The current EU political crisis provoked by the French and Dutch « Noes » and by the resulting failure of the process of ratification of the European Constitution, in fact originates in the complete failure of more than 10 years of communication on the European project. For many years, Europe ...

Since 2003, Europe 2020 has considered as highly probable the appearance of a European crisis resulting from the failure of the Constitution’s ratification process. For this reason, Europe 2020 has been thinking for a long time already about possible alternatives to the Constitution. This reflection took shape along the various ...

In cooperation with Europe 2020, the European Institute hosted a seminar entitled, “Paths to a Future Common EU Policy Toward North America.” The discussion consisted of two morning sessions, in which Global Europe 2020 presented their findings on transatlantic divergence before an international audience. {{Frank Biancheri}}, Director, Europe 2020, indicated ...

{{Abstract}} The necessary overhaul of European foreign aid is a core dimension of the reform of European governance. Yet, the Constitutional Convention on the Future of the European Union has hardly addressed it, while de facto choices appear to have been made. This study argues that the root cause of ...

{{Good economic results are providing South American countries with the momentum for planning national and sub-regional political and economic strategies, but their different stages of development are creating difficulties only a strong leadership can overcome.}} Strong economic growth based on exports and buoyant demand, particularly from China, are causing South ...

All around the EU, and in particular in countries where referenda on the EU Constitution will take place, the question of possible Turkey’s accession to the EU has become, by far, the prominent topic of people’s discussions when it comes to EU’s future. And, if one agrees to ignore the ...

{Organized by Europe 2020 in cooperation with the [Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs->http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=23&contentlan=2], in the remarkable [Finlandia Hall->http://www.virtualhelsinki.net/helsinkipanoraama/historia/eng/finlandiatalo.html], this seventh Seminar of Anticipation, opened by [Mr Erkki Tuomioja->http://www.tuomioja.org/], Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, concluded the first series of GlobalEurope 2020 seminars, the so-called “European” series[[A second series of seminars, ...

{{An immense political “depression” is gaining force throughout the European electorate}} An immense democratic/political “depression” is in the midst of being created in the very heart of European continental politics. The 200 million voters that chose not to participate in June 2004 are the proof. The Euro has broken the ...

“It is a great honour for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to act as the host of the seventh Global Europe 2020 session, now held in Helsinki. This seminar concludes the first series of seminars on the EU’s future external relations. In the previous sessions, diplomats, experts from ...

{The sixth GlobalEurope 2020 anticipation seminar, organized by Europe 2020 in cooperation with the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was located in the magnificent “[Locarno Room->http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029395762]” (where the actual [Locarno Treaty->http://www.nobel-paix.ch/paix_p1/pac-loc.htm] was signed) of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The seminar’s theme was the future of European policy and politics ...