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Stronger after the crisis - Strategic choices for Europe's way ahead

Jun 16, 2011

Rosa Balfour

Senior Adviser on Europe in the World

Hans Martens

Senior Adviser on energy, public service reform and CHES

Yves Pascouau

Senior Adviser on migration and mobility policies

Josef Janning

Fabian Zuleeg

Chief Executive and Chief Economist

Janis A. Emmanouilidis

Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Studies

EUROPEAN UNION

In this Strategy Paper, the authors argue that Europe needs new momentum and that the EU and its members should concentrate their efforts on concrete, ambitious, yet realistic, strategic projects.

Read the full paper here

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