Archives d’Auteur: Lara Martelli
Postcard from Brussels
The European Young Leaders (EYL40) met in Brussels on 9-11 September for the first time since the pandemic disrupted society. The EYL40 programme, led by Friends of Europe, has been instrumental in connecting young talent throughout Europe, with the aim of encouraging new generations to foster a regeneration of a different kind of leadership. They […]
La présidence solitaire de von der Leyen
DÉCRYPTAGE – Après deux ans à la tête de la Commission européenne, Ursula Von der Leyen cherche encore sa place dans les subtils équilibres européens. Par Anne Rovan Lisse, maîtresse d’elle-même et toujours dans la retenue, Ursula von der Leyen reste une énigme. Près de deux ans après avoir pris les commandes de la Commission, ils […]
Tech Crackdown Is a Cloud Over China Economy, Ex-WTO Chief Says
By Tom Hancock 6 septembre 2021 China’s regulatory efforts to increase control over its technology sector adds another “decoupling engine” to the global economy, which could weigh on Chinese growth prospects, the former head of the World Trade Organization said. Pascal Lamy, who has long-warned of the negative effects of U.S. efforts to “decouple” elements of its economy […]
Weekend Roundup: Planetary Politics When The Nation-State Falters
An array of new actors beyond formal international relations are emerging to cope with pandemics, climate change and geopolitical pandemonium. BY NATHAN GARDELSSEPTEMBER 3, 2021 It is easier to see the real-time demise of the familiar old world order than it is to see key elements of the next one falling into place. While the inability […]
Letter: World leaders urged to boost vaccine availability
The world is at a perilous and urgent moment in the Covid-19 pandemic. The Deltavariant has spread rapidly to more than 130 countries, demonstrating that we arefighting a virus that doesn’t respect borders and advances rapidly acrosscontinents. The best way to prevent further catastrophe is to dramatically decrease worldwidecases and slow transmission of the virus […]
Europe’s glory days of trade deals are over
Striking accords worldwide is a core EU competence but it’s never been so politically toxic. by Barbara Moens·1 HOUR AGO· 10 MINUTE READ Striking trade deals is only getting tougher for the EU. Under previous European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Brussels’ trade negotiators were on a deal-making roll, concluding or signing landmark pacts with Canada, Japan, Vietnam, […]
Pascal LAMY 