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May, 2020

Pariscope: Macron’s Ententes Cordiales Against China

Eye on Europe

France wants insurance against Chinese hegemony.

Keeping an Equidistance

Berlin Observer

Trends in German public opinion point to a weakening commitment to both European integration and the transatlantic alliance.

Europe’s Sovereignty Conundrum

Eye on Europe

The call for greater “European sovereignty” has become very popular of late, but it is far from clear what the term means.

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+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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European Encounters (#EuropeCounts), supported by Stiftung Mercator (2017-18), aims at contributing toward building a European public. Europeans from different ends and spheres of the continent exchange views on topics relevant to the whole EU. It’s time to make discussions truly European.

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