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Category: European Integration & Institutional Affairs
Integration 1/2017 (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Minister Wolfgang Schäuble presents prospects for the future of the European Union and details […]
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FEUTURE Papers – Turkey’s European Future at a Crossroad: Where do we go from here?, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
In the run-up to Turkey’s April 2017 referendum on a constitutional change, which will enshrine an unprecedented concentration of power […]
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New Pact for Europe National Report: Italy, Riccardo Alcaro and Eleonora Poli (IAI, Italy)
This is the fifth in a series of National Reports to be published as part of the new phase of […]
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Thinking out of the Accession Box: The Potential and Limitations of Internal and External Differentiated Integration Between Turkey and the EU, Ebru Turhan (CIFE)
Ebru Turhan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Vice-Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at the Turkish-German University […]
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A Purpose for Further European Unity?, Steve Lee (CIFE)
The author, Steve Lee, analyses in this paper the actual purpose for furthering the unity of the European Union. It is no […]
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The Western Balkans in the European Union: perspectives of a Region in Europe? A Contribution to the Trieste Summit on the Western Balkans, Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy and CIFE)
This research paper by Matteo Bonomi derives from the Reflection Forum on the run-up to the Summit of Trieste on the […]
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FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report: Hungary. The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios, Zoltán Egeresi and Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
Zoltán Egeresi is the author of the Hungary report which is part of a series on the future of EU-Turkey relations. “The […]
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Brexit as a trigger for disintegration – background and consequences, Miklós Somai (IWE, Hungary)
This paper is based on a lecture held at Second World Congress of Comparative Economics titled «1917 –2017: Revolution and Evolution […]
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Turkey: The Other in an Oriental Soap Opera, Vit Benes and Kristyna Tamchynova (IIR, Czech Republic)
Vít Beneš and Kristýna Tamchynová are the authors of the Czech country report which is part of a series on […]
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European Politeia 1 2016 (EKEME-EPLO, Greece)
This edition of the journal focuses both on the Statehood of the EU as well as on the impact of […]
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The joint sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar: benefits for all, Martín Ortega Carcelén (Elcano, Spain)
In the wake of the Brexit referendum, Spain submitted a negotiation proposal to the UK on Gibraltar that put joint […]
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No Eastern troublemaker: Estonian EU Presidency seeks unity in a fragmenting Europe, Kristi Raik (FIIA, Finland)
Estonia will take over the presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July. The rotating presidency has limited […]
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Slovenia and the European Union, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Marjan Svetličič (CIR, Slovenia)
The chapter in a new Oxford University Press encyclopaedia offers an all-encompassing literature review of Slovenian EU-engagement from the Yugoslav […]
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Après l’élection de Macron: la responsabilité de l’Allemagne pour l’Europe, Hartmut Marhold (CIFE)
Le défi européen et la responsabilité allemande Le risque est grand : si le nouveau Président de la France échoue, […]
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The Western Balkans in the European Union: Enlargement to What, Accession to What?, Eleonora Poli (IAI, Italy)
This report summarizes the proceedings of the international conference organized in Rome on 5 April 2017 by the Istituto Affari […]
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Conference report: Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française, comptes-rendus (Sciences Po)
Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po: cycle de conférences “Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française”, comptes-rendus L’Europe d’aujourd’hui est […]
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Personal view on Brexit: early lessons, potential outcome and impact on Hungary, András Inotai (IWE, Hungary)
Published in Japanese, Russian Eurasian Economy and Society, no. 1015, 2017, pp. 2-11. Original English manuscript available upon request from […]
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The influence of social media on democratic participation and decision-making, Lucas Skupin (CIFE)
The advent of social media as a political instrument initially generated widespread euphoria among scholars and journalists, who saw it […]
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Study for the European Parliament: “Possible impacts of Brexit on EU development and humanitarian policies”, by Aitor Peréz and Iliana Olivié (Elcano, Spain)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a study for the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE), authored by Aitor Peréz and Iliana […]
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A Discourse Analysis of the UK Referendum Campaign on EU Membership, Elisabeth Weißbecker (IEP, Germany)
In this IEP Research Paper the author Elisabeth Weißbecker uses Ruth Wodak’s Discourse-Historical Approach to analyse “The Facts of Life […]
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Why Spain would like a ‘soft’ Brexit for the UK, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Spain has good reasons for wanting the best possible relationship between Britain and the EU as a result of Brexit, […]
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The Role of National Parliaments in the EU after Lisbon: Potentialities and Challenges, Olivier Rozenberg (Science Po, France)
This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of […]
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Gouverner (avec) l’opinion au niveau européen, Céline Belot, Laurie Boussaguet and Charlotte Halpern (ed.) (Sciences Po, France)
A partir du cas spécifique que constitue le système politique européen, ce numéro spécial s’interroge sur la relation entre opinion […]
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EU@60 – Five issues shaping the celebratory agenda, Björn Fägersten and Hilda Grönvall (UI, Sweden)
On 25 March the Heads of State and Government of 27 European Union member states will meet in Rome to […]
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Central Europe: The Death of Dreams?, Michal Kořan (IIR, Czech Republic)
Michal Kořan, a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of International Relations, as part of the project Think Visegrad, published […]
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A More Powerful European Council: Old and New Trends, Juha Jokela (FIIA, Finland)
The importance of the European Council within the European Union’s political system has increased significantly due to the multiple crises […]
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The Saint in the Office: How to Help the Government to be Right, Junjie Ma (CIFE)
Today, the EU is faced with multiple challenges, and it is impossible to count on governments alone to solve all […]
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Differentiated Integration and the EU: A Variable Geometry Legitimacy, Yves Bertoncini (IAI, Italy)
Since the member states and peoples of the EU are “united in diversity”, it seems natural for the European construction […]
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The EU, facing one of its most challenging years, Salvador Llaudes (Elcano, Spain)
Adding to concerns about terrorism, the handling of the refugee crisis and existing economic risks, there is the delicate management […]
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Reconfiguring European States in Crisis, Desmond King and Patrick Le Galès (ed.) (Sciences Po, France)
Reconfiguring European States in Crisis offers a ground-breaking analysis by some of Europe’s leading political scientists, examining how the European national […]
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The Nexus Between Enlargement and Differentiation, Barbara Lippert (IAI, Italy)
This paper explores the nexus between enlargement and differentiated integration set against the background of past experiences and in view […]
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The Future of a More Differentiated E(M)U – Necessities, Options, Choices, Janis Emmanouilidis (IAI, Italy)
This paper argues that future EMU reforms will require a higher level of differentiation between Euro and non-Euro countries. However, […]
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A Comparative Perspective on Institutional Quality in Countries at Different Stages of European Integration, Will Bartlett, Nevenka Čučković and Krešimir Jurlin (IRMO, Croatia)
The paper investigates changes in institutional quality in countries at different stages of European integration over the seven-year period from […]
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The EU’s Existential Threat: Demands for Flexibility in an EU Based on Rules, Adriaan Schout (IAI, Italy)
Deeper integration is on the agenda to complete the monetary union, to get growth back on track, and to rebuild […]
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European Union Enlargement and Integration Capacity, Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH, Switzerland)
In 2004 and 2007, the EU admitted 12 new member states in its biggest and most controversial enlargement to date […]
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Differentiated Integration in Defence: A Plea for PESCO, Sven Biscop (IAI, Italy)
In defence, differentiated integration outside the EU framework is prevalent. Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) would allow a group of Member […]
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Beyond Populism: Why the European Union needs to engage into identity politics, Matthias Waechter (CIFE)
More or less all observers would agree that 2016 was a tough year, if not an annus horibilis for European […]
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Integration 4/2016 (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Peter-Christian Müller-Graff analyses the legal situation of the European Union prior to the notification […]
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Euroscepticism in Small EU Member States, Karlis Bukovskis (Ed.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The book “Euroscepticism in Small EU Member States” is an effort by an international team of analysts to address the […]
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Brexit: Reasons and challenges, Zsuzsánna Biedermann & Miklós Somai (IWE, Hungary)
This paper reviews the deeper societal and economic reasons behind the British choice of leaving the European Union. We address […]
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Germany’s role in the handling of the European monetary and refugee crisis, Simon Bulmer and William Paterson (IEP, Germany)
The “Yearbook of European Integration 2016” was published in December 2016, in times of multiple crises as well as growing […]
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Governing Europe. How to Make the EU More Efficient and Democratic, Lorenzo Vai, Pier Domenico Tortola and Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI, Italy)
This book is a collection of the contributions to the Governing Europe project, which tackles the current situation and the […]
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