G20 in Brazil: Taxing billionaires, trillions for climate change and the fight against hunger and poverty
On 18 and 19 November, the G20 leaders met in Brazil in a summit concluding the year of Brazil’s presidency of the G20. The outcome of the Summit was the adoption of the Rio de Janeiro Declaration and the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, a flagship of the Brazilian presidency. The […]
The Global Way Forward on Climate Change: Climate finance, the EU and US presidential elections at COP29
In today’s issue we guide you through the expected negotiations at COP29, the ‘Finance COP’ On Tuesday 12 November, European leaders attended the opening of COP29 – the UN’s annual Conference on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. While COP29 touches upon numerous issues linked to climate change, from mitigation to adaptation, COP29 has been dubbed […]
B&K Newsletter: As Donald Trump wins Presidency, is Europe losing on its future in tech?
As Donald Trump wins Presidency, is Europe losing on its future in tech? The global elections super-cycle is drawing to a close, with one of its most impactful moments potentially being Donald Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States, securing over 300 electoral votes. Although EU leaders, including European Commission President Ursula […]
B&K Newsletter: COP16: an occasion to level up EU’s environmental policy?
Many good intentions but little money on the table? Deep in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca region, the city of Cali has transformed into a global environmental hub as it hosts what could be this year’s most crucial conservation summit. The 16th UN Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP16) has drawn environmental leaders and delegates […]
B&K Newsletter: The first EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit
This week, the outgoing President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the Emir of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (as the rotating President of the Gulf Cooperation Council), will co-chair the first-ever summit between the European Union and the GCC. To mark the importance of the summit, the Saudi crown prince, […]
B&K Newsletter: The EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: a now-or-never situation?
A tormented history Negotiators of the trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur countries are meeting in Brasília this week for a new round of talks. They aim to seal the deal as soon as possible, possibly by a November G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. On 28 June 1999, the European Union […]
B&K Newsletter: The Case C-650/22
On 4 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will judge the case of the former French professional footballer Lassana Diarra challenging the rules governing contractual relations between players and clubs under the FIFA regulation. In the case of C-650/22, a former professional footballer is challenging FIFA’s “Regulations on the Status and […]
B&K Newsletter: The Austrian (semi) Deja Vu
The far-right FPÖ party came out first in the Austrian legislative elections yesterday, putting after nearly 25 years the centre-right ÖVP party in front of the government dilemma of whether to return to a coalition with the Eurosceptic political force. According to the final results, the FPÖ obtained 29.2 per cent, a historic success for […]
B&K Newsletter: The Battle of Brandenburg
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) eked out a slim victory in Brandenburg’s state election, fending off the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Final results show the SPD at 30.9% versus the AfD’s 29.2%. While this outcome spares Scholz from immediate political peril, it does little to quell internal party dissent or speculation about […]
B&K Newsletter: An overview of the 79th UNGA Session
Between 23 September and 28 September, EU leaders are expected to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the main legislative and policymaking body of the United Nations. The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is “Leaving no one behind: acting together […]