Marije Cornelissen: The Refugees in the EU
(October 14, 2014) Marije Cornelissen talks about the current refugee situation and why this problem is still not on the top of the European Union agenda. The speaker is a former member of...
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Founding fathers of the European Union: Konrad Adenauer
The first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, who stood at the head of the newly-formed state from 1949-63, changed the face of post-war German an...
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Founding fathers of the European Union: Sicco Mansholt
Sicco Mansholt was a farmer, a member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War, a national politician and the first European Commissioner responsi...
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After having invested in the East and the South, the European Union should turn its attention towards the North. Greenland should be a priority through a stronger financial investment of the European Union in its Partnership Agreement with this strategic Arctic territory.
MP Andr Gattolin is Vice-Chair of the French Senates Finance and European Affairs Committees. He recently authored areporton the Arctic and is completing another one on Greenland.Dr. Damien Degeorges is a Reykjavk-based internationalconsultantand the author of a doctoral thesis on The Role of Greenland in the Arctic.
In May this year, in its conclusion on developing a European Union Policy towards the Arctic region, the Council (supported) strengthening the partnership between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other which aims at promoting the sustainable development of Greenland and the diversification of the economy.
Greenland, which was part of the European Communities from 1973 to 1985, is facing political and economic difficulties. Even though the Self Rule Act, which entered into force in 2009, made Greenlands independence legally possible, such a perspective remains far away. One thing is to declare independence, another is to have built a solid economy and a well-educated society. These two challenges are precisely ones where the European Union is assisting Greenland through its Partnership Agreement, for which EUR 217.8 million. have been allocated for the 2014-2020 period.
Unexpected elections, lessthan two yearsafter the last ones, are to be held in Greenland on November 28th. The internal campaign of Greenlands current largest party,Siumut, which in the 1980s led the campaign to leave the European Communities, brought an unexpected topic back in the political debate: the eventuality for Greenland to rejoin the European Union.
The interesting part is that the question was brought back in the debate by a former Education Minister. Education is a central soft power instrument of the EU in its relationship with Greenland. During the 2007-2013 period, the European Union allocatedno less than EUR 25 million annually for the Greenland Education Programme, as part of its Partnership Agreement with Greenland.
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The European Union's environment agency says the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by nearly 2 percent last year, putting the EU very close to reaching its emissions target for 2020.
That goal is to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by 20 percent compared to 1990 levels.
The European Environment Agency said Tuesday that emissions already have fallen 19 percent, meaning the 28-nation bloc is likely to achieve a larger reduction than it aimed for.
The EEA projected that 2020 emissions will be 21 percent or 24 percent lower than they were in 1990, depending on whether planned climate action is implemented in full.
However, some countries weren't on track to meet their individual targets through domestic action, including Germany and Spain.
Most scientists agree the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are the main cause of climate change.
The EEA said the EU as a whole also was on track to meet its goals on getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydropower by 2020, and of improving energy efficiency by 20 percent.
Nine member statesCroatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Britainare on track to meet targets for all three climate and energy policy objectives.
Just last week the EU set new goals for 2030: 40 percent emissions cuts, 27 percent renewables and a 27 percent reduction in energy consumption.
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