By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center With the presentation of the “New Pact on Migration and Asylum,” the European Commission is trying to answer one question: what happens if Europe experiences another refugee crisis like the one in 2015 (which is ongoing)? Let’s first provide a brief recap of what readers […]
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Mobility barriers to Euro health workers hamper COVID response
“Demand and supply of health professional: imbalances are prevailing” By Isilda Mara, courtesy of WiiW The retirement of baby boomers, the rise in life expectancy and the aging of the population are all warning signs that the demand for health professionals is bound to expand. Now COVID-19 has shown how exposed European countries […]
Canada needs immigration to drive growth
“Increase Immigration – Increase Prosperity” By Matthew Lau, courtesy of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy One of the big policy issues for the federal government this year, as well as in the Conservative leadership race, is immigration. By a margin of 63 percent to 7 percent, according to a recent Leger poll, […]
Does Austrian Black-Green coalition point the way for Europe?
By Dr. Barbara Kolm, Director, Austrian Economics Center The new Austrian coalition treaty between Sebastian Kurz´s OVP and Werner Kogler´s Green Party clearly has two different scripts. The presented pact however shows the strength of the OVP. Out of 15 Ministers the OVP will have 11, whereas the Greens only […]
What can Europe do in North Africa?
“Tunisia: Should the EU do more?” Courtesy of CEPS At a time of fresh Arab uprisings (in Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon), the country that first sparked a wave of protests in 2011 went to the polls to elect a new president and a new parliament. In free and fair elections that were perceived as […]
Strategic threats to Europe are multiplying
“European Security: Four Priorities for 2020-2024” By Louis Cox-Brusseau, courtesy of Europeum As 2019 draws to a close, the European Union bids farewell to a year of historic change. With the election of a new Parliament and the formation of a new Commission, the Union looks ahead to the next five years as […]
“A European pillar in NATO is overdue”
“After the EU elections: Perspectives and priorities for 2019-2024” By Herman Van Rompuy, courtesy of the EPC EPC President Herman Van Rompuy delivered the following speech at the EPC Annual Conference on 6 November 2019 in Brussels. I want to talk to you today about European unity, European sovereignty and the future […]
Winds of change for the EU and Morocco
By James Moran, CEPS After a period in the doldrums, it has been a good year so far for EU-Morocco relations. In February, the European Parliament approved amendments to the EU-Morocco association and fisheries agreements, addressing the dispute about the inclusion of Western Sahara in the scope of those accords. This helped […]
Refugees: The Secret Ingredient To Economic Success
By Rana Novack, Social Impact and Innovation Evangelist I had never before heard the term “Conflict Cuisine,” so in March of 2018, when I was asked to speak to students in a course by the same name at American University in Washington, DC, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I learned […]
Merit-Based Immigration Reform Shouldn’t Sideline Families or Refugees
A new attempt at immigration reform looms, the RAISE Act, touting “merit-based” credentials – but reform supporters should beware of the proposed reform’s limits on immigration based on family connections and refugee status, Sam Peak argues in the OC Register. In fact the reform, contrary to its intended purpose, would likely end up […]