Biomass, an energy source of the future?

March 2010 • Tribune 25 • The directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and Council gives under article 2 the following definitions: energy from “renewable sources” means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely solar, wind, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogas. In particular: biomass means the biodegradable fractionLire la suite

France and NATO · The Return, Geopolitical Representations and Prospects

March 11, 2010 • Analysis • Speech of Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier, Research Fellow at the Thomas More Institute and author of La Russie menace-t-elle l’Occident ? (Choiseul, 2009), during the Round Table « Afghanistan e oltre: La NATO verso un nuovo Concetto Strategico », organized by the Catholic University of Milano on March 10th and 11th,Lire la suite

Sommet UE–Maroc · Entre consécration et déception

10 mars 2010 • Analyse • Tout un symbole. Le sommet entre l’Union Européenne (UE) et le Maroc, qui s’est tenu à l’Alhambra, à Grenade en Espagne, a réuni ces 6 et 7 mars derniers le Premier ministre marocain Abbas el-Fassi, le chef d’Etat espagnol José Luis Zapatero chargé de la présidence tournante de l’UELire la suite