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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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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 Europe could alter the Arab-Israeli 'political calculus' If the EU wants to make a real contribution to efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, says Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, it should consider imposing an ‘occupation tax’ on all dealings by Europeans with the Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank

Europe is ready for a common borders policy Control of the EU’s external borders is improving, says Ilkka Laitinen, who heads the Frontex agency. But he warns that without a coherent Europe-wide approach to illegal immigration and cross-border criminality it will be of little use

"Counterfactual" aid evaluation: When what you see may not be what you're getting Development aid specialists have long argued about how development assistance should be evaluated so that both host governments and aid donors can have a clearer picture of what works and what doesn’t. Martin Prowse and Lídia Cabral debate two contrasting visions of how to make aid more effective

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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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