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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks at the Geneva Graduate Institute
World Trade
Adam DuBard

Comeback postponed - The USA at the WTO

President Biden wanted to use the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO to signal the US comeback one of the guarantors of the global trading system and show American willingness to increase cooperation on global trade issues. However, because of the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron the meeting has been postponed indefinitely.  This comes at a time when the WTO faces immense challenges from countless different angles.

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KOSOVO
Dr. Minire Çitaku

Local elections in Kosovo

On 17 October 2021, Kosovo organised its fourth local elections since its declaration of independence on 17 February 2008.
In the first round on 17 October, there was no majority for any candidate in twenty-one of Kosovo’s thirty-eight municipalities, resulting in a run-off on Sunday, 14 November 2021.
Renewable energies
Energy
Nourdine Mouati

Renewable energies in the Mediterranean: from the ambition of the Desertec project to the actual need for a real Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal.

It was under this premise that one of the most ambitious projects ever conceived to supply three continents with clean energy was born in 2003: the Desertec project, which aimed to create a network of renewable energy production centers, mainly concentrated solar energy, between Europe and the Middle East and North Africa, with the objective of producing enough electricity to cover a large part of the demand of the countries in the region in 2050.

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New Action Plan in Beijing
Charles Mok

How China Defines Human Rights

The leadership in China is repeatedly accused of human rights violations, for example in connection with the camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Beijing is fighting back - and has presented an action plan for human rights in the People's Republic for the next few years. The paper reveals much about China's motivation, justification, and narrative.

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Digital Currency
Prof. Dr. Andreas Stoffers Doan Thanh Huyen

Central Bank Digital Currency: A Crypto Vision for Vietnam

Although blockchain technology has been known in Vietnam for a number of years, CBDC is still a new concept for the state bank and the responsible authorities. There has to be a long-term vision for the country, state FNF country director Andreas Stoffers and Doan Thanh Huyen in Hanoi.

Rome
Italy
Andrea Bitetto

After Italian elections: A glimpse of hope from Rome, and Italy.

On October 3rd and 4th, Italians went to vote in local elections for around 1.200 mayors. A runoff, when necessary, was held last weekend. The political landscape before the election was rather uneven.

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Regular Economic Report - Q2

The second economic report of the FNF Foundation brings a chronology of economic trends in 2021. There is an evidence of an economic recovery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which can be seen through the growth of industrial production, exports, increased foreign demand, but also exceptional circumstances related to tourism - successful tourist season, a large number of newly established airlines abroad and the like.

Mediterranean
Diversity
Pedro González

The Mediterranean, a sea of cultures adapted to each person

The world has changed, but not enough to unseat the Mediterranean Sea as the richest enclave on Earth in history, art, philosophy, music, literature, science and technology. The undisputed cradle of civilisation - even allowing for China's millennia-long history - its immense cultural diversity has been projected globally like no other.

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West Africa
Carmen Chamorro

EU and Africa strengthen dialogue, imbued with democratic legitimacy

The European Union and Africa face common challenges in a shared responsibility. An African delegation, led by promising young people from Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea Conakry, recently arrived from Brussels and alerted this correspondent to the essential role of Europe.

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European Parliament

Renew Europe becomes a strong French voice - Stéphane Séjourné takes over as leader of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament

French MEP Stéphane Séjourné was elected on Tuesday 19 October in Strasbourg as the new leader of Renew Europe, the third largest group in the European Parliament. This will increase French influence within Renew, which has a total of 23 French MEPs. Séjourné was already chair of the French delegation Renaissance within the liberal group and, as a former advisor to Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace, is considered as his loyal companion.

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