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Making more of our interdependence
Our President António Vitorino takes a stand on the main issues of the European Council of 20-21 March 2014 in an interview covering economic issues, the climate and energy package, the situation in Ukraine and the EU-Africa relations.
Our President António Vitorino takes a stand on the main issues of the European Council of 20-21 March 2014 in an interview on the following issues:
1. This European Council meeting is due to provide member states with guidelines relating to the stability or convergence programmes and the national reform programmes that they are required to submit in April. What do you consider to be the primary issues involved here?
2. On a broader level, what might the EU do to avert the danger of deflation and to stimulate growth?
3. The European Council will be addressing the EU’s industrial competitiveness. What can we expect to emerge from this debate?
4. The European Council is going to debate the new “climate and energy” package proposed by the Commission. What is your view regarding the package proposed?
5. In your view, what are the principal messages that the European Council should issue regarding the situation in Ukraine?
6. This European Council is also going to debate relations between Africa and the EU. What decisions and conclusions do you expect to see?
SUR LE MÊME THÈME
ON THE SAME THEME
PUBLICATIONS
European sovereignty: Africa, a strategic partner in times of global challenges
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EU – Africa: Towards a renewal of the relationship?
MÉDIAS
MEDIAS
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Fin du transit de gaz via l’Ukraine : la Russie pourrait en sortir gagnante
Souveraineté européenne : l’Afrique, un allié stratégique face aux défis mondiaux
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EVENTS
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Euroquestions #67 | European defence in the face of war in Ukraine [FR]
Académie Notre Europe | “Europe in the world” session [FR]
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Euroquestions #66 | Between the Slovakian and Polish elections, where is Central Europe heading? [FR]
Euroquestions #64 | A look back at the 2023 State of the Union speech [FR]
Webinar | African and European perspectives on the US-China rivalry [FR]
Euroquestions | The Pact on Migration and Asylum, what about a reform never completed? [FR]
Euroquestions | EU-China relations: rivals, competitors, partners? [FR]
Euroquestions 57 | Reforming the Stability and Growth Pact. Key challenges and opportunities for a revamped European fiscal framework
European Conference | Harvard
Euroquestions 56 | How can the European Union arm Ukraine?
CONFERENCE | WHAT DIPLOMATIC OPTIONS FOR FRANCE IN THE STRATEGIC OUTCOME OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE?
Euroquestions #55 | European foreign and defense policy tested by the war in Ukraine [FR]
Conference | How to integrate Ukraine into the European Union and according to what agenda? [FR]
Webinar “Crossed views at the demographic prospects and its implications in Africa and Europe” [FR]
Académie Notre Europe – Europe in the world session
Euroquestions | Will the invasion of Ukraine strengthen or weaken the EU integration process?
Europe, from a peace project to a power project [FR]
Euroquestions | Is war in Ukraine putting cybersecurity at risk in Europe?
Webinar | What financial architecture for the EU to face the economic, security and environmental challenges of the 21st century?
Webinar | War in Ukraine: what consequences for agri-food supplies in Africa and Europe? [FR]
Balkans, Eastern Europe… Which European Political Community? [FR]
Round-tables on new gas perspectives for the EU
The European Union’s energy supply in the face of geopolitical and environmental challenges
Euroquestions | Embargo on Russian fossil fuels: how can Europe stop funding Putin’s war on Ukraine?
Webinar | Africa-Europe: Crossed views on the war in Ukraine [FR]
My own Europe #1 – Energy geopolitics : The European Union and the climate challenge [FR]
EU-African Union Summit: a renewed partnership on migration and mobility? [ENG]
Conference on the Future of Europe – Climate Change, Environment/Health
Table Ronde : “La politique européenne de l’énergie à l’heure du changement climatique”
Webinar | The next European Council Meeting : potential outcomes & opportunities / A dialogue with Clément Beaune
Annulé : L’urgence climatique, un défi aussi pour les villes d’Europe
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Brussels, 27 June 2019 – Women Rule Summit 2019
Paris, 16 mai 2019 — ParisMat
Paris, 16 April 2019 — European elections: assessment and proposals of the candidates for the climate
Paris, 19 February 2019 – If the climate was a bank, we would have saved it already. What are we waiting for?
Katowice, 13 December 2018 – COP24: Yes Europe !
Paris, 4 December 2018 – Ecological transition and the European Union: what are the levers for the emergency?
Hamburg, 16 November 2018 – FOTAR 2018 : Transatlantic Environmental Policy
Madeira, 19 October 2018 – The EU long-term energy-climate strategy
Paris, 28 September 2018 – Autumn School of the European Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 28 June 2018 – Globalisation and Europeanisation: European solutions for global problems?
Brussels, 24 April 2018 – Geo-politics and the need for transition to cleaner energy
Barcelona, 16 March 2018 – Global commitments on climate change
