PESCO: The Last Chance
To the outside observer, Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) equals the long list of projects rather than the 20 binding commitments that were hailed as a game-changer when PESCO was launched […]
Publications
Defence Industries Revived
Europe still does not have adequate hardware. And Europe still expects its soldiers and sailors and airmen to make do, deploy, co-operate at the drop of a hat – and […]
India and The EU in 2024: Where to Next?
In this multi-election-year both the Indian Government and the European Parliament will soon face their respective voters. Relations between the EU and India, two powerful actors on the world stage, […]
Towards a Geopolitical Green Deal
With an agreement within the Council and the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is just one plenary vote away from adoption by the […]
Stalin’s Shadow: Putin’s Response to the Moscow Terrorist Atrocity
The reprehensible and abhorrent act of terrorists targeting innocent civilians deserves condemnation wherever it occurs in the world. This condemnation extends to the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in […]
Flemish Procurement Policy and the case of Van Hool: Undermining European Industrial Sustainability
Early January, vehicle producer Van Hool – once a Flemish industrial crown jewel – missed out on a tender for 92 electric buses ordered by the Flemish public transport company […]