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The European Citizens’ Initiative: 1 million signatures to have our voice heard.
By Pietro De Matteis As some of you might be aware of currently there is a public consultation with regards to the European Citizens’ Initiative. This has been introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and...
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My contribution to the “Reflection Group on the Future of Europe”
Writing in two paragraphs which are the main challenges for Europe is far from being an easy task. For sure there are many policy areas in which Europe should be able to give its contribution both...
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Obama to skip the EU summit: “there is confusion over the summit”.
By Pietro De Matteis Such a strong decision was in the air especially in Washington. The US was expecting a new EU after the Lisbon treaty: more coherent, stronger and more comprehensible. An Europe...
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Can the EU stand a new wave of Enlargement?
by Pietro De Matteis Following the ICJ ruling about the legality of Kosovo independence on July 22nd, Italy, Austria and Slovakia have argued that Serbia’s accession process should be accelerated to...
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Energy, environment and climate change: domestic or global challenges?
As underlined by the Chinese leadership on several occasions, the government tends to be less concerned by the global effects of climate change than it is of its local effects, as these directly affect...
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The “Post-Copenhagen Era” and Cancun: an opportunity for the EU and China.
Today there is no agreement on what should replace the Kyoto Protocol (KP) expiring in 2012. What is certain, however, is that the framing of the new climate regime may create new scenarios involving...
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The Eurozone Council: are we a step closer to a European Government?
When in 1992 the decision to provide Europe with the single currency was adopted, voices were raised claiming that it may be difficult to have a monetary union without a political union. This is...
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EU and China’s institutional diplomacy in the field of climate change.
Forthcoming Occasional Paper to be published by the European Union Institute of Security Studies (EU ISS). Author: Pietro De Matteis. Summary and Policy Recommendations. This Occasional Paper aims at...
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The race for the 2014 EP Elections begins: the Convention of the EUROPEAN...
THE BEGINNING OF THE 2014 ELECTION CAMPAIGN. At a time when talking about European federalism is no more a taboo, the European Federalist Party is organising its European Convention which will take...
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EU faces prospect of ‘coup d’état’ by European Council
(Also published on The Parliament Magazine) The 2014 European elections will be remembered as those that transformed the EU into a sort of Parliamentary democracy by indirectly electing the president...
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