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The EU’s new, more practical strategy for Africa
The EU’s new strategy for Africa focuses on areas that are of crucial importance in the eyes of African governments: green transition and energy access, digital transformation, sustainable growth and jobs, peace and governance, and migration and mobility. However, a lack of political cohesion on the European side could prevent Brussels from offering terms that would satisfy its African counterparts.
Relevance beyond the crisis: The future of macroeconomic policy
While the scale of the coronavirus emergency requires government intervention, it is worth asking what the consequences of those rescue measures will be in the long term, especially considering the preexisting weaknesses of the economy. Unless the magnitude of the crisis raises awareness of governments’ failings, some European countries’ bloated ...
Blockchain in shipping, more than a buzzword
Blockchain could considerably lighten the administrative load of the maritime transport industry, in addition to preventing devastating cyberattacks. However, companies are hesitant to adopt the technology because of the legal uncertainty that surrounds it. The current lack of comprehensive regulations is perceived as a security liability, but there are also ...
Opinion: European airlines set to lose competitiveness under new rules
European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen has made it clear that she intends to create a level playing field for EU airlines. However, the legislative package currently being discussed contains measures that would have the opposite effect. Taxes on kerosene could hobble EU aviation companies by putting them at ...
Cyberwarfare, the privateering of today
Germany’s Ministry of Defence is creating a unified cyberwarfare command, adding what amounts to a fifth service to the four traditional operational areas – land, sea, air and space. Minister Ursula von der Leyen has appointed a physicist and former McKinsey consultant, Katrin Suder, to supervise the process. The reorganisation ...
