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Dec 11 2006

‘Europe in the World’ Press Release

By Chris Littlecott

Europe in the World: Political choices for security and prosperity. Press Release 11/12/06.

EU Leaders Urged to make Climate and Energy Security their Defining Mission in the 21st Century

European budget must focus on future challenges to re-establish popular support for Europe, according to new paper

In a new paper from E3G entitled ‘Europe in the World - Political Choices for

Dec 11 2006

‘Europe in the World’ Pamphlet Summary

By Chris Littlecott

We’ve produced a bite-sized version of the new ‘Europe in the World’ pamphlet. Here below follows the text of the pamphlet summary - a pdf version is also attached for download. Let us know what you think. Versions in French, German, Italian and Spanish will also soon be published.

Europe in the World

Political choices for security and prosperity

Europe is failing to make the political choices

Dec 11 2006

‘Europe in the World’ Pamphlet Published Today

By Tom Burke and Nick Mabey

The new E3G pamphlet ‘Europe in the World: Political Choices for Security and Prosperity’ is published today. A pdf version (3MB) is attached for download.

We’d like to thank everyone who has contributed over the last couple of years to the development of the ideas expressed in the pamphlet. We hope that we have distilled into its political argument the perspectives and suggestions raised

Sep 28 2006

Keynote Address to European Environmental Bureau

By Chris Littlecott

On Friday 22nd September, E3G Chief Executive Nick Mabey delivered the keynote speech to the annual conference of the European Environment Bureau. The speech, entitled ‘Europe’s continued prosperity requires leadership on sustainable development’ draws on Nick Mabey’s earlier paper ‘Elements of a new economic narrative’.

A pdf version of the speech, together with a copy of the EEB annual

Jul 26 2006

Europe in the World: Summer Briefing

By Chris Littlecott

We’ve prepared a little light reading for the beach.

Following below is the text of our summer briefing paper, which sets out the narrative emerging from our discussions around Europe. It culiminates in the identification of a series of choices that Europe needs to face up to if it is to secure its security and prosperity in our interdependant world.

A pdf version is also attached, and all

May 01 2006

EU-China: Another Angle

By Chris Littlecott

“There is no more powerful dynamic at work in the world than the transformation in progress in China. But our defensive reaction says more about Europe than it does about China’s re-emergence as a global force.”

So argues John Ashton in his article published in the May/June edition of E!Sharp Magazine. A pdf version of the article is attached, or you can check out the latest edition

Apr 14 2005

The European project is in crisis

By John Ashton

On the 14th April, John Ashton participated in a debate in Bonn hosted by Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit (the Foundation for Sustainability) and Nordrhein-Westfälische Stiftung für Umwelt und Entwicklung (North-Rhine/Westphalian Foundation for Environment and Development) entitled “Thinking about world responsibility”.

The text of John Ashton’s speech follows below. A report of the event (in

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