Shale gas in Europe: much ado about little?
Shale gas is an unconventional form of gas because its extraction is more difficult or less economical than that of conventional natural gas. It has become an important item of […]
Egmont papers
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Le projet de révision du code minier de la RDC: de l’incitation à la dissuasion?
Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo a initié un processus de modification du Code minier. Il fait couler beaucoup d’encre tant ses aspects fiscaux sont de nature à […]
State of defence in Europe: state of emergency?
When a doctor calls for a thorough examination of the state of a patient’s health, he hopes that everything will turn out to be alright, but it really means that […]
Europe and the world or snow white and the seven fallacies
European foreign policy: the words do not conjure up any grand images. In the absence of any real ambition, there are neither triumphs to celebrate nor disasters to mourn. There […]
The Unified Court on patents: the new oxymoron of European law
The creation of the unified patent court could be perceived by many observers of European affairs as an extremely specialized debate, which has produced a highly complex compromise after decades […]
The European citizens’ initiative: next big thing or new false good idea ?
One of the key innovative elements of the Lisbon Treaty was the creation of a European Citizens’ Initiative. Egmont Paper 59 evokes the main legal elements of the European Citizens’ […]