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New Europe (Brussels, Belgium)

Lagarde’s quest for a financial ethical makeover

May 27, 2014



IMF head calls for more inclusive capitalism by calling for an overhaul of the financial attitudes.

Complicated: Europe's drug report

June 1, 2014



The 2014 European Drug Report, compiled and released by the European Monitering Centre for Drug and Drug Addiction, reveals a drug culture that is changing to become more potent and further flung across Europe.

Green planet a giant leap for mankind

June 5, 2014



As Green Week 2014, the European Commission-sponsored conference, came to a close, I wrapped up the previous three days of panels and speakers.

Poland's push for scientific excellence

June 13, 2014



Poland's Foundation for Polish Science gave a breakfast presentation on its budding prowess in scientific research, development and international collaboration. 

Playing economic ping-pong with the environment

June 19, 2014



Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, co-chair of the International Resource Panel, spoke to me about the recently released Decoupling 2 publication. It calls for a separation of environmental impact and economic gains.

Saving the bees with policy change

July 7, 2014



With the news of recent bee-saving policy coming out of Washington, I took a look at the EU's history of protecting important pollinators.

Asylum reform in a changing Europe

July 9, 2014



The European Asylum Support Office relased its 2013 report in early July. Numbers and trends were staggering, and the need for immedaite change is becoming more and more clear.

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