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  • From Missouri to Brussels: Reporting From the Heart of Europe

    July 9, 2026

    What happens when talented journalism students from the United States land in the heart of Europe? For over five years now, FleishmanHillard EU, along with other partners in Brussels, has opened its doors to journalism students from the University of Missouri-Columbia. The programme, in partnership with the Missouri School of Journalism, sends eager students to study and intern at the heart of the EU. The goal is ambitious but simple: to build journalists and strategic...

  • The Geopolitics of Food: How Agrifood is Reshaping Trade Policy

    July 8, 2026

    From tractor blockades to demonstrations in the EU quarter, the message from European farmers is clear: they feel squeezed by rising costs, stringent regulations, and what they see as an uneven playing field with global competitors. This comes as global agrifood trade shows clear signs of growing fragmentation and geopolitical tension. Since 2022, over 30 countries have imposed export restrictions on key food commodities. At peak moments, these measures have affected up to one-fifth of...

  • Beyond the headlines: three key questions raised by CADA

    June 17, 2026

    The Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) has finally landed after the publication date was postponed several times. The reaction from Brussels has been markedly different – an association representing US big tech described it as “progressive market shutdown” while an article in Euractiv described its provisions as “keen to keep Americans on side”. In reality, the proposal is more nuanced. Three themes are likely to shape the debate in the months ahead: The four...

  • What’s Next for Europe’s Chemicals Industry?

    June 16, 2026

    Unpacking key structural shifts and policy choices ahead   Europe’s chemical industry, long a cornerstone of the continent’s industrial base, has seen its global position significantly eroded over the past two decades. Data speaks clearly. Europe’s share of global chemical sales has more than halved, falling from 27% in 2004 to just 13% in 2025, while China’s has surged to 46%. At the same time, the sector is contracting at home: since 2022, around 160...

  • Denmark’s Election: Bacon and “Borgen”

    April 8, 2026

    To foreign audiences, Denmark is often portrayed as a tidy Nordic democracy where coalition politics is a refined and predictable craft. The 24 March general election suggests something more complicated: a system that is increasingly fragmented, less stable, and more politically exposed than its reputation might imply. The Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered a historically poor result. The Liberal Party, Venstre, also declined sharply. Meanwhile, the centrist Moderates, led by Foreign Minister...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Chemicals & Sustainability

    February 26, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first, second and third part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals, automotive and metals, and agri-food & alcoholic beverages, our final part in the series...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Agri-food & Alcohol

    February 25, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first and second part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals and automotive and metals respectively, our next installment considers provisions related to the automotive...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Automotive & Metals

    February 24, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals, our next installment considers provisions related to the automotive and metals industry.    Automotive Francesca Rinaudo, Account Director...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Pharmaceuticals

    February 20, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. This is a key deal to watch as the EU is India's second-largest trading partner (after the United States), accounting for 11.5% of total Indian trade in 2024. India is the EU’s ninth largest trading partner, accounting for 2.2% of the EU's total trade in goods in 2023. "Some call it the mother of...

  • From Cancer to Cardiovascular Disease: Lessons from Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

    September 24, 2025

    In 2021, the European Commission published Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) in a move of unprecedented political commitment to addressing one of Europe’s most serious health burdens: Cancer. The plan ambitiously introduced actions to tackle cancer via prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and improving the quality of life for patients and survivors. Including actions to introduce non-binding recommendations, provide funding for intervention and research, and to revise existing or introduce new legislation, the plan...

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