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Friends of Europe: UN says efforts to foster human development in Arab world are making a difference
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Future activities

DPF 'Future World' Evening Debate
Africa's billions: The global players of tomorrow
Tuesday, March 23,2010

Past activities

DPF 'Future World' Lunch Debate
Human security in the Arab world: Defining a role for Europe
Tuesday, March 09,2010

Café Crossfire
Moving forward after Copenhagen
Wednesday, February 03,2010

International Gathering
Women, Peace & Security
Wednesday, January 27,2010

Forum
State of the Union: Annual Brussels Think Tank Forum 2010
Tuesday, January 12,2010

Please note: This list of activities is provisional and subject to change. Members of Friends of Europe receive regular updates on our events and publications.

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It's high time the EU and NATO worked shoulder to shoulder Afghanistan and Kosovo are worrying examples of the inefficiencies created by the impasse in relations between the EU and NATO. Soren Gade Jensen, Denmark’s Defence Minister, makes the case for improved cooperation between the two, leading to a more effective and comprehensive approach

Why Germany looks set to go on punching below its weight Last autumn’s elections freed Angela Merkel from the constraint of her ‘grand coalition’ with Germany’s Social Democrats. But Constanze Stelzenmüller forecasts little change to Berlin’s traditionally cautions foreign policy stance

How the rich OECD nations should handle the emerging giants A new world is dawning, warns Patrick Messerlin, in which the comfortable certainties enjoyed for so long by the world’s industrialised countries are to be challenged by the emerging economies. The answer should be to improve their own governance and to lead by example

How governments should compensate for defence spending cuts Many European governments cut their defence budgets last year, intensifying fears that the EU’s military outreach, and thus the goals of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), will be seriously weakened. The European Defence Agency’s Dick Zandee puts his case for a European approach to defence cooperation.

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Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe: It’s becoming clear that the Greek debt crisis and the troubled outlook for the eurozone and all the EU offers an unhappy glimpse into Europe’s future...
02/03/2010 Read more

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