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Securing Europe’s Digital Eastern Front

All is not quiet on the eastern front. Under the veneer of business development and foreign investment, China’s heavily subsidized digital champions have penetrated deep into the telecom infrastructure and digital services of many Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.

Summer 2021

The 11th Transatlantic Think Tank Conference took place digitally this month, in cooperation with the Hudson Institute, via two closed-door sessions and, for the first time ever, a public panel titled “Democracy vs. autocracy and the great-power showdown”. Over two days of impactful conversation, North American and European politicians, think tankers, and experts were all brought […]

[Europe Out Loud] Technopopulism: the new logic of democratic politics? A chat with Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

The Week in 7 Questions with Tamara Weingerl-Požar

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the EU is today’s surprise guest at #TheWeekIn7! She answered questions on the priorities of the Slovene presidency of the European Council, the #Fitfor55 package, green and digital transition, and the economic recovery in Europe under the new Covid variants.

Brexitometer July 2021

TTTC: Democracy vs autocracy and the great-power showdown

Over the past decade, geopolitical tensions have increased significantly around the world. This is partly due to the rise and increased assertiveness of China on one hand, and the continuing revisionism and rogue actions of Russia on the other. Increasingly, this competition has been cast as one of the fundamentally different political systems. The democratic […]

Reforming the European Stability Mechanism: Too Much but Never Enough

On 27 January 2021 the member governments of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) signed the Agreement Amending the ESM Treaty, instituting long-awaited reforms to the EU’s crisis management and financial-aid mechanism. The ESM was never perfect. Set up outside the EU treaty framework, it suffered from acute accountability and legitimacy issues and, being directly controlled […]

The Week in 7 Questions with Valentina Martínez

Today in, Valentina Martinez, answering on Spanish politics, the situation in Cuba, and the summer holidays and tourism in Spain and the whole of Europe. Don’t miss her!

Israel’s Security and Political Challenges Under the New Government

On 12 June 2021, Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel’s New Right party, was sworn in as Prime Minister as part of a rotation agreement with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party. The unprecedented coalition holds only a wafer-thin majority and brings together political parties with vast ideological differences, including for the first time an Arab party. […]

GDPR reform and European digital sovereignty with Axel Voss

11th Transatlantic Think Tank Conference

The event will be livestreamed here and on YouTube. Public session: Democracy vs autocracy and the great-power showdown Over the past decade, geopolitical tensions have increased significantly around the world. This is partly due to the rise and increased assertiveness of China on one hand, and the continuing revisionism and rogue actions of Russia on the […]

The Week in 7 Questions with Eline Chivot

This week’s guest is Eline Chivot, who discussed with Roland Freudenstein Big Tech under the Biden Administration, how to boost European Tech startups, digital skills for the elderly, and even to give some App suggestions for the summer break!

Israel’s Security and Political Challenges Under the New Government

You can re-watch the entire event’s live-stream below: On 12 June 2021, Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel’s New Right party, was sworn in as Prime Minister as part of a rotation agreement with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party. The unprecedented coalition holds only a wafer- thin majority and brings together political parties with vast ideological […]

June 2021

The 12th edition of the European Ideas Forum returned this June in a hybrid format, under the topic “A Roaring Twenties for Europe? Crises and Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic Age”. Over two days of content-rich discussions and dynamic debates, high-level speakers ranging from EU officials, national legislators, influential stakeholders, and experts from the business sector, came together to […]

Reducing Methane Emissions – Time to Act Now

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, warming the planet eighty-six times as much as carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year period, before decaying to CO2. While the focus to reduce climate change has rightly been placed on carbon dioxide, methane is the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to the warming experienced to date. It […]

EIF 21 Closing Remarks – Antonio López-Istúriz White

EIF 21 Keynote Speech – Manfred Weber

EIF 21 Panel 4 – A Geopolitical European Union: Towards Greater Autonomy?

EIF 21 Interview – Donald Tusk

EIF21 Panel 3 – Europe’s Digital Decade: Regulate and Chill?

EIF 21 Interview – Paschal Donohoe