Translated by Aliénor Thouvenot

Master’s student in European Affairs at Sciences Po Paris, Aliénor is particularly interested in Franco-German relations, in European political movements, and in consumer protection policy at the European Union’s level.

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The EU and Turkey’s wrestling match on migration

THE EUROPEAN MAGNIFYING GLASS - In late February, Turkey began a wrestling match with the European Union (EU) concerning migration. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked Europe for political and financial support in dealing with the Syrian crisis. Failing that, he threatened to open (…)

vendredi 17 avril 2020

Pensions : a European issue

Macron’s controversial reform in late 2019 has put the issue of pensions in the spotlight once again. Yet a general overview across European pension systems shows that France is not the only country dealing with serious problems - and, in fact, that huge questions will have to be answered (…)

jeudi 16 avril 2020

The Munich Security Conference : Where is the Franco-German tandem ?

THE EUROPEAN MAGNIFIYING GLASS. The 56th Munich security conference took place on the 14-16th February 2020. This year, the main topic of this annual meeting, dedicated to international security issues, was the “decline of the West.” The European Union, especially the French-German partnership (…)

samedi 4 avril 2020

EU-Japan free trade agreement in force

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) entered into force on 1 February. The free trade agreement between the two powerful economic regions, which represent approximately 640 million inhabitants and almost 30% of the global economic output, regulates the exchange of goods, services, (…)

samedi 30 mars 2019

Innovation and energy transition, a winning combination for European industry

How can an energy transition based on a multifaceted innovation approach endow the EU and its industry a decisive advantage in dealing with an unstable 21st century ? What strategies are in place on a European level to ensure the “innovative energy transition” succeeds ?

samedi 9 mars 2019

Police and customs cooperation : different uniforms but a common goal

The progressive abolition of internal borders following the Schengen Agreements was carried out in parallel with an increase in police cooperation between the Member States. Article 39 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985, saying that “the Contracting Parties undertake to ensure that their police authorities shall, in compliance with national law and within the scope of their powers, assist each other for the purposes of preventing and detecting criminal offences”, seemed to be translated into the creation of police and customs cooperation centres (PCCC). The French-Spanish PCCC of Le Perthus is a concrete example.

mercredi 6 mars 2019

Common Agricultural Policy : we need to let the farmers act, instead of reacting for them

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is managed through a multiannual framework, whose next reform is planned for the period 2020-2025. Introduced in 1962, this form of state support for agriculture no longer corresponds to the issues of the 21st century. Governments reacted to tackle the numerous hazards faced by the farmers, but by doing so, they privileged short-term strategies, instead of letting the farmers undertake the transition towards sustainable agriculture.

mardi 19 février 2019

A European army : wishful thinking or a realistic horizon ?

On 6 November last year, Emmanuel Macron proposed the creation of a “true European army”. According to him, this project would be the only one able to protect the continent against the arms race of China or Russia, against the persistence of the Islamic terrorist threat and against the unprecedented withdrawal of the United States with regard to its European allies.

mercredi 23 janvier 2019