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The requirements for sustainable action strategies are undergoing fundamental Change as a result of the rapidly increasing complexity of the global economy. Many of the conceptual underpinnings of economic policy-making must be radically rethought: from the paradigm of...

A new member state is usually confronted with an anxious question when it takes over the EU Presidency for the first time. “Are they up to the job?” At the end of the Polish Presidency one can heave a sigh of relief and say that they are certainly up to the job. And, more to...

A year after the start of the Tunisian rebellion, Europe’s southern neighbourhood is in turmoil and in a state of upheaval. It is a paradoxical fact that the revolt by secular groups will bring Islamist parties to power for the first time. The transition from dictatorship to...

The outbreak of the Greek crisis has prompted the European Union to set about designing a comprehensive kind of economic governance architecture in which greater coordination of economic and fiscal policy will underpin and support the common monetary policy of the eurozone.

Assuming responsibility and demonstrating commitment were of utmost importance to Reinhard Mohn. He took responsibility for Bertelsmann, the family company, by successfully rebuilding it after the Second World War. One of the globe’s largest media groups, it now employs more...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should expand its global role in combating climate change. This new role should primarily focus on acting as a matchmaker among regions, governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses and the public.

The Arab Spring must not be allowed to run out of steam. The sheer stay-ing power of the old regimes and important social issues are threatening to slow down or even to stifle the revolutions, rebellions and nascent reforms. It is time that Europe flexed its political...

This report explores how donors can effectively support public-private collaboration efforts in LDCs in order to attract sustainable investments and foster development. It takes stock of existing donor programs aimed at engaging the private sector in development activities...