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2020 Strategic foresight report: charting the course towards a more resilient Europe
This first annual strategic foresight report presents the European Commission’s strategy to integrate strategic foresight into EU policy-making.
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Renewables beat fossil fuels
This mid-year analysis reports the aggregate data from every EU country, to present the latest insights on Europe’s electricity transition. Findings demonstrate renewables (solar, wind, hydro and biomass) didn’t just beat out coal on the European grid — they beat out all fossil fuels put together. As a result, the continent's power sector CO2 emissions...
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The U.S — China race and the fate of transatlantic relations
This paper examines other geopolitical factors that could contribute to greater friction between the United States and the European Union, in relation to China, and proposes policies to partially reduce this tension.
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Landing the blame: overfishing in Northeast Atlantic
EU fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. This paper identifies which EU Member States are standing in the way of more fish, more profits, and more jobs for European citizens.
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The future of democracy in Europe: technology and the evolution of representation
To the extent that perceptions of a crisis in liberal democracy in Europe can be confirmed, this paper investigates the nature of the problem and its causes, and asks what part, if any, digital technology plays in it.