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EUROPE
Our World in 2016
New Europe
Viviane Reding, MEP and former terrorism, with Daesch perpetrating these problems have in common?
Vice-President of the European an ever-increasing number of dramatic EU’s trade policy. In other words,
Commission, talks here about attacks. Economically, 90% of growth EU’s ability to open foreign markets,
bilateral trade negotiations is generated outside Europe, with promote development and raise
between the EU and the US and South East Asia and the Four Tigers global standards. Unlike the previous
the impact of trade on business developing faster than ever. Digitally, ones, the decisive battle of the
decisions. Viviane believes that start-ups flourish in the Pacific Rim, XXIst century will be won or lost
2016 will be the year of trade, for from the Silicon Valley to Singapore without armies, only with economic
better or worse. and Bangalore. ammunitions. As once stated by
former US President Eisenhower, “If
A stronger trade policy for Environmentally, China continues to we fail in our trade policy, we fail
a stronger Europe in 2016 be responsible for 25% of worldwide in all: our domestic employment,
CO2 emissions, with air pollution our solidarity, our security and our
Throughout the world, 2015 will reaching unprecedented levels in standard of
remain tainted by terror. Both within many cities. Energy-wise, Russia living”.
and outside Europe, the feeling of remains pivotal and starts looking
insecurity is all-pervasive. Populism eastwards, while China seeks to build In 2016 as much as in 2015, China,
is rising and countries are shutting the most ambitious Eurasian Russia, Syria and the rest of Asia will
themselves away.For decades, bridges of the century with its Silk be in everyone’s mind. Yet, if
Europe has shaped the world. Today, Road project. this fact was alarming yesterday,
Europeans feel shaped by it. looks bleaker today, what will it be
In the meantime, Europe seems tomorrow? There are competing
Instead, all eyes are riveted on Asia. border-less, job-less, voice-less, visions for the world. On which side
Militarily, the Middle East remains duty-free and energy-dependent. do we want to be: standard-makers
the main source and destination of In all the meanings of the term, or standardtakers? Do we want to
security is deficient. What do all establish the rules of the game or be a
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