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All items tagged European CommissionOpen Think Tank ArticlesOctober 6, 2011 | Where Does Europe's Power Come From?Chloe Gotterson: European politicians describe the EU as a normative power, but it is better described as a civilian power? This essay contends that it is, and that Europe’s leaders emphasize the normative aspects as a strategic and diplomatic maneuver to increase the soft power of Europe. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 23, 2012 | Europe Stoking Trade WarThe European Commission’s recent proposal on public procurement risks a 1930s-style protectionist war. ++ The proposal would allow the EU to close public-procurement markets to countries that exclude European companies from their public contracts. ++ Even bidders with a large European content could be excluded from the process. ++ This means the proposal could harm not only external bidders but ... MoreMarch 1, 2010 | To Be Green or Not to Be Green? Biofuels in QuestionAccording to a report from the British government, “using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops.” ++ Firstly, because clearing rainforests for biofuel plantations releases carbon stored in trees and soil. ++ And secondly, because most of the European biofuel industry does not meet the European minimum sustainability standards. ++ The ... MoreNovember 10, 2008 | Samiullah Wardak, EC Delegation to AfghanistanMr. Samiullah Wardak was born in Kabul in 1976 and migrated to Pakistan at the age of five. In 2002 he returned to Afghanistan where he had been engaged in reintegration and refugee issues. Mr. Wardak has worked as a program administrator for the United Nations Human Settlement Program (2003 - 2004), as a program officer and advisor for the United Nations Development Program (2004 - 2007), and is ... More |
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