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Discover five news that happened throughout December 2024:
1/ von der Leyen sealed the EU-Mercosur Agreement
2/ Annulment of the Romanian Presidential Elections
3/ Greenland: in Trump's target, again
4/ Finnish submarine cables damaged by Russian oil tanker
5/ Meloni's 2025 budget approved by the Italian Parliament
Discover five news that happened throughout November 2024:
1/ European leaders gather at the Budapest Summit to discuss the future of the continent
2/ Germany to hold snap elections after the collapse of its coalition
3/ von der Leyen's Pfizergate trial entered the hearings stage
4/ Romania and Bulgaria received green light to join the Schengen area
5/ New College of Commissioners “approved” by the MEPs
Discover five news that happened throughout October 2024:
1/ EU leaders voted to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs due to unfair Beijing state aid
2/ The EU's new approach to deal with migration flows
3/ Moldovan citizens voted in favour of the EU accession path
4/ The CJEU dismissed Intel's €1.06B fine in an anti-trust case
5/ EU countries increased controls and checks on their internal borders
Discover five news that happened throughout September 2024:
1/ The European Commission signs the first International Treaty on AI
2/ Mario Draghi publishes his report on European competitiveness
3/ Google is fined €2.4B by the CJEU in an antitrust case
4/ Apple is fined €13B by the CJEU in a state-aid case
5/ Ursula von der Leyen presents her new team to form the College of Commissioners
Register of Policies
Discover relevant policies that were adopted in December 2024:
1/ EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
2/ Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR)
3/ Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation
Discover relevant policies that were adopted in November 2024:
1/ Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU
2/ Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
3/ New Council Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments
Discover relevant policies that were adopted in October 2024:
1/ Regulation establishing the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA)
2/ Directive on improving working conditions in platform work
3/ Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks for 2025 and 2026
Discover relevant policies that were adopted in September 2024:
1/ Proposal for a new Council Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments
2/ Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
3/ Implementing Regulations imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of diverse products
Our Analyses
Over the years, the European Union has focused on prioritizing its economic and political interests, for example in the face of Brexit, Trump's first presidency, China's growth, Covid-19 or the war in Ukraine. But despite the will of EU leaders to act more autonomously and independently of third countries, the European Union's quest for strategic autonomy appears to be a difficult task given the geopolitical and globalized context of today's world. In the years to come, the EU will need to rethink, renew or strengthen its partnerships, rebalancing dependencies in strategic sectors to enable the EU to be more autonomous. Yet, with the recent re-election of Republican Donald J. Trump on November 6, 2024 and his “America First” doctrine, the long-standing transatlantic alliance could become even more fragmented.
Published on November 19, 2024
The Impact of the 2024 US Presidential Election on EU Strategic Autonomy
When Ursula von der Leyen became President of the European Commission back in 2019, the economic situation was more stable than in previous years, enabling the Commission to look ahead and set targets for the coming decades. Five years later, in 2024, von der Leyen got reelected for a second term as President of the EC. Has the Commission really delivered on its promises over the past five years? How far, or how close, is the Commission to its objectives? How do the new priorities relate to the previous ones? Are they coherent or contradictory? Are they realistic or unattainable? This analysis answers these questions by comprehensively assessing the coherence of the European Commission's strategic priorities over two consecutive mandates: “2019-2024 - A Union that strives for more” and “2024-2029 - Europe's choice”.
Published on October 07, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen's dual mandate
Between 6 and 9 June, we, European citizens, voted for the new 720 Members of the European Parliament. This presented the opportunity to reshape European dynamics by electing members who share our ideas, work on our priorities, and address our concerns. With the Right coming out as the winner, many questions and concerns are being raised. This analysis provides an overview of the election results, analyse potential implications based on current political trends, and help readers understand possible future directions for the European Union.
Published on July 11, 2024
What can we learn one month after the 2024 European elections ?
