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  • 29 ottobre 2019

Think Tank Review - October 2019

Ursula von der Leyen's geopolitical Commission, euro area reform issues, social policies to be put again in the heart of the European project and the EU/Mercosur free trade agreement are amongst the topics covered in the October Think Tank Review.

European Politics and Institutions

  • a new geopolitical Commission
  • the debate on Spitzenkandidaten

Ecofin

  • challenges for the European Central Bank
  • economic polarization in the EU
  • cybersecurity and financial systems

EPSCO

  • social policy as a means to tackle euroscepticism
  • how the 'gig' economy undermines workers' rights

Environment

  • progress to date and challenges for EU climate policy
  • how EU trade policy can enhance climate action
  • new green deal and energy transition

Justice and Home Affairs

  • disinformation in the migration debate
  • recommendations for the new pact on asylum and migration

Foreign Affairs

  • the future of EU defence
  • EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
  • implementing sustainable development goals