by C4EP | May 23, 2019 | Blog, Brussels
Thinking Big: Universal Basic Income Utopia or Revolution? A conversation with François Denuit, PhD. François Denuit. Photo: Joseph Cochran Economic inequality. Unemployment. Automation. The Universal Basic Income (UBI) promises to tackle some of the...
by C4EP | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Brussels
Montenegro Calling The Balkan country’s ambitious road towards the EU Ana Đurnić Montenegro is a country of wild beauty: crystalline shores, majestic mountains and flourishing valleys. It is no surprise that tourism is Montenegro’s leading industry, directly...
by C4EP | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Brussels
Create, Connect, Engage: Digital Campaigning & Cybersecurity More than ever before, social media and digital tools will impact the 2019 EP elections. David Timis, on the left, and William Echikson, on the right, with a participant. Photo: Joseph Cochran As...
by C4EP | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog
Finland ahead of the Council presidency Increased political fragmentation at the core of recent election results Credit: Otto Ilveskero Disappointment. Injustice. The bittersweet taste of joy that lingers in your tears as the victory you thought...
by C4EP | Apr 12, 2019 | Blog
What goes around Circular economy takes the centre stage in European climate action Source: Pixabay Two weeks ago, a washed-up carcass of a whale was found on the coast Sardinia, Italy with 22 kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach. The...
by C4EP | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog
Expanding the EU Green Card Taking steps towards European migration reform There is no more migrant crisis. The number of sea arrivals to the EU is down 90% from the 2015 peak levels, but the crisis mode stubbornly lingers in European political...
by C4EP | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog
Looking for a common strategy EU struggles with a united vision on China ahead of bilateral summit Source: Wikimedia Commons The EU is struggling to maintain a united front towards China ahead of the 21st bilateral EU–China summit on 9 April....
by C4EP | Mar 22, 2019 | Blog
Piece by piece Solving the challenges hindering EU–US trade talks Source: Security & Defence Agenda | Flickr The EU–US trade negotiations could be revitalised “within some weeks”, according to the EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström....
by C4EP | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog
Pandora’s box in the Balkans EU should reconsider its support for the Kosovo–Serbia “land swap” Source: Wikimedia Commons The attempts to settle one of the hottest borders in the Western Balkans have once again returned to ethnic...
by C4EP | Mar 8, 2019 | Blog
Can’t trust this Common European action needed to challenge disinformation Source: Pixabay With under 80 days to go until the European Elections, disinformation and the integrity of electoral democracy seems to be on everyone’s lips. This...