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Juncker appoints new head of policy advice service

Ann Mettler, founder of the Lisbon Council think-tank, will take up her post at the helm of the new European Strategic Policy Centre. Staff at the defunct BEPA service had been told to re-apply for their jobs

University of Bologna continues archaeology excavations in Iran

Thanks to the renewal of the cooperation agreement between the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Bologna and the Iranian Center for Archaeological Research (ICAR), the fourth excavation campaign in Tol-e Ajori’s site, near Persepolis, has been carried out.

The Renewable Power Dilemma

Europe is determined to lead the world in the shift to green energy. A key policy goal in the European Commission’s 2050 Energy Roadmap is an electricity system based nearly entirely on renewable energy sources. From fields of windmills in Scotland to solar panel installations across Spain, billions of euros in public and private investment over the past 15 years have kick-started the transition to a low-carbon economy.