Monthly Archives: November 2011

Poland (the only EU MS to avoid recession) on the right track to reforms

Official English translation of Polish PM Mr Tusk’s speech offering a list of austerity measures, reforms and other changes: (On 10th of October Prime Minister Donald Tusk has become the first Polish leader to be re-elected since the end of communism. … Continue reading

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Europe’s deepening crisis – Economist interactive chart a tool for understanding

Please click here to access the interactive chart of economic indicators across the continent published recently by Economist.   Although it ignores the financial sector aspects of the crisis, it is a very useful tool for understanding the scale of the European … Continue reading

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EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy – Challenges and Opportunities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttf8-poL2EM

Ambassador Olof Skoog was appointed by Catherine Ashton as the first Permanent Chair of the The Political and Security Committee (PSC), which monitors the international situation in the areas covered by the European security and defence policy (ESDP) and the common foreign and security policy (CFSP). It plays a central role in the definition of and follow-up to the European Union’s response to a crisis.
In his address, Ambassador Skoog outlined the new institutional dynamics of the PSC, within the EEAS (European Union External Action and under a permanent chair. He explored how this has equipped the Committee to face the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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What China has to offer Europe? Leo Goodstadt explains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTFYv25x04

Leo Goodstadt is adjunct professor in the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Hong Kong. His well-regarded book, Reluctant Regulators: How the West Created and China Survived the Global Financial Crisis¸ appeared earlier this year.

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