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The 2014 European elections Why a partisan Commission president would be bad for the EU
By Heather Grabbe and Stefan Lehne The EU urgently needs measures to improve its democratic legitimacy and the decisions taken in its institutions. But the most prominent proposal touted in Brussels as the solution to the democratic deficit could make the problems … Continue reading
China’s Inevitable Changes
By Rodger Baker and John Minnich The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will convene its Third Plenum meeting Nov. 9. During the three-day session, President Xi Jinping’s administration will outline core reforms to guide its policymaking for … Continue reading
EESC chief examines Hungary’s crisis management measures
President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Henri Malosse held talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday. Mr. Malosse is in Hungary to study the innovative steps that have enabled the country to recover from the economic … Continue reading
Does President Obama have a second-term strategy?
By GLENN THRUSH A year ago – wrote Glenn Thrush in Politico – President Barack Obama jammed a prediction into his stump speech that evoked his 2008 hope-and-change message — a vow that a victory in 2012 would break the … Continue reading
Transatlantic Trade and Investment – a GREAT Opportunity
The event was organized on July 17th, 2013 by demosEUROPA-Centre for European Strategy together with the British Embassy in Warsaw.
Recognizing the End of the Chinese Economic Miracle
By George Friedman Major shifts underway in the Chinese economy that Stratfor has forecast and discussed for years have now drawn the attention of the mainstream media. Many have asked when China would find itself in an economic crisis, to … Continue reading
Hungary’s labour market has reached the pre-crisis level of 2008
According to the latest figures published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the total number of those in employment increased again in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012. In the period April-June 2013, the number of those in … Continue reading
Europe’s reluctant hegemon
Germany, now the dominant country in Europe, needs to rethink the way it sees itself and the world It is not often – says Zanny Minton Beddoes in the Economist – that a single country dominates the final of Europe’s … Continue reading
Towards a post-German Europe
Paweł Świeboda* Beyond the exceptional circumstances of the crisis, Europe cannot continue to be run from a single power centre. Much of the point of European integration has always been about creating a balance between the member states – constrain … Continue reading
How the Republican House will interfere with Barack Obama’s conduct of foreign policy
HILLARY CLINTON was on tour in the Middle East this week. Among other things, the secretary of state popped in on Yemen and criticised Israel’s demolition of Shepherd’s Hotel in Palestinian East Jerusalem. Joe Biden, the vice-president, was meanwhile in … Continue reading
