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Europe 2015

The evidence to guide Europe in the refugee crisis Europe needs to resort to smart solutions to master the challenge presented by the influx of refugees, Alessio Brown asserts The fall of Safe Harbour and the future of transatlantic data sharing The basis of Safe Harbour has been questioned for some time, and in recent years it has become increasingly apparent that an updated privacy regime is necessary, Natasha Simmons writes Why Berlin and Paris cannot give in to Cameron Sebastian Dullien argues that British interests in protecting the integrity of the single market of 28 countries and the eurozone’s wish to move forward with more integration will inevitably clash Time is up for a Europe resting on its foreign policy laurels Daniel Schade explains why Europe’s status as an economic giant but political dwarf simply isn’t enough anymore An opportunity to meet further challenges 2015 offers the opportunity to end poverty, reduce inequality and to avert the destructive effects of a global temperature rise, Petros Fassoulas writes Innovation, decarbonisation, and Europe’s economic transformation Martin Porter writes that it is the time for Europe to lead – not just at COP21, but in its economic approach to the industrial innovation and the transition to a new economy On the road to Paris. A global deal is our business Emma Marcegaglia has 10 recommendations to ensure success in the COP21 international climate change negotiations The third act of the Greek tragedy Bartosz Radzikowski writes that if the third act of the Greek tragedy does not run on a suitable and sustainable course, membership of the eurozone will be, for the first time, reversible One court to rule them all? The EU's proposal for a world investment court Hussein Haeri writes about European Commission calls for the creation of a world investment court to resolve investor-State disputes Brussels’s lobbying bonanza Pia Eberhardt, Lora Verheecke and Kenneth Haar write that EU politics is heavily skewed in favour of capital and transnational corporations and that TTIP would expand their power even further The EU-China’s Comprehensive Agreement on Investment A successful CAI could give a welcome boost to EU-China economic and trade relations and should be warmly welcomed by business, Fraser Cameron writes European political preferences for decarbonisation The MSR vote is a litmus test for support from the European Parliament and the European Council for the ETS, Georg Zachmann writes Making the Digital Single Market a reality Andrus Ansip writes that the European Commission’s Strategy for the DSM lays down a marker for Europe’s digital future, creating a free, fair and open digital environment that is accessible to everyone Are there really no barriers to electronic commerce? Electronic evidence will decide Thomas Cavro Dupont asks how should companies best prepare for the European Commission’s e-commerce sector inquiry Last chance for Europe in the digital saloon? Europe’s gradual decline in relation to the USA and Asia will be inexorable unless it adopts a bold and ambitious plan soon, states Colin Blackman The EU's Digital Single Market Strategy: a worthy aim, but does it work? Kenny Mullen writes that regulators need to be careful that the single EU market does not simply throw up new artificial boundaries between ‘digital fortress’ Europe and the rest of the world Reform, not renegotiation Lucy Thomas says David Cameron should push for changes that benefit businesses across Europe The Maritime Silk Road – an EU perspective Fraser Cameron writes that the MSR will have a major impact on global trade and international relations, especially EU-China relations Muddling through won’t solve Europe’s problems Benjamin Zeeb explains why Europe has to attempt the impossible to overcome them The EU is listening to business’ cries for reform Lucy Thomas says there is a third way of staying in the EU, engaging with the process, and building alliances for reform Dual-learning contributes to the competitiveness of industry Dual-learning systems, such as apprenticeships, results in a skilled and productive workforce and lower youth employment, Markus Beyrer finds Fixing the broken region of the Caucasus Jos Boonstra and Laure Delcour evaluate EU policies in the South Caucasus, a broken region characterised by local tensions and conflicting influences of large regional actors

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