«Austria will not join the United Nations migration pact». With these words, as reported by Reuters, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the intention of the Austrian government not to sign “The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”, approved in July by all 193 UN members, except the United States. He strongly criticised the […]
Interview with Gulmira Rzayeva Global energy affairs and challenges are becoming more and more complex and intertwined with major political decisions. Severe violations of oil and gas agreements have significantly shaken the security of energy supply. Recently, there has been many conferences and events aimed at fostering fruitful discussions on these topics. The most recent […]
The clock is ticking for the UK to reach a deal with the European Union before Brexit will be effective on the 29th of March 2019. If no withdrawal agreement is reached, the UK will have to deal with the consequences of leaving the EU immediately, rather than having a 21-month transition period. Until now, […]
Energy provides the basis for advanced civilisation and improved standards of living. It allows us to live comfortably in climates that would otherwise be inhospitable. It allows us to transport ourselves and cargos around our neighbourhood or around the world. It allows us to produce food in the quantitative necessary to feed the world’s population. […]
On the 15th of October, the UIA Secretariat officially announced the launch of its 4th call for proposals. Set out in Article 8 of EU Regulation No 1301/2013 on the ERDF, the Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) is an instrument of the EU and is managed by the DG Regional and Urban Policy via indirect management. […]
This time the Eu Council had to deal with the stalemate of Brexir more than all. The process is at a turnung point, the issue of Ireland risks to stop it all. Just like it stopped all the city of Brussels for the days 17th and 18th October. The results, the possible policy consequences of […]
The UK Government declares that it wants to keep or even expand the exchange with the European Union energy market after Brexit, but it might not get what it wants if the country leaves the EU without any deal in 2019. Gas and electricity will continue to be traded between UK and Europe, but the […]
At the end of October 2017, the European Commission adopted the 2018-2020 Work Programme for HORIZON 2020 to support research and innovation activities over the next three years. The adoption of the Work Programme started the publication of the calls for the three-year period, covering all the pillars of HORIZON 2020: Scientific Excellence, industrial Leadership […]
One month after the informal meeting in Salzburg, the 19 and 20th of September, an European Council summit have been put in place last week in Brussels. Migration is, as usual, one of the most important and discussed topic. But it was not the only official appointment where the EU and national politicians and officials […]
France is not the only country that is gearing up to meet the March 2019 deadline. The negotiations over the Irish border and the Brexit deal stumbled again. On the 3rd of October, the French parliament’s upper house published a draft bill that will introduce an obligation for British citizens to get a visa to […]
