Flash and Facts

15 December 2020

Did we enter a New Era of Pandemics ?

This question must indeed arise. Here is the key information resulting from the report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): Pandemics ...

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15 December 2020

Drug shortage: Myth or Reality ?

The truth is that medicine shortages have become a global and serious issue. And the situation is worsening. Health care professionals have been sounding the alarm for years, but to no effect. This ...

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27 November 2020

The European Union is perceived as a Purely Economic Organization

Europe plays without any doubt a major role in world trade. But as a political actor its role remains modest. It should be stressed that the EU is the world largest exporter of manufactured goods ...

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27 November 2020

Europol's view on the Sanitary Crisis

Let us first remember briefly that the mission of Europol is to support its Member States -42 countries including the 27 EU Member states- in preventing and combating organized crime and terrorism ...

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13 November 2020

There is always Hope even in times of Crisis

First of all, let us state very clearly that we do not believe - a theory heard here and there - that a new world could emerge from the Covid19 crisis. But let us hope that this global health ...

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30 October 2020

Sanitary Crisis : We must Assume our Responsibilities

It is not reasonable to point the finger only at animal species to explain the current Covid 19 crisis. However, health authorities, and rightly so, stressed that 75% of all emerging infectious ...

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30 October 2020

A few brief Comments on Europe's Health Sovereignty

Since the beginning of the current sanitary crisis EU leaders are pushing for greater independence especially from US and Chinese technologies. This concerns medical research as well as vaccines ...

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15 October 2020

The aggressive attitude of Turkish Leaders enabled Europeans to close ranks

The 27 Members of the European Union asked Pt Erdogan to stop illegal drilling in Cyprus waters. It must be stressed that on this occasion the EU authorities provided an unequivocal support to ...

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15 October 2020

A Search for a genuine Quality of Life

We do not dispute that the concept of quality of life is hard to be define clearly. It is a mix of material, physical and even moral well-being. It is also a very fashionable topic of conversation. ...

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30 September 2020

Is China a (reliable) Partner or an (obvious) Rival for Europe ?

J.Borrel the EU's foreign policy chief recently stated that "China is clearly a necessary partner, like it or not". This statement from a high-ranking international diplomat should ...

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