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By Miguel Otero Iglesias, Paula Oliver Llorente, (coords.), Judith Arnal, Félix Arteaga, Gonzalo Escribano, Enrique Feás, Raquel Jorge Ricart, Ignacio Molina, Federico Steinberg, Ignacio Urbasos Arbeloa // 30 Dec 2024

Second-generation ethanol production plant at Bonfim Bioenergy Park, Guariba, São Paulo, with heavy machinery in the foreground. Mercosur-EU agreement

Climate and energy

The Mercosur-EU agreement as a model for open decarbonisation

By Gonzalo Escribano // 07 Jan 2025

8 mins

From left to right: Javier Milei, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, Ursula von der Leyen, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Santiago Peña in Montevideo (Uruguay), following an agreement reached during the 2024 EU-Mercosur negotiations. In the background, the flags of the European Union and Mercosur can be seen. EU-MERCOSUR Agreement

Technology and economics

Twenty-five years later, white smoke for the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement

By Enrique Feás, Carlos Malamud, Federico Steinberg, Ernesto Talvi // 17 Dec 2024

13 mins

Offshore white wind turbines in rough ocean conditions, with large waves crashing against their bases under a cloudy sky. renewable energy

Climate and energy

Analysing the impact of climate change on wind and wave renewable energy resources: global and regional scenarios

By Paula Serras, Alain Ulazia, Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi, Jon Sáenz, Sheila Carreño-Madinabeitia, Ganix Esnaola // 28 Nov 2024

18 mins

Future of Europe

Deepening for widening: A Spanish perspective on the reforms needed to ensure and improve the governance of an enlarged EU

By Ignacio Molina, (coords.) // 31 Oct 2024

11 mins

Publications

Press conference following the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament (EP) with the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. In the foreground, blurred, are television cameras and a journalist. Seated behind wooden tables (with a projection on a screen displaying the EU and Polish flags) are Roberta Metsola, President of the EP (on the left), and Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (on the right), along with members of the Polish government. EU Council

Future of Europe Experts Comments

What to expect from Poland’s EU Council presidency in 2025

Poland takes over the rotating presidency of the EU Council with the approach of impartial mediator, but with an eye on its national lines.

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński // 27 Jan 2025

7 mins

A series of solar panels installed on a hillside near the city of Ovalle (Chile) set against a rural landscape with distant mountains under the clear blue sky of Monte Patria. Colombia and Chile

Climate and energy

Exploring where and how to strengthen EU-LAC cooperation on climate action and the just energy transition: a focus on Colombia and Chile

EU partnerships with Colombia and Chile aim to strengthen cooperation, promote a just energy transition, and address climate challenges.

By Guy Edwards // 23 Jan 2025

41 mins

A close-up view of a residential brick apartment building with multiple balconies and green railings. Economy

Influence and image of Spain

A buoyant economy, marred by an overheated property market

Spain's economy led in 2024's macroeconomic data, with the focus now on tackling the escalating housing crisis.

By William Chislett // 21 Jan 2025

9 mins

Detail of the Summit of Presidents of the Member States and Associate States of MERCOSUR in Montevideo (Uruguay), where participants are seated around a large conference table in a formal room, with the flags of MERCOSUR countries in the background, on 6 December 2024. EU-Mercosur

Latin America

EU-MERCOSUR: a platform for a new era of transatlantic (and intra-regional Latin American) integration?

The EU-Mercosur agreement boosts tariff reduction and strengthens a strategic relationship between the two regions.

By Juan Carlos Berganza, Rodolfo G. Campos, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi, Jacopo Timini // 14 Jan 2025

6 mins

Latin America Analyses

The Argentine stabilisation plan: a complex work of monetary and exchange rate engineering

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy // 19 Dec 2024

14 mins

Inside Spain Experts Comments

Spain’s stressful water problem

By William Chislett // 17 Dec 2024

7 mins

Latin America Analyses

A decisive moment for Argentina’s Stabilisation Plan: now it’s the IMF’s turn

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy // 03 Dec 2024

14 mins

Future of Europe Analyses

Europe after the elections: the centre holds out, but for how long?

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński // 20 Nov 2024

38 mins

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Globalization, development and governance

Roundtable “Development aid in turbulent times”

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