http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu The only Europe-wide policy journal on Blogactiv.eu Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:39:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From immigration to defence, from social to environmental issues, there are high expectations throughout the EU for France's stint in the chair. Its Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet previews the presidency agenda. Europe's World is interested to know what your priorities for Europe are. Click here to read the article by Jean-Pierre ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/06/10/what-are-your-priorities-for-europe/ Natural disasters, such as those in Myanmar and China, require a massive disaster relief effort. A wide variety of NGOs are active in this field, but the evaluations of their effectiveness “have been patchy at best” says Robert Glasser, Secretary General of CARE International. In his article for Europe’s World ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/05/21/do-ngos-respond-effectively-to-humanitarian-emergencies/ Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia’s new President this week. Anxieties that a resurgent Russia could cut supplies of gas to Europe have provoked talk of another Cold War. But Andreas Goldthau, of the RAND Corporation, believes energy is useless to Moscow as a foreign policy instrument. (SPRING 2008)  “At ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/05/08/do-you-think-russias-energy-weapon-is-a-fiction/ When it comes to a new enlargement round in eastern Europe, the EU can't go forward and can't go back writes Krzysztof Bobinski. (SPRING 2008) In Ukraine, the EU's failure to encourage the government in its European aspirations risks creating a growing disillusionment with the West. That would strengthen Russia's ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/29/the-dangers-to-the-eu-of-condemning-ukraine-and-belarus-to-political-limbo/ The economies of Central and South America offer huge opportunities for European business. But Carlo Secchi doubts whether the EU is doing enough to develop its relationship with the region SPRING 2008 By 2050 Brazil and Mexico will be among the world's six leading economies. Does the European Union care? Perhaps, but ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/24/is-it-latin-america-that-will-be-europe%e2%80%99s-next-missed-business-opportunity/   The EU system shoots itself in the foot when it levels trade defence measures against low-cost competitors, warns Henrik Isakson of the Swedish National Board of Trade. SPRING 2008 The bottom line is that the EU really should not, under the guise of countering unfair trade, restrict competitors from exploiting natural comparative ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/22/it%e2%80%99s-time-europe-stopped-crying-%e2%80%9cfoul%e2%80%9d-to-justify-its-protectionism/ The EU is dragging its feet over the Western Balkans, warns Wolfgang Petritsch, the EU's former Special Envoy to Kosovo. He urges the Union to draw on its experience with Bulgaria and Romania to accommodate the special needs of the Balkan states SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/17/the-eu-must-speed-up-its-western-balkans-enlargement-2/ With less than two years to go until the crucially important UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in late 2009, Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen assesses Europe's chances of making a real difference on global warming SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/11/europe%e2%80%99s-chance-to-become-a-global-climate-champion/   The pensions, savings and jobs of ordinary people are being threatened by hedge and private equity funds, warns Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists and former Danish Prime Minister SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/11/taming-the-private-equity-fund-%e2%80%9clocusts%e2%80%9d/ What should EU leaders propose when they’ll meet with Russia’s new President, Dmitry Medvedev? In Europe’s World’s latest issue, Mark Leonard, Nicu Popescu and Jacques Andréani came up with some suggestions  A five point strategy for EU-Russia relations      The EU badly needs a new approach in its dealings with resurgent Russia, write ... http://europesworld.blogactiv.eu/2008/04/11/the-future-of-eu-russia-relations/