The road to clean energy
The road to clean energy
Europe wants to be the first carbon-neutral continent and to assure the security, competitiveness, local production and the sustainability of the energy consumed.
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Inflation strikes again
Inflation strikes again
Are we back to the 1970s price crisis? The Russian invasion of Ukraine has soared inflationary expectations. Portuguese economist Sérgio Rebelo assesses the repercussions of the conflict on a European economy that, by the end of 2022, was struggling with high inflation.
Flexibility: The main Challenge of the EU
Flexibility: The main Challenge of the EU
If the EU wants to avoid the return of revolutionary and nationalistic politics, it should, in my view, de-constitutionalise the issue of central versus local power within the EU.
Europe at the Crossroads
Europe at the Crossroads
The European Community tried to make all this diversity compatible with the deepening of policies that was underway. It did not manage to do this.
Remembering the Founding Fathers and values
Remembering the Founding Fathers and values
We, Europeans, are in desperate need of leaders, as we once had, who dedicated their energy, motivation and enthusiasm to the cause of European integration.
Europe seen from the Outside
Europe seen from the Outside
Seen from the outside, Europe was no longer an example to the world, and became, in the kindest way of putting it, a puzzlement.
Does Europe always have to end the same way?
Does Europe always have to end the same way?
The internal market will shrink, labour market will suffer and the same concerns chances to compete against the USA or China.
Where are you heading at, Britannia?
Where are you heading at, Britannia?
The European and British elites still could not recover after the announcement of the results of the British referendum on membership in the EU.
Brexit and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance
Brexit and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance
Portugal’s historic relationship with the UK, which includes a formal alliance dating back to the 14th century, was thus diluted in the post-war years through shared membership of international organizations.
An Opportunity for Poland to win back its young citizens
An Opportunity for Poland to win back its young citizens
Poland joined the European Union in 2004. At that time, the United Kingdom was one of the only three countries that opened their labor market to Polish citizens.