On April 23, 2018, at the premices and with the support of the EIB and of the foundation Ceci n’est pas une crise, the launch-conference of our publication “Euroland at a crossroads” took place. Here is a recap of the various texts and documents related to this event: . the ...
Read More »A Valentine Gift from South Africa, by Michael Kahn
So what is the state of South Africa, twenty four years into the democratic experiment? As with all questions, the answer differs according to who one asks, and where they stand, the latter being understood both literally and metaphorically. Valentine’s Day 2018 witnessed the grudging resignation of President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa ...
Read More »Press Release : The euro, a strategic challenge in the upcoming European Election
Yesterday in Brussels, the launch conference of the Special Review “Euroland at a crossroads” (organised by LEAP with the support of the EIB and the Ceci n’est pas une crise Foundation) brought together about sixty representatives of civil society and political groups on the one hand, and of banks and ...
Read More »Is the Juncker Commission about to know a Bis repetita of the Santer scandal? by Mélanie Lavergne*
The European Union currently is experiencing an unprecedented existential crisis. Brexit, redefinition of the European project, collapse of the structuring transatlantic axis, parties of extremes in renewal of notoriety: They all undermine the Federalist Union imagined by the founding fathers. If all European Institutions are in the line of Eurosceptic ...
Read More »Selected pieces “Euroland at a crossroads” : Philippe Maystadt’s interview (Strengthening the Economic and Monetary Union)
Among the numerous and prestigious contributions of our Special Review “Euroland at a crossroads“, we have the honour of counting one of the last texts by Philippe Maystadt, former Belgian minister, who unfortunately passed away on December 7th last year, during the preparation of the Review. We have wished to ...
Read More »Special edition : Euroland at a crossroads
LEAP and Anticipolis have just released a Special Review entitled “Euroland at a crossroads” consisting of a compilation of complementary views on the theme of the reform of the eurozone, the purpose of which is to report on the vigor of the debate on this reform in order to encourage ...
Read More »United Kingdom 2019: What if Brexit proved to be a success story?
PUBLIC Announcement of our monthly bulletin GEAB (March 2018). Register here ! So far, the media and political analysts have been unanimous: Brexit represents an uncertain and dangerous future only for the UK. Our readers know that we have always been more circumspect about this. Now that the first phase of negotiations has been ...
Read More »A silent tear for Franck Biancheri
Franck Biancheri was LEAP’s co-founder in 2005, Director of Research and Strategy until 2012 when he passed away, inventor of the method of political anticipation, and coordinator of the GEAB from 2006 to 2012. We dedicate this moment to him, on his birth anniversary. Dear Franck, We missed you for what ...
Read More »[Video] European Trade Agreements – 2019: Death of the Swan
Interview: Marie-Hélène Caillol, President of LEAP2020 Brexit seemed to have opened up the long-awaited project of redefining the functioning and objectives of the European machine. But today Brussels prefers to boast about the UK’s difficulties, and, thinking of itself as unavoidable, it is undertaking to unearth all its bottom drawer projects. ...
Read More »US Debt / Inflation: The FED as a support tool for Mr Trump’s objectives
PUBLIC REVIEW of our monthly bulletin GEAB (February, 2018). Subscribe here ! At the beginning of February, the US stock markets, followed by the financial markets of the rest of the world, experienced a violent correction. In two days, the Dow Jones Index erased its January gains and entered a downward spiral. Since then, ...
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