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Sep 23, 2016

EU Source: US Dept of Justice hits Deutsche Bank with $14bn fine in tit-for-tat measure

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS US Department of Justice hits Deutsche Bank with USD 14 billion fine  Competition Commissioner Vestager has tense US visit CETA marches forward as public protests heighten

Europe & Eurasia European Union
British military exercice, Feb. 19, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 22, 2016

Seeking to Protect NATO, Britain Could Yet Thwart EU Defense Plans

By Robin Emmott and Andrea Shalal, Reuters

Britain will resist new European Union defense proposals if it feels they undermine NATO, British officials say, in a warning to France and Germany that London will defend its military interests even as it negotiates to leave the EU bloc.

European Union Germany

Event Recap

Sep 21, 2016

Is the Southern Gas Corridor on Track?

By Jacob Keller

On September 21, 2016, the Global Energy Center hosted a panel on whether the Southern Gas Corridor is on track, as it is facing geopolitical and financial issues.

European Union International Organizations

Trade in Action

Sep 21, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – September 21, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has formally announced the 15th round of TTIP negotiations will occur in New York, New York between October 3-7. Please follow this link for more details regarding the agenda.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
EU military HQ for Operation Althea, March 4, 2016

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Sep 19, 2016

Germany: New EU Military HQ Should be Created in Brussels

By Janosch Delcker, POLITICO Europe

Germany would support Brussels as a headquarters of an EU army if and when the bloc’s military force is formed, according to media reports Sunday.

European Union Germany

EUSource

Sep 16, 2016

EU Source: US firms to face new EU copyright issues?

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS EU copyright overhaul to impact US tech companies Parliament approves last British EU Commissioner for new security union portfolio US, EU push forward on last minute hopes for TTIP Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s highly anticipated State of the European Union speech offers few surprises

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, September 14, 2016

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Sep 15, 2016

Juncker Calls For a Europe that Defends

By Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission

A Europe that protects is a Europe that defends – at home and abroad.

European Union France
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, May 19, 2014

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Sep 15, 2016

Juncker: EU is in an Existential Crisis

By Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission

Our European Union is, at least in part, in an existential crisis.

European Union International Organizations
Guardsman Mark Hughes

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2016

The Myth of a European Army

By Leo Michel

Are European Union member states about to launch a serious effort to create a “European army?” EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, reacting to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, famously broached the idea in March 2015.

European Union International Organizations

Trade in Action

Sep 14, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – September 14, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on September 14 for his 2016 State of the European Union address.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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