Flash and Facts

30 June 2015

The Cybercrime Economy

The annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is estimated to be between US$ 375 billion and US$ 575 billion (CSIS-Mc Afee 2014). Our hyper-connected world, and particularly the digital ...

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12 June 2015

A Growing Migratory Pressure

Up to 3.7 million Syrian citizens have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. And this is the tragic consequence of just one armed conflict which is today sweeping the planet. However, these ...

1934

12 June 2015

A European Army ?

The idea to build a European defence goes back to 1950! Yet this project, strictly for political reasons, is still in its embryonic stages. It is noteworthy that the Franco-German Brigade which was ...

2020

29 May 2015

Poverty: a Major Concern to Europeans

In Europe, 122.6 million people or 24.5% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (EU-28 Eurostat 2013). Even more worrying is the fact that children and active-age people were ...

1964

29 May 2015

The UK is at a Crossroads

The fundamental question, in light of the last election, is this: could the triumph of D.Cameron mark the beginning of the end of Britain? What is sure is that the shape of the UK is at stake. ...

1952

14 May 2015

Germany faces repeated Strikes

The most powerful economy in Europe is faced with a proliferation of tough strikes. These work stoppages affect the most emblematic sectors: the Train with Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Air Transport ...

1860

14 May 2015

The Growing Impact of Airports on the Economy

Aviation is developing rapidly. Several airports have experienced steady growth. In 2014, 3.3 billion passengers travelled by air (IATA). The importance of airports to the social and economic ...

1955

28 April 2015

Cities will also have to face the water issue

Today the priority is to combat and reduce water wastage in all sectors: agriculture, industry, individuals and cities. It can be estimated that by 2050, 90% of Europeans could live in urban areas. ...

1999

28 April 2015

Pollution: Europe still has a long way to go

According to the European Environment Agency (EEA) air pollution from Europe's largest industrial facilities could cost society as much as € 189 billion. These figures concern the negative ...

2025

10 April 2015

Sharing economy vs market economy ?

We are expected to believe that the sharing economy is the opposite of a market economy. Yet, the global sharing economy could hit US$ 335 billion by 2025. These impressive figures concern the ...

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