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Future of Europe

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Future of Europe Events

PromethEUs Conference ‘Shaping the Bloc’s Future: A Blueprint for the Digital Priorities of the New EU Mandate’

The PromethEUs network presents its position paper on the digital priorities for the new EU mandate.

02 Dec 2024 //
1 min Reading time
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Future of Europe Analyses

Europe after the elections: the centre holds out, but for how long?

Will the results of the 2024 elections shift the balance of power and the agenda of the EU and Europe in the coming years?

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński
20 Nov 2024 //
38 mins Reading time
Ursula von der Leyen at the press conference on the proposed structure and portfolios for the College of Commissioners. Vice-Presidency
Future of Europe Analyses

The importance of the Vice-Presidency for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition in the new European Commission

What will Teresa Ribera's Vice-Presidency for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition look like in the European Commission 2024-2029?

By Ignacio Molina, Luis Simón, Raquel García
12 Nov 2024 //
31 mins Reading time
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Climate and energy Events

Annual event of the Spanish Committee of the World Energy Council (CECME) “Energy and climate futures: new EU political cycle”

The Spanish Committee of the World Energy Council’s 8 November event will address EU climate and energy goals amid new challenges.

04 Nov 2024 //
5 mins Reading time
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Future of Europe Policy Papers

Deepening for widening: A Spanish perspective on the reforms needed to ensure and improve the governance of an enlarged EU

From the Spanish perspective, an enlarged EU requires policy and financial reforms to ensure its cohesion and effectiveness.

By Ignacio Molina, (coords.)
31 Oct 2024 //
11 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union and the United States lined up on their masts at the entrance to the European Parliament during a meeting of leaders in 2017. Competitiveness
Technology and economics Analyses

Competitiveness: the widening gap between the EU and the US

Comparison of the competitiveness and productivity of the European Union and the United States according to different parameters.

By Judith Arnal, Enrique Feás
29 Oct 2024 //
4 mins Reading time
Daytime view from the cockpit of an aircraft of 4 Spanish Navy ships in a demonstration of the European Union naval force Operation Atalanta, with calm seas and partly cloudy skies
International Security Analyses

Europe at war and European defence: the same as ever?

Europe faces a decisive moment for its defence, in a context of active conflicts and global geopolitical tensions.

By Félix Arteaga
23 Oct 2024 //
27 mins Reading time
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Future of Europe Events

Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper: ‘‘Deepening for widening’’. The reform of an enlarged EU, the Spanish perspective

Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper: ‘Deepening for Widening’, which will be held in Madrid on 31 October 2024.

17 Oct 2024 //
2 mins Reading time
Overlay of elements related to the European economy and investment. European Competitiveness Laboratory
Future of Europe Analyses

The Spanish proposal for a European Competitiveness Laboratory

Spain proposes a European Competitiveness Laboratory to improve integration and competitiveness in the EU single market.

By Enrique Feás, Ignacio Molina, José Juan Ruiz
15 Oct 2024 //
21 mins Reading time

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