New ideas for Europe’s relations with China, Russia, and beyond
WEBSep 9, 2011 · Our work involves many issues relating to Europe and foreign policy, and our programmes focus on Africa, Asia, the Middle East & North Africa, and Wider Europe. ECFR has a mission: to build a stronger Europe in a world of growing challenges – from China and Russia to climate change, geo-economics, security, and more.
About ECFR | ECFR
WEBAbout ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We …
Tracking Europe’s energy security: Four lessons from the EU ... - ECFR
WEBNov 24, 2022 · European policymakers are currently cautiously optimistic about the EU’s ability to make it through to spring 2023 without a major crisis. This optimism comes principally from the healthy level of gas storage in the EU, which stands above 95 per cent of capacity according to the International Energy Agency, combined with the warm autumn and winter so far.
The new China consensus: How Europe is growing wary of Beijing
WEBSep 7, 2020 · Macron’s administration has long identified China’s growing role in the world as a key foreign policy challenge. This perception has also been part of the reasoning behind France’s overtures to Russia and its debates about strengthening Europe’s defensive and offensive economic capabilities.
Profile: Alexander Stubb - ECFR
WEBAlexander Stubb was elected president of Finland in February 2024. Formerly the director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute in Florence, he has previously served as the prime minister, finance minister, foreign minister, trade, and Europe minister of Finland. He was a member of the European Parliament ...
Law and global order: EU legislation on human rights due diligence
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · In 2019 a coalition of Ugandan and French civil society organisations became the first complainants to sue a transnational corporation under France’s 2017 duty of vigilance law.The group argues that the French oil giant, TotalEnergies, failed to conduct due diligence on the impact of its drilling activities in Uganda, resulting in serious human rights and environmental violations.
The unwavering European: Spain and its place in Europe | ECFR
WEBApr 5, 2019 · The EU28 Survey. The EU28 Survey is a bi-annual expert poll conducted by ECFR in the 28 member states of the European Union. The study surveys the cooperation preferences and attitudes of European policy professionals working in governments, politics, think tanks, academia, and the media to explore the potential for coalitions among EU member states.
Explainer: The Iran nuclear deal - ECFR
WEBJul 17, 2015 · The main components of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed on 14 July between Iran and the E3+3 (that is, France, Germany, the UK, China, the US and Russia) is summarised below. An overwhelming number of non-proliferation experts and scientists have assessed that the terms of the JCPOA provide the most reasonable and durable means to ensure Iran does not produce a nuclear weapon ...
Profile: Ivan Krastev - ECFR
WEBIvan Krastev chairs the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and is a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna. He is a founding board member of ECFR, a member of Open Society Foundations’ global advisory board, a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and the author of the widely acclaimed book “After Europe”.
The ECFR Council
WEBThe ECFR Council is the strongest and most visible expression of ECFR’s pan-European identity. It has grown from 50 founding members in 2007 to over 330 members from across Europe. Currently chaired by Carl Bildt, Lykke Friis and Norbert Röttgen, our unique strategic community brings together renowned European decision-makers, experts ...
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