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Steven Blockmans
Steven Blockmans is a Senior Research Fellow, and previously Director of Research, at Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). He is also a Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (Tallinn), Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin), and Editor-in-Chief of the European Foreign Affairs Review. He holds a […]
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Bernd Weber
Bernd Weber, the founder and managing director of EPICO KlimaInnovation, leads the independent think tank focused on climate and energy policy, located in Berlin and Brussels. Weber’s prior roles include serving as the Director of Industry, Energy, and Environment at the Economic Council and initiating the European Energy Lab 2030.
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Frank Umbach
Frank Umbach is Head of Research of the European Cluster for Climate, Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS), University of Bonn/Germany. Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyan Technological University in Singapore.
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Adriana Neligan
Adriana Neligan is a Senior Economist in the Department of Environment, Energy and Infrastructure at the German Economic Institute (IW). Her research focusses on resource efficiency/circular economy, sustainability, and resource economics.
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Sam Williams
Sam Williams manages EPICO’s EU office, focusing on the development of energy systems and renewable energy. His professional background includes working at APCO Worldwide (Brussels), the Energy Community Secretariat (Vienna), the European Commission (DG COMM), and the Italian think tank Trinità dei Monti (Rome).
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Alain Lamassoure
Alain Lamassoure was formerly an MEP from the European People’s Party (1999-2019) and Minister of Budget, of European Affairs and Spokesperson of the French government. He was a Member of the European Convention presided by former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. Formerly, he was chair of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee, then of the special […]
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Klaus Welle : « Dans le nouveau Parlement européen, les Verts porteront une grande responsabilité »
L’ancien secrétaire général du Parlement européen explique aux « Echos » comment l’assemblée parvient à codéfinir l’agenda législatif européen et pourquoi il faudrait créer des services secrets européens.
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New EU debt? Conservative think-tank warns of NextGen ‘design flaws’
“NextGenerationEU has two significant design flaws,” Klaus Welle from the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies told Euractiv.
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The 7Ds – Digitalisation in Depth
Alongside the Green Deal and the first steps towards a Defence Union, creating a single European digital space has been a key project of the outgoing European Commission (2019–24). This has involved establishing an interconnected set of rules and regulations aimed at creating a level playing field for competition among European and international companies, enhancing […]
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The 7Ds – De-risking Globalisation in Depth
Several crises over the last two decades, including the Covid-19 pandemic and, most recently, the Russian war against Ukraine, have shown the vulnerability of global supply-chain systems and have shattered illusions about ever-progressing globalisation. This has forced the EU to rethink its traditional reliance on and support for multilateralism and global cooperation, which had led […]
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The 7Ds – Demography in Depth
The European welfare state is being challenged by new realities. People’s outlooks on life have changed dramatically over the past decades, including their views on religion, the family and work. The consequences of these societal changes include rising life expectancies and stagnating fertility rates that are insufficient for the natural increase of the population. Humanity’s […]
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The 7Ds – Democracy in Depth
Democracy is the beating heart and core of the EU’s identity, along with peace. From its inception in the aftermath of the Second World War, European integration has been open only to democratic countries that respect the rule of law and fundamental freedoms. It has also played an essential role in democratising, stabilising and integrating […]
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The 7Ds – Decarbonisation in Depth
With its 2019 Green Deal and the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the EU aims to become the most influential global actor when it comes to advancing the international agenda on decarbonisation and the fight against climate change. Geopolitical conflicts have increasingly shifted political priorities and resources, making the commitments pledged in the previous […]
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The 7Ds – Debt in Depth
Debt is a question of dose. Too much, and you lose your political independence and sovereignty. Too little, and you might miss out on the possibility and necessity of building infrastructure that facilitates future development. In 2023, the Martens Centre published its 7Ds for Sustainability strategy document. This text comprised 175 proposals for the next […]
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Brussels, my love? Can the EU single market ever be ‘sexy’ for voters?
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Time to ban TikTok in the EU
In mid-2020, a lethal clash occurred between Indian and Chinese troops in the border region of Ladakh. Soon after, India charged the digital front, banning dozens of Chinese mobile applications and declaring them harmful to Indian sovereignty and security. One of these apps, with more than 200 million active users, was TikTok. After the ban, the Chinese-owned […]
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Washington Should Squeeze Europe Like It’s 1945
In March 1945, the New York Times called Europe a “dark continent” in a condition that “no American can hope to understand.” Destroyed by political extremism and laid waste by a catastrophic war, Europe had become a problem for “every human being in Capetown, in Kansas City, in Brisbane, in Lhasa.” Quickened by the emergence of the Soviet […]
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What will it take to feel safe in the EU?
In difficult circumstances, as Europe first faced the Covid-19 pandemic that led to a severe health crisis, followed by the war in Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis, high inflation and a cooling economy, adding to the consequences of the war in the Middle East and the ever-increasing migratiory pressure, it is crucial to ask […]
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Should Europe Send Troops to Ukraine?
President Macron stating that Europeans may consider sending troops to Ukraine is a psychological shock for Europeans. It brings war one step closer to kitchen tables. But is it feasible from a battlefield perspective? Mostly because of Moscow’s extreme “denazification” goals, there are only two ways out of this conflict right now: Russia’s victory or […]
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Gary Deakin
Major General (ret.) Gary Deakin is a former British Army Officer. He also spent time at NATO, notably as Chief of Staff Plans at NATO Naples from 2018 to 2021. He is a Board Advisor at OPEWI – Europe’s War Institute.
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Juha Vauhkonen
Rear Admiral (ret.) Juha Vauhkonen is a former Officer in the Finnish Defence Forces. From 2016 to 2020, he also served as Military Representative to the EU and NATO in Brussels. He is a Board Advisor at OPEWI – Europe’s War Institute.