Flash and Facts

13 July 2015

Technology versus Jobs: the Debate is not Over

Some experts announced that the ongoing "Third Industrial Revolution" -Internet, Robotics, Green Energy etc...- will create millions of jobs. This is not an unlikely outcome. But what ...

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13 July 2015

An obvious link between Climate and Economy

Today, challenges that have arisen as a result of climate change involve all society. The vast majority of scientific and economic experts throughout the world are convinced that the worst solution ...

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30 June 2015

A Quick Glance at Trade between India and Europe

The value of EU-India trade grew from € 28.6 billion in 2003 to € 72.5 billion in 2014 (Data European Commission). This significant increase has occurred despite the challenging ...

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30 June 2015

The Cybercrime Economy

The annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is estimated to be between US$ 375 billion and US$ 575 billion (CSIS-Mc Afee 2014). Our hyper-connected world, and particularly the digital ...

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12 June 2015

A Growing Migratory Pressure

Up to 3.7 million Syrian citizens have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. And this is the tragic consequence of just one armed conflict which is today sweeping the planet. However, these ...

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12 June 2015

A European Army ?

The idea to build a European defence goes back to 1950! Yet this project, strictly for political reasons, is still in its embryonic stages. It is noteworthy that the Franco-German Brigade which was ...

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29 May 2015

Poverty: a Major Concern to Europeans

In Europe, 122.6 million people or 24.5% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (EU-28 Eurostat 2013). Even more worrying is the fact that children and active-age people were ...

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29 May 2015

The UK is at a Crossroads

The fundamental question, in light of the last election, is this: could the triumph of D.Cameron mark the beginning of the end of Britain? What is sure is that the shape of the UK is at stake. ...

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14 May 2015

Germany faces repeated Strikes

The most powerful economy in Europe is faced with a proliferation of tough strikes. These work stoppages affect the most emblematic sectors: the Train with Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Air Transport ...

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