While it is tempting to view the war in Ukraine as a metaphor for some larger struggle between a tolerant West and an intolerant East, the reality is inevitably far more complex.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune after winning the Algerian presidential election in 2019.
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Stéphane Saurel, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
National procedures for approving the financing of the European recovery plan are delaying its implementation. But the horizon seems to be clearing.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen presents the “Green New Deal” plan to fight climate change before the European Parliament in Brussels on December 11, 2019.
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To achieve sustainable growth under the constraint that consumption is independent from the use of natural resources, we must move along the path of qualitative growth.
President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who died on Wednesday 2 December following the Covid-19.
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To overcome the European Commission’s antitrust concerns about a dominant player in European bonds outside the EU, LSE is selling parts of the Italian Stock Exchange.
European Council President Charles Michel (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they attend a news conference following a virtual summit with Chinese President in Brussels, on June 22, 2020.
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Long lenient toward China, Europeans have recently taken a firmer approach. Beijing’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic and its general intransigence have had a lot to do with this.
The main immediate impact of Brexit is that UK lawmakers will have to vacate the EU Parliament.
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Car makers need access to the latest telecoms technology, but Nokia refuses to grant licenses because manufacturers won’t pay up. So the disputes begin…