Around Europe 344 – July / August 2012

Europe pays 10 million to Tony Blair’s Office of the Quartet Representative; European Energy Developments: an Update; Introducing our new Programme Assistants

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Around Europe 340 – March 2012

Israel’s Supreme Court Adapts International Law in West Bank Quarrying ruling; A View of the EU Budget through Green-Tinted Spectacles; Continued Cognitive Dissonance in EU Energy Effort; Democracy under stress: The global crisis and beyond; Apology and Correction

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Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2012

Israels Oberster Gerichtshof passt Internationales Recht den Gesetzen zum Gesteinsabbruch im West jordanland an.

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Briefing paper: energy efficiency and savings

The first briefing paper in the Sustainable Energy Security series. It considers the under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential, and argues that the cheapest, fastest and most reliable way to de-carbonise our society is to invest in energy savings and behavioural change. Energy Efficiency and Savings: the under-utilisation of Europe’s … More…

Around Europe 329 – February 2011

A Proliferation of Pipeline Proposals: TAPI, Nabucco and friends; A New Source of Government Finance? The Social Impact Bond; EU Summit Lacks Energy

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Deutsche Ausgabe – Februar 2011

Noch mehr Vorschläge für Pipelines: TAPI, Nabucco und so weiter

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Around Europe 323 – June 2010

The Risks of the EU’s Energy Security Approach; The Business Case for Peace; Ramallah Friend Awarded Anna Lindh Memorial Prize

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Deutsche Ausgabe – Juni 2010

Gefährliche Abhängigkeit? Eine Überprüfung der Risiken des Energiesicherheitskonzepts der EU

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Around Europe 318 – December 2009

The Nabucco Gas Pipeline; Influencing the Influential; Active Citizens’ Participation in EU policy making

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Deutsche Ausgabe – Dezember 2009

Die Nabucco Gas Pipeline; Die Einflussreichen beeinflussen; Aktive Bürgerbeteiligung

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Report: The Nabucco Gas Pipeline

The European Union has stepped up its engagement with Turkmenistan in order to secure supply for its flagship gas security project the Nabucco pipeline. Turkmenistan is among the most brutal and repressive dictatorships in the world. US NGO Freedom House included Turkmenistan in its 2009 ‘Worst of the Worst’ list … More…

Around Europe 311 – April 2009

Energy Security and European Values: Are they compatible?; The European Parliament Elections; The European Parliament and Peace: An Issue to discuss

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Deutsche Ausgabe – April 2009

Die Wahlen zum Europa-Parlament

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Briefing paper: EU security of supply project

The EU is also committed to mainstreaming ‘human rights and democratisation into all aspects of EU policy, decision-making and implementation’ii. In its Central Asia Strategy document, the Council asserts that the ‘development and consolidation of stable, just and open societies, adhering to international norms, is essential to bring the partnership … More…