May 15 2007
The Italian version of E3G’s pamphlet ‘Europe in the World: political choices for security and prosperity’ is now ready.
We’ll be launching the printed version tomorrow in Rome. Attached here for download is a pdf version of the pamphlet.
The publication of this translated version has been sponsored by the Fondazione Willy Brandt - many thanks to them for all their support.
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Jan 30 2007
One of the proposals made in E3G’s recent pamphlet ‘Europe in the World: political choices for security and prosperity’ is that of a pan-European participative budget.
This article provides a quick review of the pamphlet proposal. We’ll be following it up with discussion of how a pan-European budget could help reshape the European political landscape.
Dec 11 2006
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
Jul 26 2006
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
Jun 26 2006
“Without economic prosperity and confidence Europe will not be able to take the global leadership needed to build the conditions for sustainable development.” Nick Mabey’s paper looks at how the European economy can be put back on track, and highlights the political nature of the task.
A pdf version is attached (22 pages), the summary of the text follows below. Note: This document is
Jun 01 2006
Can Europe be a leader? Would it have the support of citizens? How might it be viewed from outside Europe?
This presentation looks at these questions. It also includes recent polling data on perceptions of Europe undertaken by GlobeScan which were discussed at the joint E3G-GlobeScan-The Centre event in Brussels in May
May 01 2006
“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
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
Mar 01 2004
The Spring 2004 edition of ‘Inside Track’ - the magazine of Green Alliance - was a special edition entitled “All in the same boat: what the US/Europe relationship means for the environment”. John Ashton contributed an article - the text follows below, and can also be found on page 8 of the attached pdf version.
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