Plastics are essential in society. Yet value chains are unsustainable — generating emissions and increasing waste and pollution. Reducing such impacts demands moving towards…
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Category: 3. Europe
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why June 1999 marked the continent’s zenith
A nagging feeling is haunting Europe: that it is a continent in decline. Its population will soon be shrinking, if it is not already—for the first time since the plague raged in the Middle Ages. European governments that within living memory…
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12 Travel Scams to Watch Out for in Europe
10. Phony tickets. Thieves may try to sell you fake or invalid tickets for bus and metro systems. If you’re in Paris for the Olympics, purchase transit tickets only from official ticket booths or automatic vending machines, the…
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Paris Report 2: Europe’s Economic Security
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Baqaee, D, J Hinz, B Moll, M Schularick, F Teti, J Wanner and S Yang (2024), ‘What if? The effects of a hard decoupling from China on the German economy‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer…
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China’s Rise as a Geoeconomic Influencer: Four European Case Studies
Over the past decade, China has become central to the world economy. Building on its economic successes, it is becoming increasingly central in world politics. China is also now more ambitious, aiming to establish itself as a regional as well as…
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