Report
Think Global – Act European IV – Thinking Strategically about the EU’s External Action
16 European think tanks present their recommendations on a global strategy for the EU’s External Action.
The Jacques Delors Institute has transformed its project Think Global – Act European (TGAE), launched in 2008 and which today mobilises 16 european think tanks, into the heart of a broader reflection concerning the instruments of the EU’s external action service.
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The report was presented on the 15th May 2013 in Brussels at the Hotel Silken Berlaymont with the participation, notably of, Pascal Lamy, Director General of the WTO, Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Defence, David O’Sullivan,Chief Operating Officer, EEAS…
Please find attached the event’s programme and the synthesis of the debate.
Jean-Yves Le Drian’s speech: ‘Europe of Defence: A pragmatic approach’
Pascal Lamy’s speech: ‘Engaging with middle and global players’
The Jacques Delors Institute further presents its TGAE IV report in various Member State capitals:
–Madrid on the 10th of June in partnership with Real Instituto Elcano,
–Berlin on the 1st of July in partnership with SWP,
–Paris on the 4th of July in partnership with the EU Institute on Security Studies …
The 5 Working Groups:
How can Europeans promote their economic interest at the global level?
[seminar synthesis] [series of policy papers]
What are the EU external strategies for resources and sustainable development?
[seminar synthesis] [series of policy papers]
How can Europeans address their demographic challenge through a comprehensive migration strategy? [seminar synthesis] [series of policy papers]
How to make out of the EU’s vicinity an opportunity for the EU itself?
[seminar synthesis] [series of policy papers]
How can Europeans be considered seriously with lower hard security capacities?
[seminar synthesis] [series of policy papers]
Previous Editions>>
Think Global – Act European III (June 2011) >>
Think Global – Act European II (March 2010) >>
Think Global – Act European I (May 2008) >>
Contact: Elvire Fabry, Chercheur Senior, Notre Europe – Institut Jacques Delors, efabry@notre-europe.eu
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Promoting peace is not the same as fighting war
European defence Part 2 : Industries
EU and China between De-Risking and Cooperation: Scenarios by 2035
MÉDIAS
MEDIAS
Enrico Letta is thinking about funding for the green transition
Agriculture : imposer les standards européens au reste du monde, un vœu pieux ?
Europa rüstet auf
ÉVÉNEMENTS
EVENTS
The EU’s response to Ukrainian refugees three months on
Euroquestions #69 | For an Energy Union 2.0. to implement the Green Pact [FR]
Académie Notre Europe | “Europe of migration” session [FR]
Euroquestions #68 | The EU and its South Caucasian neighbors: time for change
Euroquestions #67 | European defence in the face of war in Ukraine [FR]
Conférence Jacques Delors 2023 – La transition écologique [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
Académie Notre Europe | Session in Brussels [FR]
Euroquestions 56 | How can the European Union arm Ukraine?
Euroquestions #55 | European foreign and defense policy tested by the war in Ukraine [FR]
Académie Notre Europe : “Europe of migration” session [FR]
Euroquestions | Which European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)?
Webinar | Franco-German perspectives: energy economics
Euroquestions | Franco-German relations: 2023, year of recovery? [FR]
Académie Notre Europe – Europe in the world session
Does the 2023 budget allow the French to cope with the energy crisis? [FR]
Euroquestions | What about energy poverty in Europe and its challenges in times of inflation? [FR]
Euroquestions | Is war in Ukraine putting cybersecurity at risk in Europe?
Webinar | War in Ukraine: what consequences for agri-food supplies in Africa and Europe? [FR]
Jacques Delors Conference: The Promise of Europe [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?
Euroquestions | War in Ukraine : What are the consequences for the European agricultural model? [FR]
My own Europe #1 – Energy geopolitics : The European Union and the climate challenge [FR]
Euroquestions | Ukrainian refugees: hosting in Europe and impact on European migration policy? [FR]
Euroquestions | War in Ukraine : the European Union’s response, beyond sanctions [FR]
EU-African Union Summit: a renewed partnership on migration and mobility? [ENG]
Migration, asylum, mobility and integration in Europe: inseparable common values | Presentation of the report published in December 2021 [FR]
Conference | Integration in Europe : Oxalá, Hopelijk, avec un peu de chance… | Perspectives from Belgium, France and Portugal [FR]
Will the Fitfor55 Package Make the Housing Crisis Better or Worse ?
Transatlantic relations in the age of Joe Biden: What implications for the European Union? [FR]
Euroquestions | The Geopolitics behind the European Gas Shock
EUROPEAN RECOVERY FUND: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR METROPOLITAN AREAS [ESP]
Conference on the Future of Europe – Climate Change, Environment/Health
EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY AND THE UNION’S EXTERNAL ACTION [FR]
Green recovery policies in Europe [FR]
The Sustainable Development Meetings – 2021 [FR]
European EnerGreenDeal Conference
Webinar: American Extraterritorial Sanctions
A More Perfect Economic Union – A Transatlantic Tribute to Henrik Enderlein
Conférence Jacques Delors : Rebondir avec l’Europe
EU migration and asylum policy: a fresh start?
Académie Notre Europe – L’Europe Commerciale et de la Défense
EU migration and asylum policy: a fresh start?
Euroquestions | 2021, european year of rail: getting europeans to prefer trains [FR]
Euroquestion | Quelle gestion de l’endettement public à la suite du Covid ?
The Future of Trade: How can Europe and the United States join forces to rewrite the post-COVID trade agenda
Quel avenir pour le dialogue transatlantique après l’élection de Joe Biden ?
Table Ronde : “La politique européenne de l’énergie à l’heure du changement climatique”
Webinaire | The Future EU – US Trade Relationship
Webinaire | Nouveau pacte pour la migration : la Commission peut-elle reprendre la main sur le dossier migratoire ?
Webinaire | Nouveau pacte pour la migration : la Commission peut-elle reprendre la main sur le dossier migratoire ?
Etats-Unis : définir une stratégie pour l’Europe
Etats-Unis : définir une stratégie pour l’Europe
Euroquestions | Un an de Green Deal – 5 ans d’Accord de Paris : où en est le monde ? Où en est l’Europe ?
Euroquestions | Un an de Green Deal – 5 ans d’Accord de Paris : où en est le monde ? Où en est l’Europe ?
Soirée électorale : Elections américaines, sociétés, imaginaires
2020 virtual Outermost regions Forum | “Together for a sustainable future”
Euroquestions | Relance et puissance : mots d’ordre de la rentrée européenne
Wébinaire | Préparer un avenir propre et résilient pour les villes européennes
WEBINAR | What do we need a World Trade Organization for?
WEBINAR | A European Border Carbon Adjustment proposal
Webinar | 7th conference on sustainable development of mediterranean small islands
Webinar | Greener After – A Green Recovery Stimulus for a post-COVID-19 Europe
Quel rôle pour l’Europe dans un monde post-Covid ?
WEBINAR | Overcoming Covid-19 crises by building a clean and resilient Europe
Webinar | EU Green Deal: an innovative path to reach a low carbon Europe?
Des réponses européennes
à l’asile et aux migrations
Greening the EU trade policy
Rupture or Reorder?
Annulé : L’urgence climatique, un défi aussi pour les villes d’Europe
La Pacte Vert européen, mode d’emploi
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Energising the Green Deal
AmCham Confidential
Energy Innovation : how to deliver on the European green deal
Académie Notre Europe n°2 – Green Europe
Paris, 5 November 2019 – How to finance Energy Innovation in Europe in order to reach Climate neutrality by 2050?
Paris, 17 October 2019 – Energy Transition Governance for Better Energy Security in Europe
Brussels, 16th October 2019 – Three solutions to finance the Green Deal
Brussels, 15 October 2019 – Europe: Post Elections Challenges
Webinar 1 – The Green Deal & Energy Innovation : what should the new European Commission do during its first 100 days in office?
Ludwigsfelde, 2 October 2019 – Citizen dialogue and Trilateral Experts seminar on Social Europe
Brussels, 26 September 2019 – ENABLE.EU Final Conference: Enabling the Energy Transition
Paris, 5 September 2019 – Global Convergences Forum
Brussels, 27 June 2019 – Women Rule Summit 2019
Paris, 21 June 2019 – European Citizens and Consumers: seizing the opportunity of the energy transition
Brussels, 20 June 2019 – EUSEW – What makes consumers tick? Best practices and tools
Brussels, 18 June 2019 – Sustainable finace for innovation and energy efficiency
Brussels, 24 May 2019 – Research and Innovation as a compass for the future we want
Paris, 17 May 2019 – Académie Notre Europe : Europe and migrations
Paris, 16 mai 2019 — ParisMat
Strasbourg, 16 May 2019 — What role for buildings in the Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy ?
Paris, 16 May 2019 – Understanding the European Energy Transition
Brussels, 15 May 2019 — A Long Term Strategy for Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy: what role for electricity ?
Brussels, 15 May 2019 — A Long Term Strategy for Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy: what role for heat pumps?
Florence, 9 may 2019 — Policy Advisory Council of the European University Institute’s Florence School of Regulation
Nantes, 8 May 2019 — District Heating & Cooling for All – Involving Citizens, Customers and Consumers
Paris, 7 May 2019 — Energy security in the European energy transition
Paris, 6 May 2019 — Global oil executives and the european energy transition
Paris, 6 May 2019 — Understanding the european energy transition
Tunis, 3 may 2019 — Tunisia’s challenges and responses to threats to multilateralism
Brussels, 2 May 2019 — What has the European Commission achieved for the energy transition during the last five years?
Prague, 30 April 2019 – A Long Term Strategy for Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy – what role for nuclear?
Brussels, 24 April 2019 – A Long Term Strategy for Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy