The German Legislation on Improving Law Enforcement in Social Networks (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz – NetzDG), which came into force on October 1, 2017, is the legislative response to how social networks handle complaints about illegal content.
Europe
European issues are transversely covered by most of Ifri's centers and programs.
Some programs pay particular attention to these themes: the Study Committee for French-German relations (CERFA), the French-Austrian Center for European Convergence (CFA).
All European themes — institutional, economic, citizenship, security — are subject to specific studies and debates.
Advisor to the Executive Chairman, editor-in-chief of Politique étrangère and co-director of RAMSES
...Special Advisor to the President for European Affairs
...Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
...Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
...Associate Research Fellow at the Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ)
...Over the past five years, several political and security developments have made it increasingly necessary to look at European Union (EU) / North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) relations through a different lens.
Restrictive measures are a major instrument of the European Union (EU)’s external action, which has emerged as one of the world’s leading sanctions emitters. The EU has thus leveraged the size of its market and its economic and financial clout (trade relations, aid policy and bilateral...
The world plastic production has been multiplied by 23 since 1964 to reach 348 million tonnes (mt) in 2017. This production level is expected to double in the next 20 years, largely because of the significant growth in plastic consumption in developing countries. Today, China is the...
The new European Union (EU) strategy on India marks a major moment of departure in EU-India relations.
The recent calls for the militarization of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) require first a comprehensive democratization of European foreign and security policy.
RAMSES 2020. A World without a Compass?, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of geopolitics in today’s world.
The Think Tank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
International trade is one of the themes that used to constitute the very raison d’être of the G7, alongside international security and energy policy.
How Can Europe Shift from Back Foot to Front Foot?
Higher Education in Russia: is it competitive?
Lunch debate introduced in French by Tatiana Kastueva-Jean, Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center, Ifri. The debate is chaired by Susanne Nies, Head, Ifri Brussels and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels.
European Lobbying: how to promote Transparency?
Lunch debate introduced in French by Lucyna Gutman, Managing Partner, Concept and Research (CORE) and member of the Board of the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP), Stéphane Desselas, Managing Partner, Athenora Consulting, and Gérard...
The New US Administration: likely major Foreign Policy Initiatives
Lunch debate introduced by William Drozdiak, President of american Council on Germany. This debate is chaired by Susanne nies, Senior Research Fellow and Head, Ifri Brussels and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".