A European Year of Remembrance: An Introduction A European Year of Remembrance is about much more than the First World War, but it is also about its legacy. For above all, it is about the people of Europe. The people of Europe are those who we are commemorating in this project. Ilana Bet-El
Description and political analysis of the current state of the Polish Energy Policy The problem in Poland is the coal-based structure of the energy sector. This results in the highest external costs for the production of energy in the EU, contributing to the loss of 1.2 million days’ pay annually as an effect of health problems. Andrzej Kassenberg
Portugal: 40 Years of Democracy and Integration in the European Union Portugal, a country full of hopes for the future in 1974. A country with very poor macroeconomic and social-development indicators, where most of the population had limited contact with the rest of the world, except those spread in the African colonies and in some European countries. Ricardo Cabral, Viriato Soromenho-Marques
The French Energy Transition at crossroads Will the French government really take a major energy, societal and economic change forward and seize the opportunities the Energy Transition offers? Or will it listen to vested interests in nuclear power and fossil fuels? Celia Gautier
Energy policy delivery is getting lost among UK’s parochial political football games Energy policy has certainly become a popular sport in the UK these days. With the country preparing for a general election in a year’s time, the topic is now becoming a big political football. Mark Johnston
Ukraine: What the EU can do Most important now is that the international community responds speedily and clearly to what amounts to a Russian occupation of the Crimea and the additional threat of Russian troops being stationed in Ukraine. Ralf Fücks
EUROLAT Calls For Effective Action To End Femicide The EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly calls for effective action to end femicide.
The Swiss Referendum: Stoking Fires Home and Away The Swiss referendum on establishing immigration quotas seen throught the prisms of EU-Swiss relations, that of the debate on freedon of movement and that of the proliferation of referenda. Alex Lazarowicz
The EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework: What is at Stake for the Global Climate Commentary How will the EU’s 2030 decisions influence the global fight against climate change. Silvia Brugger