In the aftermath of the Italian referendum held on the last 4th of December, the European Union must take into account the obvious direction European politics is leading to. This has revealed to be a common evolution among European countries (we might introduce US in the list, as well), reshaping parties-systems and the political discourse. […]
The European Commission’s eHealth Action Plan 2012 – 2020 provides a roadmap to empower patients and healthcare workers, link up devices and technologies, and invest in research towards the personalised medicine of the future. From this point of view, Horizon 2020 Work Programme related to health is directly aligned with the agenda of the Commission […]
During the Presidential campaign, Donald Trump often expressed harsh comments on migrants, especially those from South America and migrants believing in Islam. His points on immigration could be summarized as following: Plan to stop immigration especially from Mexico, with the creation of a wall paid by the Mexican government Intention to establish a department looking […]
So, the US elections gave their response. And it was not the one of the surveys, as it is always more often the case. President-elect Donald Trump will shape the policies of the most powerful State of the world for the next four years (minimum). There has been a first response by the EU government, […]
Jobs growth remains a key priority for Americans even as the unemployment rate in the United States has returned to pre-recession levels. During and soon after the elections in the US the wider attention of the world public opinion has been mainly focused on presidential candidates stances as regard foreign policy, migration, populism and sexism. […]
Today we face a different European Union. The EU has been recently hit by the euro crisis that brought together creditors against debtors and undermined the common sense of solidarity, while Brexit showed for the very first time that EU can sink faster than it can grow and bloom. This new European Union – more […]
In the framework of Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials, the submission period is open for Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demostration projects. The call is included in the Cross-cutting activities – Work Programme 2016-2017 under the H2020 Industrial Leadership Pillar. The challenge is to face the increasing resources’ constraints […]
A brand new season has come. Last month, the European Commission have presented the European Economic Semester report for 2016 autumn term. According to its main conclusions, the European economy is recovering again. It was highly unlikely for the EU to continue its recovery path when taking into account all the latest occurrences at the […]
Free trade and enhancement of foreign investments keep being key objectives for economic growth within the European Union. Brexit referendum highlights even further the need to strengthen free trade in order for the EU to maintain its position of second biggest market in the world economy. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between EU and […]
What a year for European trade deals! Complicated negotiations and the long-standing opposition coming out from public opinion are two of the main aspects of this last negotiating season: CETA and TTIP are on everyone’s lips, and something really important recently took place, after seven years of negotiations, in Brussels. “CETA is the best trade […]
