As the EU strives to move towards a climate-neutral economy that acts in harmony with the environment, maritime transport, like other transport modes and economic sectors, is faced with the increasingly urgent challenge of playing its part in this transition. While it is importan...
In the words of the late Stephen Hawking, ‘AI [Artificial Intelligence] could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation. Or the worst. We just don’t know.’ As the world stands at the cusp of this transformative technology, much is at stake. Deployed wisely, AI holds...
A remote frontier for thousands of years, the Arctic is rapidly gaining international attention. Global warming is causing the Central Arctic Ocean’s ice to melt at an unprecedented rate, threatening crucial ecosystems and biodiversity in the wider Arctic region. As a result, glo...
In the 21st century, those who control digital technologies are increasingly able to influence economic, societal and political outcomes. Policymakers around the world are waking up to the critical imprint that digital technologies have on their countries’ strategic autonomy and ...
Europe established itself as a world leader in the information and communication technology revolution back in the 1980s, when Member States enabled a rapid take-off of GSM technology thanks to a united and forward-looking approach. But its leadership has since faded away. Perhap...
Faced with ageing populations, most EU Member States have taken measures to reform their public pension systems with a view to preserving the sustainability of their public finances. Although considerable progress has been made, many Member States will need to do more still given...
Cooperation between the two continents is hardly new and a lot of progress has been made, but Europe and Africa can and must go much further together. Too much of the African continent is still plagued by a lack of decent basic infrastructures, slow growth, extreme poverty, pande...
Recent developments inside and around the EU are challenging the traditional boundaries of security and defence. New, borderless and versatile threats and challenges – from terrorism and cyberattacks to recent waves of illegal immigration exacerbated by wars and instability in Eu...
Faced with the already tangible effects of climate change, dwindling global competitiveness, and the pressures of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, one of the main goals of the Juncker Commission is to accelerate the modernisation of Europe’s economy, making it more sustainable...
Breaches of sensitive data, mass disinformation campaigns, cyberespionage and attacks on critical infrastructure – these are no longer futuristic threats, but real events that affect individuals, businesses and governments on a daily basis. Yet they remain largely unprosecuted. T...