area around the Strait of Gibraltar, as well as Spain’s strategic options, placing the spotlight on Gibraltar.

By Alejandro del Valle Gálvez
23 Nov 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
The European Union’s next enlargement: prospects and pitfalls
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The European Union’s next enlargement: prospects and pitfalls

By Real Instituto Elcano
19 Nov 2021 //
2 H 25 MIN Reading time
More to lose than others: Europe amid the shortages. Empty German motorway in Cologne. Photo: Florian Schmetz @floschmaezz
Global Spectator Experts Comments

More to lose than others: Europe amid the shortages

The EU is exposed to shortages in supply chains and the dependency on other markets

By Andrés Ortega
16 Nov 2021 //
5 mins Reading time
Pedro Sánchez, on the right, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Photo: European Union, 2021
Future of Europe Analyses

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?

By Federico Steinberg
15 Nov 2021 //
16 mins Reading time
Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the EC), Donald Tusk (President of the European Council) and Shinzō Abe (Japanese Prime Minister) at the EU-Japan Summit 2019 . Photo: Etienne Ansotte / EC - Audiovisual Service, ©European Union, 2020
Future of Europe Experts Comments

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.

By Marie Söderberg
11 Nov 2021 //
7 mins Reading time

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