Mon 22/05/2017 - 12:00 Modern education in advanced capitalist democracies is intended to be the great leveller for the social classes. Indeed, it could be argued the most egalitarian and democratic countries are those where an individual who works hard enough at school can get ahead regardless of their background.

Thu 20/04/2017 - 12:00 Although it was not the focus of much debate during the Brexit campaign, the question of the “bill” related to the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU is a key issue in the exit negotiations following the official trigger on 29 March 2017.

Mon 29/05/2017 - 12:00 The new French President’s success in carrying through the reforms the country needs over the next five years could have consequences for at least a generation, if not more. Of course, more is at stake than simply France’s future: the European Union itself is also in the balance, with the ramifications reaching well beyond Europe’s borders.

Mon 04/09/2017 - 12:00 The historic Paris Agreement hinges on the average global temperature of our planet increasing no more – and preferably substantially less – than 2° above pre-industrial levels. But to achieve this, the world’s countries are going to have to do far more than they pledged to do in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).

Mon 20/10/0217 - 12:00 The Research, Innovation and Science Policy Experts (RISE) high level group provides European Commissioner Carlos Moedas with strategic support. RISE published Europe's Future: Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World earlier this year and presented it to Moedas. It focuses harnessing EU research and innovation to create sustainable and socially inclusive growth for the Union in today’s globalized world.

Thu 01/10/2015 - 12:00 Low interest rates tend to favor ‘green technologies’ competitiveness while also increasing their cost volatility.

Wed 02/12/2015 - 12:00 A factor that clearly differentiates COP21 and COP15 in Copenhagen is the increasing mobilization of the financial sector. In the past months, financial actors have taken commitments and spoken out on climate-related topics. While only time will tell, it suggests that a tectonic shift is occurring. A number of financial actors are moving from a position of ‘neutrality’ to a recognition that climate-related issues will affect the financial sector – who in turn can influence the extent of climate change itself.

Thu 26/09/2013 - 12:00 Following the governmental seminar held on August 19, the Commissariat général à la stratégie et à la prospective (CGSP) was given responsibility to prepare, before year-end, a national st rategy for the next ten years.

Fri 17/10/2014 - 12:00 A solution to Europe's economic woes is straightforward, but differing views of the euro system are preventing implementation.