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Making peace last: steps for Europeans to support the Iran-US ceasefire
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (543+ words) Pub Affairs Bruxelles After threatening catastrophic escalation, Trump has agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Iran. Europeans need to use this moment to urgently push for a more lasting peace. US president Donald Trump has stepped back from the brink....
Financial tools for boosting resilience of CRM value chains and strategic stockpiling
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (669+ words) Pub Affairs Bruxelles Critical Raw Material (CRM) value chains are more vulnerable than ever and entire vital industries in Europe are now at risk if supplies are not secured through strategic and urgent actions, given mounting geopolitical confrontation, resource nationalism,…...
Why JD Vance is in Hungary backing Orban | DW News
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (135+ words) Pub Affairs Bruxelles The Trump administration is ignoring convention and has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Hungary. Vance joined Orban for an official meeting on Tuesday morning followed by a press conference and then a campaign event in the…...
The Rule of Law in Ukraine " more than combating corruption
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (591+ words) Pub Affairs Bruxelles A series of scandals in Ukraine has shown that Russia's war of aggression has not put an end to corruption in the country. Although Ukraine's specialised institutions play an important role in combating corruption, the country's governance…...
The Iran war and the fertiliser crisis: what Europe and Africa can do
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (492+ words) Price hikes haven't yet matched the 2022 start of Russia's war, but some analysts warn that the current crisis'could have an even bigger effect, as Middle Eastern natural gas is tied to multiple geographies.'Stockpiles'may buy short-term relief for some, but…...
The road to de-escalation with Iran
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (220+ words) But no one in their right mind will want to invest unless and until there are sufficient guarantees, internal and external, that the potential financial returns can actually be realized. For there to be investment, there needs to be peace....
Fast energy: How Europe can power the AI revolution and stay competitive
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (976+ words) Pub Affairs Bruxelles Europe can no longer afford to be slow. Too often, Europeans seem resigned to a pace of political decision-making that once symbolised deliberation and prudence but now means stagnation. Slowness is not harmless'it directly undermines European security,…...
EU reinforces the stability and predictability of its carbon market
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (131+ words) Pub Affairs EU Debates, News & Opinions Follow 43, 648 40, 274 @Pub Affairs EU brings together every dimension of #Europe's policymaking | News, Debates & Opinions on EU & global cutting-edge issues #Eurozone: #ECB officials question whether #Euro has strengthened too much, by@Olaf Storbeck and Ian…...
MEPs conclude fact-finding visit to Lisbon to assess housing affordability
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (231+ words) The share of apartments that are taken out from the residential rental market to be dedicated to short term touristic rentals reaches staggering percentages in certain areas, contributing to further exacerbate the housing pressure in the capital and the most…...
Beijing hold'em: European cards against Chinese coercion
1+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) Much has been written about how China is using its economic power to coerce friends and foes alike. What matters for Europe is not the long list of past targets'from Japan to Norway, minerals to salmon, supermarkets to clothing stores'but…...