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Guest blog by Pervenche Berès, MEP and rapporteur of the Report “The review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges”.     Le débat sur la réforme de

ALDA works in the Western Balkans and in the European Neighbourhood – Mediterranean area, Eastern Europe, and Southern Caucasus – to foster good governance, citizen participation, European integration, and decentralisation.

Democracy in Europe is increasingly under pressure. A fundamental disconnect between citizens and the European Union is threatening the legitimacy of the EU institutions, plummeting the public’s trust in EU governance, and risks bolstering populist, anti-European sentiments right across Europe.

The European Union imports more that 80% of the energy it uses. Be it coal, gas or petrol, the EU is dependent on external providers, namely Russia, Norway, South Africa, Colombia or the United States. The quasi-total dependence of its most Eastern member States on Russia leads to political tensions and sometimes to the disruption of supply.

Two single statistics are enough to see why Europe’s towns and regions, development issues and climate change are closely intertwined. First, by 2050 two humans in three will be living in towns or cities. Second, in the future most of the causes of climate change will come from the developing world.

The world's 25 largest private sector banks channelled at least USD 931 billion into fossil fuel companies in the period 2009-2014, according to a new report launched today by Fair Finance Guide and BankTrack, while over the same period the banks’ financing of renewable energy totalled USD 98 billion.

As the world's largest agricultural exporter – ahead of the USA, Brazil, China and Canada – and its largest agricultural importer – ahead of the United States, China, Japan and Russia – the EU bears a twofold and growing responsibility for worldwide nutrition and food security.

As the world's largest agricultural exporter – ahead of the USA, Brazil, China and Canada – and its largest agricultural importer – ahead of the United States, China, Japan and Russia – the EU bears a twofold and growing responsibility for worldwide nutrition and food security.

Do you know about the origins of the church bells ringing at noon in most European countries? Well, in Hungary, this is among the easiest questions one can ask. Even young children know by heart: the ringing of the church bells at noon commemorates...

The new millennium has brought unprecedented changes to society. Technology allows us to travel faster, we can communicate easily with someone on a different continent, and the possibilities to expand our activities internationally are more accessible through study or work abroad programs. The fact that the planet’s population grows along with the ease of mobility results in a migration rate that is higher than ever before. One could say that the world has grown smaller in our times.

The Syrian crisis has had unprecedented social and economic impacts on host countries in the region, affecting their stability and exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities, and there is all the

When natural disasters hit, the people affected are in need of immediate and swift help. States have developed protocols and services to respond first; however sometimes not even good planning can anticipate the scales of some natural disasters, nor the area or number of people affected. The situation is even worse in countries with outdated protocols and small disaster/emergency budgets.