Enlargement reactivated: a European „bulldozer” in action

Adam Balcer

Enlargement is in a crisis. It’s revitalization should become one of the European goals for the coming years. The success of enlargement would depend on a strong EU’s leadership and would require an introduction of a new “assertive” approach.
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Yanukovich should not be an alibi for the EU

Paweł Zerka

We should not expect that under Victor Yanukovich Ukraine will modernize or come closer to the EU. But many in the EU may feel ‘comfortable’ with his presidency since it will produce a powerful temptation towards inaction. Under these circumstances, Poland should put aside its political sympathies and reinforce its position of  a bridge linking Ukraine with Europe. We should be reminding the EU that the Eastern Partnership is in the long run not a sufficient proposition while urging Ukrainians that without major reforms they cannot expect anything better.
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Far from weakening the euro, the Greek tragedy reveals the currency’s steely edge 

Adam Jasser

With devaluation out as a policy tool for euro zone members, structural reforms are the order of the day across the EU, with Greece and Spain being just the first battle grounds in this process. For 10 years, the euro gave a number of countries a free ride on the back of the global economic exuberance. Now, it is acting as an agent of change and  deeper economic and political integration in the EU.
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Heading for the Strategic Partnership EU-Turkey in the Foreign Policy

Adam Balcer

Strategic partnership between the European Union and Turkey would significantly increase the effectiveness of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - says Adam Balcer, Senior Fellow and "EU enlargement and neighborhood" Project Leader, in the most recent report published by demosEUROPA-Center for European Strategy. Thanks to such a partnership, the process of Turkish accession into the EU would not lose its momentum. Why then the EU has not yet engaged in a strategic cooperation with Turkey?
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How to efficiently implement CCS in Poland?

Agata Hinc

In the coming decades the world will still depend on fossil fuels. This is why, in order to quickly reduce CO2 emissions, we will have to make use of clean coal technologies. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will have a key role to play here. In the opinion of the International Energy Agency, CCS can in the long run bring up to a 100% reduction of the CO2 produced during the coal burning process in power plants. The report puts forward several reccommendations for a safe and efficient implementation of CCS in Poland.
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The cogs that move the wheel. Seven key messages from Central Europe on the successor to the Lisbon Strategy

This paper argues that although the Lisbon Strategy has not been an overwhelming success in the past, it is indispensable in the future as the post-crisis global environment requires determined action to rejuvenate the EU’s economic and social model. The successor to the Lisbon Strategy needs to focus on long-term structural challenges such as the building of the low-carbon economy, demography and innovation as the central point of reference for policy-makers and practitioners.

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