Tag "Jean-Claude Juncker"
U.S.-EU Trade Talks: Under the Spectre of Coronavirus Pandemic
The article assess the impact of coronavirus (CoVid-19) on the global economy, in particular, on the United States and European Union.
Challenges lie ahead for the European Union’s lofty new Africa plan
The European Commission’s renewed efforts to increase investment in Africa may signal a new commitment to take their economic partnership to the next level. But can the EU achieve its trade ambitions while being pulled in so many different directions?
The Week Ahead: 25 February – 3 March 2018
Right wing populists slated to make gains in Italian elections. New ceasefire comes to Syria. EU budget negotiations spill over. The United Kingdom debates the customs union. All in The Week Ahead.
The Week Ahead
Venezuela shifts exchange rate. Norway votes. Canada hosts climate summit. Juncker gives State of the European Union speech. All in The Week Ahead.
5 issues Theresa May faces as Prime Minister
With Parliament returning to work, there are a number of issues that Prime Minister Theresa May faces in both the short and long term.
Italy’s defence outlook for 2016
Italian defence spending will continue to stagnate in the near-term, prompting important questions surrounding ongoing procurement programmes.
The Week Ahead
BOE talks Brexit. EU and US leaders meet at NATO summit. US releases employment data. G20 trade ministers gather.
Divisions over Russia hinder Europe’s Energy Union
Incongruities between Eastern and Western Europe on Nord Stream 2 are burdening the European Energy Union — with the potential for great economic impact.
EU plans to battle corporate tax avoidance unlikely to succeed
The EU crackdown on tax avoidance is a step in the right direction. But it is unlikely to prove effective and its implementation will be made difficult by the lack
Will EU budget rule-breaking become a norm?
This month the European Commission published its assessments of the draft budgetary plans of Eurozone member states for the year 2016. They have already prompted rebukes from EU member states