As the European Parliament heads into recess for the Christmas break, this is a good opportunity to review the issues raised in this blog during the Autumn and in particular, where the emerging debate on long-term trends in the EU currently stands. What signs of progress can be identified since ...
This week the world's attention is focused on the negotiations on climate change in Copenhagen. There is a heated debate underway between climate change sceptics and those who believe human activity is the major cause of global warming. Why is there such pressure to act now?
Procedurally, there is urgent need ...
In 1899, a confident Charles H. Duell, Commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, claimed "Everything that can be invented has been invented". It just goes to show that it is never easy to predict the future!
Nevertheless, as I have often argued in this blog, it is vital that ...
