The EU Cloud Computing Strategy – what impact on your business?
As everybody in the “Brussels bubble” knows, in about one and half years, the European Commission’s term will expire and a new set of Commissioners will come to town. One might assume that given this...
View ArticleDG Connect pays us a visit
Yesterday, we welcomed Mr Robert Madelin, Director General of DG Connect, to the FH offices for a high-level roundtable debate. Mr Madelin provided his insights on the mid-term review of the Digital...
View ArticleDoes Europe supply what Europe demands?
Last month, Andrew Wright, interim chief executive of Ofgem, the UK’s government regulator for the electricity and natural gas markets, warned that “Britain’s energy industry is facing an unprecedented...
View ArticleListening to the Washington perspective on privacy and cybersecurity
On Wednesday December 4th we welcomed Kevin Gundersen, vice president at Banner Public Affairs and a former intelligence and cybersecurity advisor for the US House of Representatives Committee on...
View Article“What future for European Defence?”
This question could not be timelier given the recent momentum in the area of security and defence, with the European Council last December discussing defence for the first time since 2005 (!). Last...
View ArticleTHE EU AND NATO – A YEAR OF CHANGE
This year’s edition of Brussels Forum, hosted three interesting speakers: EEAS’s Lady Ashton, Council’s Mr Van Rompuy and NATO’s Rasmussen. All three of them will step down from their positions this...
View ArticleAN INTERESTING MONTH IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS COMES TO AN END
March was an interesting month, and for a minute it felt like Europe was the centre of attention for the entire world: President Obama visited Belgium for the very first time, Chinese President Xi...
View ArticleThe most unexpected outcome of the rise of the leftist outsiders ‘Podemos’
King Felipe VI: Called to be a Symbol In a turn of events that few would have predicted a fortnight ago, King Juan Carlos I of Spain (76) formally announced today his decision to put an end to his...
View ArticleIt’s the economy… stupid!
Excuse us being the latest of a long string of commentators to use this time-honored title for our blog post, but sometimes it’s a reminder that just has to be said again and again. This weekend, case...
View ArticleCan Europe fill its investment gap?
When Jean-Claude Juncker took office last year as President of the European Commission he claimed that Europe had a problem – it was chronically under-investing in its critical infrastructure. The long...
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