by Marie-Hélène Caillol 24/10/2002 We are struck by the number of actors involved in international relations and by the general spirit that drives them, strongly inspired by the “secret service” culture: entrepreneurs, oil tycoons, arms dealers, drug dealers, diplomats, politicians, journalists, diverse and varied interest groups… it is to whom ...
Read More »Nouvelle traduction: Enabling the Muslim World
by Ralf Teschner 16/10/2002 Let’s assume for a minute that in 20 years from now the Middle East conflict will be resolved and Saddam Hussein will be gone. Israel and Palestine will have found a mutually acceptable agreement of peaceful coexistence and the Iraqi president will have been toppled by ...
Read More »How to avoid having the Copenhagen Summit go down in history as a missed opportunity: the successful enlargement of the European Union !
by Franck Biancheri 10/10/2002 I. Some methodological and operational advises to succeed in Copenhagen The following recommendations, in the line of the ’three scenarios for Enlargement’ published by Europe 2020 in November 2001 and of the “Europe 2020 vision” project, launched in June 2002, are based on the intention ...
Read More »One month after the Johannesburg Summit
by V. P. 04/10/2002 In 1992, the “Earth Summit” in Rio, the first of its kind, defined concepts, established some principles and launched three Conventions: climate change, biodiversity and desertification. At the time, the end of history and the planet’s end, the United Nations had achieved a great success without ...
Read More »Newropeans Democracy Marathon
October 2002 – July 2003 03/10/2002 Bringing democracy to new frontiers in size and diversity A series of 100 debate-conferences on the future of Europe Organised by Newropeans and Europe 2020 Thanks to the support of Hippocrène Foundation, ACCOR Group and Bernard Rossmann Held in 100 towns from ...
Read More »The elliptical debate on the harmonisation of European immigration policy
by Harald Greib 26/09/2002 For some months now, the Interior Ministers of the Member States of the European Union have been discussing, at their formal or informal meetings, the measures to be taken to combat illegal immigration, immigration that abuses, in most cases, national asylum systems in order to qualify ...
Read More »Steel dispute provides opportunity for Europe to demonstrate leadership on trade
by Tim Rogmans 27/06/2002 The decision by the Bush administration to impose tariffs on steel imports from various countries is certainly a violation of WTO rules. Legally, the safeguard mechanism that the US invokes is only allowed under WTO rules if there has been a recent surge in imports. In ...
Read More »Globalization and transatlantic relations – related destinies
by Marie-Laure Djelic 19/06/2002 From the “best of all worlds”…. A few years ago, the world was simple, probably too simple. Western capitalism was triumphant and exploring new frontiers. Following the collapse of communism, there were territories to conquer. There was also a technological revolution underway that stimulated growth. Firms ...
Read More »Seminar EU-Governance 2020 / Reforming the Council today to reorganize the European institutions tomorrow
Paris (Centre Kléber), May 16, 2002 16/05/2002 Organised with the support of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seminar’s executive summary Concept This seminar takes place as part of the series of the EU / Governance 2020 Anticipation Seminars which were initiated in 1999 (organized within the EU) ...
Read More »EU-StudentVote
May 9 – 23, 2002 03/05/2002 The first Trans-European online election First European Student Council elected and democratic 82,000 European students elect their representatives by Internet An event organized by Europe 2020 and Newropeans Thanks to the support of the Hippocrène Foundation, the Robert Schuman Foundation, Andersen, ...
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