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The Sarko show: let the curtain rise!
Image by looking4poetry via Flickr In what we hope will be a series of regular reflections from our colleagues at FH Paris on Bld Haussman during the current EU French Presidency, a mail arrives with...
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Sarko in the Celtic Tiger’s cage
Image via Wikipedia The second in our now regular series of blog posts from our lovely French colleagues over in Paris…grrrrrrr. After the announcement of the “No” on Friday, June 13, Dublin erupted in...
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Digitization of cultural content – Commission enters into unknown territory
In ancient times, the library of Alexandria was said to contain up to 70% of all human knowledge. Aiming to reap the benefits of the digital age, the European Commission wants to do even better than...
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We twitter on EBS2009, do you dare to care?
A year ago we posted on the European Business Summit 2008 and their use of video and blogs for their event. Well they are back again for another go – blog here and website here - and so are we. This...
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Public affairs in a global world – a new internet resource
Image via Wikipedia Over recent years, our work here at FH Brussels has become increasingly international in nature. The internet has of course contributed to this. In this globally connected age, the...
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eHealth – A revolution for Europe’s health systems?
Image via Wikipedia The topic of ehealth is attracting huge interest in Brussels amongst policymakers, stakeholders, think tanks…. Basically our Brussels’ bubble. First of all – what is it? A good...
View ArticleLibya highlights Europe’s defence weakness
The ability of we Europeans to provide for our own defence has been increasingly in doubt since the end of the cold war. I well remember George Robertson, when he was NATO Secretary General,...
View ArticleWhen Europe sneezes, will the world catch pneumonia?
Since the eurozone crisis first erupted three years ago it has largely been seen as Europe’s problem. It has now become a global emergency. This crisis is “scaring the world” says President Obama,...
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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...
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DG 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...
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Does 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...
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Listening 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...
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“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...
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THE 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...
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AN 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...
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The 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...
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It’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...
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Can 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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