Information on "Economics" and "Western Europe"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Germany’s Private Climate Finance Support
Author: Shelagh Whitley, Rohan Mohanty
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
During the 2009 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen developed nations committed to the mobilization of long term climate finance from public and private sources. More on «Germany’s Private Climate Finance Support» -
Feb 2013
Carbon Efficiency, Technology, and the Role of Innovation Patterns
Author: Sebastian Petrick
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Based on a detailed firm data set on the German manufacturing sector, this study performs a decomposition analysis of industrial CO2 emissions. More on «Carbon Efficiency, Technology, and the Role of Innovation Patterns »
January 2013
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25 Jan 2013
Balancing Austerity with Ambitions: The (Close) Future of French Defence Policy
Author: Pinar Elman, Marcin Terlikowski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This commentary’s context is the French intervention in Mali, which confirms both the traditional French ambition to play a global security role and its willingness to engage in crisis-torn regions where it has well-established interests. More on «Balancing Austerity with Ambitions: The (Close) Future of French Defence Policy» -
22 Jan 2013
France’s Economic Problems: Consequences for EU Policy and Poland
Author: Elżbieta Kaca
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This commentary observes that France’s poor economic performance is diminishing its positive impact on EU policies in favor of Germany as well as its capacity to make good its vision of the future of Europe. More on «France’s Economic Problems: Consequences for EU Policy and Poland» -
16 Jan 2013
África Subsahariana: un espacio de oportunidades para la empresa española
Author: Rafael Gómez-Jordana Moya
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este documento de trabajo se dedica al continente África y analiza las oportunidades políticas y económicas que África ofrece a España. More on «África Subsahariana: un espacio de oportunidades para la empresa española» -
16 Jan 2013
Turkey's Economy Slows Down: Will this Affect Spain's Burgeoning Trade and Investment?
Author: William Chislett
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Like Spain, the Turkish economy became overheated and growth is still high by EU standards. More on «Turkey's Economy Slows Down: Will this Affect Spain's Burgeoning Trade and Investment?» -
8 Jan 2013
Ireland’s Council Presidency: Serving the Irish Best?
Author: Agata Gostyńska, Kacper Rękawek
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This commentary discusses Ireland's EU Council presidency and argues that Ireland is an example of promising economic transition that could successfully act as a facilitator of an EU-wide debate on the most effective measures to combat the crisis. More on «Ireland’s Council Presidency: Serving the Irish Best?» -
Jan 2013
The Allocation of German Aid: Self-Interest and Government Ideology
Author: Axel Dreher, Peter Nunnenkamp, Maya Schmaljohann
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The paper investigates the importance of geo-strategic and commercial motives for the allocation of German aid to 138 countries over the 1973-2010 period. More on «The Allocation of German Aid: Self-Interest and Government Ideology» -
Jan 2013
Vive l’Europe! Vive l’Union!
Author: Joachim Fritz-Vannahme
Publisher: Bertelsmann Foundation
The 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty between Germany and France is a good moment for both nations to look back with pride at what has been achieved. More on «Vive l’Europe! Vive l’Union!»
December 2012
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21 Dec 2012
El impacto del Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior en la diplomacia española
Author: Ignacio Molina, Alicia Sorroza
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
La puesta en marcha del Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior (SEAE) y la crisis económica y financiera propician un debate en profundidad sobre el futuro de la diplomacia española. More on «El impacto del Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior en la diplomacia española»
