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Home / Themes / Future of Europe / Page 41

Future of Europe

The Europe of small things. Image via European Commission (Good bye roaming fees!). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The Europe of small things

This type of Europe of small things could help the societies of the EU and the Union itself to genuinely transcend national borders.

By Andrés Ortega
20 Jun 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Panorama of the Rock of Gibraltar. Photo: Steven Bacher (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The joint sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar: benefits for all

In the wake of the Brexit referendum, Spain submitted a negotiation proposal to the UK on Gibraltar that put joint sovereignty, dual nationality for the Gibraltarians and respect for their autonomy on the table.

By Martín Ortega Carcelén
13 Jun 2017 //
22 mins Reading time
Reflections on the Commission’s euro reflection paper: let’s get the sequencing right. New building of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Reflections on the Commission’s euro reflection paper: let’s get the sequencing right

How to improve and strengthen the political union introducing the technical solutions that most economists agree upon.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
06 Jun 2017 //
7 mins Reading time
Crossing the red line: how Russian interference in Western democracy is backfiring
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Crossing the red line: how Russian interference in Western democracy is backfiring

Those in the West who argue in favour of detente, of an easing of sanctions and a rapprochement with the Kremlin: difficult to defend it.

By Ulrich Speck
29 May 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Cyprus from space. Photo: Douglas H. Wheelock / NASA (public domain)
Future of Europe Analyses

Political and geopolitical games in the Cypriot labyrinth: a Greek-Cypriot perspective

Cyprus’s ‘bi-communal negotiations’ have collapsed once again but in a manner that reveals diplomatic cacophony, deceptive international ‘diplomatic’ practices and serious mistakes by both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots themselves.

By Costas Melakopides
26 May 2017 //
18 mins Reading time
The importance of Spanish-German cooperation in strengthening the EU. hoto: La Moncloa - Gobierno de España / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The importance of Spanish-German cooperation in strengthening the EU

The Spanish-German cooperation is key to strength the EU. However, does Germany see Spain as a reliable and effective partner? Not quite yet.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
17 May 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Rally of the citizen's initiative Pulse of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: HajjiBaba (own work) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

A social Europe, protective but not protectionist

The debate about social Europe has relaunched the social dimension as a way of reacting to the attacks from various populist quarters and the discontent.

By Andrés Ortega
16 May 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Emmanuel Macron campaign poster. Photo: Lorie Shaull / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Macron, champion of European sovereignty

In Emmanuel Macron, France has secured a pro-European President but in a society that is divided on the issue.

By Andrés Ortega
09 May 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Discovering the Mediterranean (and tapping into its pro-European attitudes) Press conference during the 3rd Southern EU Countries Summit.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Discovering the Mediterranean (and tapping into its pro-European attitudes)

It seems likely that the group of Southern EU countries that met in Madrid will be able to mould the future of Europe in a decisive way.

By Ignacio Molina
08 May 2017 //
9 mins Reading time

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