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  • Europe’s uncertain energy future

    A high-level European Policy Summit on Wednesday 23 November 2011, Brussels With the participation of Günther Oettinger – EU Commissioner for Energy & Fatih Birol, Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Session I (10.00 – 11.00) – WEO 2011 Presentation : The rising tide of uncertainties Session II (11.30 – 13.00) …

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  • Catherine Ashton answers to EU40 on Egypt

    Dear Sir,   Following our last Plenary debate on the situation in Tunisia and Egypt, and in light of today’s historic events,I wanted to update you on the next steps in our work. I will go to the region on Monday. My visit will start with Tunisia, and I am …

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  • Data Privacy in the new digital age

    EU40 and the U.S. Mission to the European Union were glad to invite your for a discussion with Martin Abrams, Executive Director of the Center for Information Policy Leadership. Executive Director of the Center for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP, a path finding global privacy and information security think tank …

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  • The great success of EU40 Summer BBQ 2011

    It was wonderful welcoming more than a dozen young Members of Parliament together with their staff and 100 Commission and Council officials to our Barbecue on Wednesday evening. The evening turned out to be a success and we used the opportunity to have a good time and exchange ideas in …

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  • Baroness Ashton replies to our concerns on the arab youth

    EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton us the following reply in response to an inquiry from the group of EU40 MEPs concerned about the situation of North African youth in the midst of the ‘Arab Spring’:

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  • YOU submit policy ideas to European leaders

    Brussels is not Europe, and the discussions that take place in the “capital of Europe” are far from representative of the issues that concern many of its 500m citizens. Friends of Europe, an independent think-tank, and Europe’s World, the only pan-European policy journal, in partnership with the European Parliament, Microsoft …

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  • EU40 Study Days

    The Members of the European Parliament, Dan Jørgensen, Katarína Nevedalová, Kristiina Ojuland, Petru Constantin Luhan, Cristian Busoi and Iliana Naydenova Ivanova participated to the EU40 study days for 24 hours in order to discuss a common and young vision for Europe.    

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  • The EU’s Newcomers weigh its costs and benefits 

    A high-le A high-level roundtable co-organised by Friends of Europe and the European Development Platform (EDP) with media partner Europe’s World. Session I – Will the EU’s Troubled “Convergence” debate mean greater divergence between Member States? 12.00 – 13.30 The economic crisis gripping Europe has thrown into sharp relief many …

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