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CFACT's Presentation to the Paneuropa Youth Conference in Vienna
HOLGER J. THUSS (Jena) On February 6th an audience of 80 assembled in the Miller Aicholz Conference Center in Vienna, Austria, to discuss the upcoming European Elections, and to listen to various prominent speakers addressing this year’s key event of EU politics. Most of the attendees so called PanAlp09 conference were students and young academics [...]
Vaclav Klaus to the UN: We Should Not Make Big Mistakes
Politicians know that they have to act when it is necessary. They know that their duty is to instigate public-policy responses to issues that could pose a threat to the people of their countries. And they have to form partnerships with colleagues from other countries when a problem cannot be “confined” within national boundaries. To [...]
EU-Commissioners Verheugen & Potocnik address EU Liberal Youth Congress
LYMEC calls on Europe to rise to the challenge of globalization Around 150 representatives of various European liberal youth organizations gathered in Berlin this past weekend at the annual congress of LYMEC, their European umbrella organization. Top speakers included EU-Commissioners Verheugen (Enterprise and Industry) and Potocnik (science and research).
12 Reasons The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is an Environmental and Economic Failure
HOLGER THUSS (Jena) In 2005 the EU created an ambitious EU-wid e Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to tackle the alleged growing threat from global warming. The idea of a market-based solution to pollution control is appealing.
Brussels: EPP Energy Seminar Shows Divide Between Old Europe & New
Majority of participants disagree with panelists The timing was perfect. With much of Europe in the middle of a heated public debate regarding energy security and global warming, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) — Europe’s largest alliance of political parties — together with the think tank European Ideas Network (EIN), jointly organized an important, [...]
Rothbard and Rucker on Environment, Development and Africa in "European View"
In their article, David Rothbard and Craig Rucker urge EU policy makers to ensure that their new policies towards Africa will be beneficial in particular to African nations that were once European colonies. “The answer to Africa’s needs, however, is not more handouts or even aid forgiveness, as was recommended at the June 2005 G8 [...]
Bienvenu! Velkommen! Benvenuto! Tervetuola! Καλώς ορίσατε! Witamy! Willkomen! Bem-Vindo! Isten hozott! Bun Venit! Bienvenido! Dobro došli Vitejte! Добре дошли! Welcome! This is the site of the European Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT Europe). We are part of the international CFACT network. We are a non-governmental and non-partisan organization dedicated to the improvement of our [...]
