The Honorable Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at The European Institute in Europolitics:
| The Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership: A New Challenge for Switzerland |
On June 4, 2013, The European Institute welcomed Philippe Nell, Head of the Americas Division at the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, to discuss the challenges that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will pose for Switzerland and its strong economic ties with both the EU and the U.S. Calling the TTIP “a huge development in global trade policy”, Mr. Nell outlined the main options for Switzerland: negotiating a free trade agreement with the U.S. after the conclusion of TTIP; negotiating TTIP membership after the fact; or lastly, seeking to eliminate specific TTIP disadvantages for Swiss access to the U.S. market through other bilateral and multilateral fora. |
Can the Serbia-Kosovo Deal Prove a Game-Changer for the Balkans?
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EU-U.S. Free Trade Pact—Now for the Hard Part
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ICT in the TTIP – an Opportunity to Enhance Services Trade and Cybersecurity
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Threading the Needle: Armenia’s Policy towards the EU and the EAU
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“Big Data, A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think,” by Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
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"My Life" by Jacques Chirac, with Jean-Luc Barre
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“What Would Happen if the EU Broke Up?”, Essay by John Bruton, former Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, EU Ambassador to the U.S. and a member of the European Institute’s Board of Directors. Amb. Bruton thinks EU dissolution as a result of current crises would be a world class disaster and delivers a pungent and hard hitting defense of the EU as “a unique model for democratic rule making”; a crucial model for 21stcentury supra-national governance. The breakup of the euro poses a “serious existential threat” to the entire EU, and must be forestalled by radical steps including the forgiveness of the Greek debt and massive strengthening of the ESM (European Stability Mechanism). Bruton is highly critical of recent UK threats to veto EU budget and to renegotiate terms of EU membership. He notes that 50 percent of UK exports go to EU countries: “The UK wants access to the single market, but is not prepared to pay any entry fee.” Recommended by European Affairs (11/19)
Policy Memo from European Council on Foreign Relations—“Time to Grow up: What Obamas’s Re-Election Means for Europe”. While Europeans by a huge percentage favored Obama in the recent election, this excellent Policy Memo warns that in a second Obama term, Europe should be prepared for an America that seeks a multi-partner world in which the transatlantic relationship will be less special. Accordingly Europe needs to be more self-sufficient and engage the world independently. 11/15
The Honorable Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at The European Institute in Europolitics:
Robert-Jan Smits on "New Horizons for Transatlantic Research & Innovation Cooperation" at The European Institute in Europolitics:
"'We're rediscovering each other' on research, says Commission" by Brian Beary
The Honorable Viviane Reding, Vice President & European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights & Citizenship at The European Institute in Europolitics:
"Reding shares vision for 'United States of Europe'" by Brian Beary
The Honorable Rosen Plevneliev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria at The European Institute in FOCUS:
"Bulgaria should reach economic growth of over 2%: President" by Ekaterina Katracheva
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev's visit to The European Institute in Sofia News Agency:
European Commission Vice President & Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights & Citizenship Viviane Reding on the lack of economic development in certain EU countries at The European Institute in FOCUS:
Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of Marine Institute Ireland at The European Institute in Europolitics:
"New focus on science cooperation in Atlantic" by Brian Beary