State of the Union 2010 : Schuman Report on Europe

## Michel Foucher A geographer and diplomat, he is also Professor of geography and geopolitics at France's leading higher education and research institution, the École Normale Supérieure (Paris). Front Matter....Pages 1-22 The Real post-Lisbon Challenges....Pages 23-28 What Ambitions for Europe? Towards European Defence?....Pages 29-33 The European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: From Law to Practice?....Pages 35-41 20 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Freedom is the New Common Narrative of Europe....Pages 43-49 Reform of Financial Capitalism: What are the Opportunities for European Leadership?....Pages 51-55 What Economic Policy for the Euro Area after the Financial Crisis? The Path Towards a New Franco-German Compromise....Pages 57-63 What Economic Policy for the Euro Area after the Financial Crisis? The Path Towards a New Franco-German Compromise....Pages 65-70 Are We Heading Towards a European Tax? Europe in Search of a Real Budget....Pages 71-73 Does Europe have an External Economic Strategy?....Pages 75-86 What European Model to Preserve the Planet?....Pages 87-90 Europe and Green Growth: the Key to Recovery?....Pages 91-98 National History and Memory Change of Scale....Pages 99-104 What Status for Ukraine?....Pages 105-110 The Balkans: an Up-date....Pages 111-115 The European Union and its Neighbours: What Status, what Offer?....Pages 117-124 Which European Policy should be adopted with the other Powers?....Pages 125-130 The European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy Review and Outlook....Pages 131-136 Europe and the USA: a Conditional Partnership....Pages 137-141 Which type of European Policy in the Middle East?....Pages 143-146 Europe and Disarmament: between Proliferation, Dissuasion and Abolition....Pages 147-152 Interview....Pages 153-157 European Elections 2009 Results, Overview, Outlook....Pages 159-168 The Electoral Year 2009 The Right Continues to Dominate Europe....Pages 169-174 Elections in Europe in 2010....Pages 175-175 Women’s Europe....Pages 177-184 Legislative Production of the Union in 2009: a Key Year....Pages 185-189 Europe in Figures....Pages 191-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-277 The Schuman report 2010 on European union' is both a reference and a tool on European affairs. A reference book gathering contributions from best experts, it helps the readers to build their own point of view on key issues such as: European politics, State of the economies in the current crisis, and Europe in the world and challenges on international security. A tool book with around 30 original maps, it gathers a full set of key information such as: synthesis of political life in Europe and key figures on Europe, with comments and analysis This book serves as both a reference and a tool on European affairs. It features maps, information on political life and key figures, and insightful analysis, helping readers build their own point of view on key issues.