European trends

European trends

Council of the European Union Adopts Reform of Asylum and Migration System

The Council of the European Union has adopted a landmark reform of the European asylum and migration system, establishing a set of rules to manage arrivals, create efficient procedures, and ensure fair migrant-sharing between member states. The reform includes 10 legislative acts that overhaul the entire European framework for asylum …

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Europe Day – A Legacy of Peace and Unity in an age of nationalism and warlord challenges

Celebrated annually on May 9th, Europe Day marks the transformative moment in European history known as the Schuman Declaration. On May 9th, 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman delivered a speech proposing the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community. This pooling of vital resources would intertwine the economies …

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Cybercrime Hotspots Revealed: New Index Maps Global Threats

A groundbreaking study shed light on the world’s most dangerous cybercrime hubs. Compiled over three years of in-depth research, the ‘World Cybercrime Index’ pinpoints the countries posing the greatest risk for online criminal activity. Russia emerges as the top cybercrime threat, with Ukraine, China, the USA, Nigeria, Romania, and the …

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North Rhine-Westphalia bridges the gap between laboratory research and commercial battery cell production

A major milestone in battery technology development occurred when the German Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst, and Fraunhofer Society President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka inaugurated the first phase of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) in Münster.  Laboratory research and commercial …

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EU Parliament Approves New Ethics Body to Boost Transparency and Accountability

The European Parliament made a significant move toward greater integrity and transparency within the EU. On Thursday, it approved the establishment of a new Ethics Body. This collaborative effort involves multiple EU institutions including the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank, and others. In the …

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European Police Chiefs Issue Urgent Warning: Encryption Rollout Threatens Public Safety

Europe’s top law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm about the increasing use of end-to-end encryption in social media platforms. They warn that this technology, while designed to enhance privacy, severely hinders their ability to investigate and prosecute serious crimes. End-to-end encryption prevents access to crucial evidence The declaration, supported …

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Choosing Europe’s Future – EU Trend Report Warns of Growing Challenges

The European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) has released its fourth Global Trends Report, outlining a complex and challenging future for the European Union. The EU trend report, titled “Choosing Europe’s Future,” comes at a critical time as the EU prepares for a new political cycle. The report identifies …

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Cancer Prevention: Scientists Developing World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine

A significant step towards preventing lung cancer has been taken with the development of a new vaccine called “LungVax.” Researchers at the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute, and University College London have received £1.7 million in funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop …

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European Commission Unveils Plan for Prestigious European Degree

BRUSSELS – In a major push to enhance higher education, the European Commission today released a blueprint outlining a path to create a “European Degree.” This new qualification would symbolise academic cooperation across the European Union, aiming to foster a sense of shared European identity. The European Bachelor, Master, and …

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How Europe can become a deep tech champion, new report from Vinnova

Imagine a Europe that can tackle climate change with groundbreaking technologies and create entirely new industries that solve problems we haven’t even imagined yet. That’s the future deep tech champion promises. A new report from Vinnova works like a roadmap to get there, but it tells us there are some …

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Welcome to European trends – the Europeans, the Regions and EU

European trends

In this age of transformation into the digital age. We are analyzing the progress in Europe, not the conflicts, but instead the trends, innovation, and what is around the next corner of the development. European trends from an EU, innovation, regional, and city perspective are a deliberate choice in order to start with the main engines of European development. In this way, the Europeans and Europe are analyzed from a trend perspective. But, what about the nations then? The answer is that it is they who mainly throw sand in the development often only because of their own hegemonic ambitions. Thus, it is not a level to analyze European trends from, but they function more as obstacles and resistance to Europe’s common development potential.

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