Insights
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Science, the State and the City – An interview with Geoffrey Owen and Michael Hopkins about biotech sector in Europe
Sir Geoffrey Owen is a business historian, former Editor of the Financial Times, and Senior Fellow at the London School Economics, Michael Hopkins is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research for...
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Who Did not See the Migration Crisis Coming?
This infographic documents the European migration crisis during 2015. In 2014 the migrant flow had been mainly from Africa through Libya across the Mediterranean into Italy; but in contrast in 2015...
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Innovation for Greater Economic Prosperity of Belarus?
Which developmental path is best suited for Belarus if it wants to achieve greater and more sustainable economic prosperity? This was the question at the heart of an international conference held at...
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Migration Seen From Brussels
Much talk and attention in recent weeks to the streams of migrants heading across the Mediterranean to Italy and Malta, and to the large numbers of them that have drowned (over 1800 this year). Seen...
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TPA and the Democratic Disunity – Obama’s Trade Bill, Jobs and Income Inequality in America
Well, they say the TPP deal is now ‘practically wrapped up’. The House and Senate Leadership have now tabled the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill that must now slouch through the...
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E-health Solutions: is the EU Moving in the Right Direction?
Technology-based innovations are often seen as a luxury and the healthcare sector is not an exception. However, recent technological innovations, coupled with increasing broadband coverage and...
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The Post-ACTA Debate: An Ethical Analysis of its Failure
By Jasper De Meyer (Intern at ECIPE) Why would ECIPE decide to join in on the controversial ACTA debate four months after the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted against it? Introducing the...