Most foreign capital-led, export-oriented Eastern EU member states and the consumption-driven Southern European countries suffered a heavy blow during the […]
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Ukraine’s candidate status: rediscovering the EU’s essence
Ukraine’s application for membership of the European Union on 28 February 2022 caught the EU almost as unprepared as the […]
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TEPSA Brief: “How the pandemic impacted the (human) right to education – the Slovak case”, Lucia Mokrá
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “How the pandemic impacted the (human) right to education – the Slovak […]
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Watch: TEPSA Explainer “Euroscepticism in the Czech Republic”
In this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Petr Kratochvíl, Full Professor of International Relations, Senior Researcher at the […]
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Watch: TEPSA Explainer “Euroscepticism in Slovakia”
In this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Lucia Mokrá, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences […]
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Remembering Robert Toulemon, TEPSA founding member
“It remains my full conviction that the future of civilisation – and indeed of our species – depends on humanity […]
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TEPSA General Assembly in Berlin held virtually
On the occasion of the traditional TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference, the TEPSA General Assembly convened for its ordinary biannual meeting, chaired […]
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Watch: TEPSA Explainer “Eurosceptics in Germany: the Illusion of an Alternative”
In this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Katrin Böttger and Funda Tekin from the Institut für Europäische Politik […]
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Watch: TEPSA Explainer “Euroscepticism in Finland”
In this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Juha Jokela from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) takes […]
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Remembering Jacques Vandamme, former Chairman of TEPSA
It is with great sadness that we announce that one of TEPSA’s first members and former Chairman, Jacques Vandamme, passed […]
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TEPSA General Assembly in Zagreb elects new Board and welcomes a new member institute
On the occasion of the traditional TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference that took place in Zagreb, Croatia on 28-29 November 2019, the […]
Read moreTEPSA-Comenius University student discussion: “Myths on Migration”, Bratislava, 18 November 2019
On 18 November 2019, TEPSA and its Slovak member, the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius University […]
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Check out the report of the TEPSA Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference!
The report of the Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference, organised in Helsinki on 6-7 June 2019 by TEPSA and its Finnish member […]
Read moreTEPSA-Comenius University Trans European Debate on migration, Bratislava, 18 September 2019
On 18 September 2019, the Ministry of Foreign And European Affairs of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava hosted a Trans […]
Read moreTEPSA will elect a new Board in November 2019
Applications are open for the new TEPSA Board, which will be elected by TEPSA members at the upcoming General Assembly, […]
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Lucia Mokrá elected as new Chairperson of the TEPSA Board
On the margins of the traditional TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference that took place in Helsinki, Finland on 6-7 June 2019, the […]
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Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference, Helsinki, 6-7 June 2019
TEPSA and its Finnish member the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) organised the TEPSA 2019 Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference on […]
Read moreA further delay of Brexit: mixed feelings
On 10 April the European Council decided to extend the departure deadline for the UK until, ultimately, the end of […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 32: Identity representations in the narratives on the EU-Turkey relations
This study aims to situate contemporary debates on the EU-Turkey relations in a broader historical context. It argues that understanding […]
Read moreThe European Elections of 23-26 May 2019: a moment of truth
The European elections of 23-26 May take place at a crucial moment in the history of the European Union (EU): […]
Read moreDiscover the VIADUCT Network: Institute of European Studies and International Relations – Comenius University Bratislava
The Institute of European Studies and International Relations (IESIR) builds on the legacy of the Department of Political Science founded […]
Read moreMigration and Solidarity, a flexible approach
Since mid-2016 several Commission proposals regarding the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) are discussed regularly in the […]
Read moreThe ‘Future’ discussion: the European Union and the Citizens
Brexit, the outcome of the Italian elections, the ‘Yellow Vests’ in France and elsewhere, the impact migration has on national […]
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TEPSA Explainer: TEPSA Recommendations to the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
In this TEPSA Explainer, Lucia Mokrá (Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava and […]
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TEPSA Brief: “A cordon populiste from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea: is a new populist alliance emerging in the EU?”, Petr Kratochvíl
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “A cordon populiste from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea: is […]
Read moreTEPSA-FIIA de-briefing of the European Council Meeting, Helsinki, 19 December 2018
On 19 December 2018, TEPSA, its Finnish member the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the civil society organisation Eurooppalainen […]
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TEPSA Explainer: The future of Economic and Monetary Union
In this TEPSA Explainer, Michele Chang (Professor at the College of Europe and member of the TEPSA Board) discusses the future […]
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TEPSA Brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, Juha Jokela
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, […]
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TEPSA Brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, Petr Kratochvíl & Zdeněk Sychra
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, written by Petr Kratochvíl (Senior […]
Read moreThe European Union and the Rule of Law – Legal proceedings versus political procedures
On 12 September the European Parliament initiated an Article 7 TEU procedure against Hungary (the ‘Sargentini’ report). Article 7, in […]
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TEPSA Brief “German elections 2017 – Low voter turnout in the context of the upcoming European elections 2019”, Michael Kaeding & Stefan Haußner
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “German elections 2017 – Low voter turnout in the context of the […]
Read moreTEPSA Chairman Michael Kaeding spoke in the event “The Future of Europe – National Perspectives” at the Sieps headquarters in Stockholm
The future of Europe has in recent years been increasingly discussed at EU level, highlighting member states’ diverse views regarding […]
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PONT Project successfully completed on 31 August 2018
After 3 years of activities, trainings and exchanges, the PONT project was successfully completed on 31 August 2018. During its […]
Read morePublication: Turkey as an Energy Hub? Contributions on Turkey’s Role in EU Energy Supply, Marc Oliver Bettzuge, Mirja Schroder, Wolfgang Wessels
TEPSA’s honorary board member Wolfgang Wessels has published a book together with Marc Oliver Bettzuge and Mirja Schroder on Turkey’s role […]
Read moreCongratulations to Petr Kratochvíl on his professorship!
09-01-17 Petr Kratochvíl, newly elected member of the TEPSA Board, has been awarded with a professorship. Prof Kratochvíl was elected […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial September 2016: “The European Union is in an existential crisis: how to get out?”, Jaap de Zwaan
The European Union was for a long time a stable organisation. She is now under serious threat. External challenges affect […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial June 2016: “After the referendum of 23 June…”
On 23 June, the British people decided in a referendum that the United Kingdom should leave the European Union. A […]
Read moreTEPSA Chairman Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels receives the “Vision for Europe” Award
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, Chairman of the TEPSA Board, received the “Vision for Europe” Award from the Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreProf. Dr. Michael Kaeding elected new Chairman of the TEPSA Board
After more than 20 years of relentless work and commitment to TEPSA as Chairman of the Board, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang […]
Read moreHouse of Lords report on Completing Economic and Monetary Union
The UK House of Lords report on Completing Economic and Monetary Union, for which TEPSA Board Member Iain Begg served as specialist […]
Read moreFuture of Britain in Europe Commission’s final report just published
The final report of the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in Europe was published on 7 June 2016. TEPSA […]
Read moreENURC event: “The new Russia as a challenge for the European Policy”, 22 September 2015
The second event organised in the framework of the ENURC project was the Lunch Debate organised by the project […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial April 2016: “The European Union and the United Kingdom: Brexit? or United Forward!”
Can we imagine a European Commission without a British member? Can we imagine a Council meeting without a British minister? […]
Read morePast events at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University – Spring 2016
Public lecture by Prof. W. Wessels: “The European Council as Constitutional Architect” 26 April 2016, Institute of International Relations and […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial February 2016: “Schengen has imploded: how to save Schengen?”
The EU and its member states have been completely overtaken by the refugee crisis, more particularly in view of the […]
Read morePONT Working Europe Seminar, 4-8 April 2016, Brussels: “EU Asylum and Migration Policies”
Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, Brussels In the framework of the Professional Training on EU Affairs – PONT project, co-funded […]
Read moreLatest publications from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Recent publications FIIA Analysis 6 Veera Laine, Toivo Martikainen, Katri Pynnöniemi & Sinikukka Saari: Zugzwang in slow motion? The implications […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter December 2015: “Status Quo of TEPSA”, by Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, Chairperson of the Board, and Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
After the difficulties we encountered in 2014, let us share our positive assessment about the future of TEPSA. In the past […]
Read moreTEPSA Board member Ian Begg contributes to the debate on the UK referendum
TEPSA Board member Ian Begg is one of a number of senior fellows contributing to the ‘UK in a changing Europe’ […]
Read moreNeed for Solidarity means ‘more Europe’ by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
These days Europe experiences serious global challenges, all related to the principle of solidarity. First of all the Greek economic […]
Read moreLatest publication from The Jean Monnet chair of Prof Wessels at the University of Cologne
Wolfgang Wessels: The European Council (Palgrave Macmillan) Release date: October 2nd, 2015, Price: £29.99. This systematic assessment of the European […]
Read moreNews from the Jean Monnet chair of Prof Wessels at the University of Cologne
New project on the European Council launched The Jean Monnet chair of Prof Wessels at the University of Cologne was […]
Read moreLatest publication from the Institute of World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Annamária Artner, Debate between Greece and the Eurozone in a changing world (in Hungarian), Challenges no. 216, Institute of World […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter July 2015:”The Greek people deserve our support”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
The Greek referendum which was held on 5 July has been severely criticised. The question put to the people was […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter April 2015: “The tragedies in the Mediterranean and the European Neighbourhood Policy”, by Secretary General, Jaap W. de Zwaan
The human tragedies taking place in the Mediterranean shock the world. Recently new forms of barbarism, where immigrants were kept […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter February 2015: “Speaking with one voice”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
It was the German Chancellor, Merkel, who developed initiatives to put an end to the violence in Eastern Ukraine. It […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter November 2014: “European Parliament and National Parliaments: partners or competitors?”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
It is clear that the primary responsibility with respect to the representation of citizens’ interests in the EU decision making […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter September 2014: “The Neighbouring Policy of the European Union: it is Soft Power that is needed!”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
In a period of ten years the geopolitical situation at the external borders of the European Union has completely changed. […]
Read moreTEPSA Policy Paper “Croatia’s First Year of EU Membership : Have the Expectations been Fulfilled?” by Visnja Samardzija
The first anniversary of Croatia’s membership in the European Union revealed the experiences of the first country from a new […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter July 2014: “TEPSA: new opportunities in spite of setback”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
You may have learnt already that the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has recently received the news that its […]
Read moreColumn “The European Parliament, the winner takes it all”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
We have witnessed an interesting institutional struggle between Member States and the European Parliament about the designation of the personality […]
Read more“The EU needs to reinforce effective multilateralism as its key strategic objective in a multipolar world” By Juha Jokela
The return of power politics and collapse of the norms and principles governing European security must serve as a wake-up […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter April 2014: “Democracy in the European Union: The importance of the European elections”, by Prof. Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
All along the existence of the European Union -and its predecessor organisations- the question has been raised whether the EU […]
Read more“The EU’s Eastern Partnership project has failed. Would any reedition of the project work?” TEPSA Provocative column by Andras Inotai
The current and deepening crisis in Ukraine revealed the complete inadequacy of the Eastern Partnership project, at least as it […]
Read morePast events at the Jean Monnet Chair of Professor Wessels – Spring 2014
As part of a project funded by the Ministry of European Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Jean Monnet Chair of […]
Read morePublications Jean Monnet Chair Professor Wessels, University of Cologne, April 2014
Gattermann, Katjana, Hefftler, Claudia, Political Motivation and Institutional Capacity: Assessing National Parliaments´ Incentives to Participate in the Early Warning Mechanism. […]
Read moreTEPSA Policy Paper by Gunilla Herolf “Security and Defence – an Issue for the European Citizen?” by Gunilla Herolf
During the last few years financial issues have tended to dominate in Europe. However, two new challenges – the recent […]
Read moreTEPSA Policy Paper by Hanna Ojanen “Nordic Defence Cooperation – inspiration for the EU or a lesson in matching expectations?”
The idea of deepening defence cooperation among the Nordic countries may still come as a surprise to many, all the […]
Read moreEditorial TEPSA Newsletter February 2014: “European Union Cooperation: The Art of Explaining”, by Jaap de Zwaan, TEPSA Secretary General
The upcoming elections of May for the European Parliament are a test case for the public support and, in a […]
Read more“What has been agreed on Banking Union risks reigniting, rather than resolving, the crisis” TEPSA provocative column by Iain Begg
Among the many economic governance initiatives undertaken over the last few years, those intended to achieve deeper financial integration have […]
Read moreEP Study on European Economic Governance and Cohesion Policy
TEPSA Board Member Iain Begg has written a study for the European Parliament’s committee on Regional Development on economic governance […]
Read moreWelcome to new TEPSA Secretary General
Professor Jaap de Zwaan took up his duties as new TEPSA Secretary General on 1 January 2014. Jaap de Zwaan […]
Read morePROTEUS Project Wins Cologne University Award for Outstanding Teaching
PROTEUS, a joint teaching project of the Jean Monnet Chairs of Prof. Hobe (Law) and Prof. Wessels (Politics) at the […]
Read moreTEPSA Policy Paper “Towards a new procedure for appointing the President of the European Commission”
At the next elections to the European Parliament in May 2014 there will be a change: right from the start […]
Read moreEditorial: Good Night and Good Luck
by Jean-Paul Jacqué It is time for me to say goodbye to everyone and good luck to Jaap de Zwaan, […]
Read moreFarewell to Jean Paul Jacqué and welcome to Jaap de Zwaan
by Wolfgang Wessels, Chairperson of the TEPSA Board Jean Paul Jacqué has been with us for the past four years, […]
Read moreCongratulations to prof. Jean-Paul Jacqué for receiving a title of doctorat honoris causa
Professor Jean-Paul Jacqué, Secretary General of TEPSA, recieved a title of doctorat honoris causa from the Sv. Kliment Ohridski University of […]
Read moreTHESEUS Awards for Outstanding and Promising Research on European Integration 2013
Professor András Inotai and Dr Francisco Seoane Pérez received the THESEUS Awards for Outstanding and Promising Research on European Integration, […]
Read moreTEPSA Conference: “Future models of European integration”, 28-29 November, The Hague
On Thursday 28 and Friday 29 November 2013 the Research Group European Integration of the The Hague University of Applied […]
Read moreEditorial: Towards a new constitutional decade
by Jean-Paul Jacqué For quite some time now, voices have been raised in favour of a new revision of the […]
Read moreConference “Croatian Membership in the EU – Implications for the Western Balkans”, 26-28 September 2013, Zagreb
The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Directorate for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Sports, […]
Read moreInformation from Professor Andras Inotai
Lecture by Commissioner László Andor on “The social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union”, 30 August 2013, IWE Budapest. […]
Read moreNews from Prof. András Inotai, IWE Budapest
Future events: 26-27.09.2013 Scientific Board meeting of the Bertelsmann Foundation, Berlin 04.10.2013 International conference organized by the European Progressive Initiative […]
Read moreCongratulations to Hanna Ojanen on her new post!
Dr. Hanna Ojanen, Board Member of TEPSA, works now as Jean Monnet Professor. From now on she is Director of the […]
Read morePublications from the Jean Monnet Chair, Univeristy of Cologne
Andreas Hofmann, Strategies of the Repeat Player. The European Commission between Courtroom and Legislature, Berlin 2013. Tobias Kunstein, Where Economists […]
Read moreConference “The European Council – The Many Faces of a Key Institution”, 20-21 June, Brussels
In cooperation with TEPSA and the the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) Berlin, and with the generous support of the […]
Read more2013 Events at IWE, Budapest
Regular monthly events of the Europe Club in Budapest April 17: Hungary in the mirror of abroad, by Krisztián Szabados, managing […]
Read moreRecent publications from the Jean Monnet Chair, University of Cologne
Claudia Hefftler and Wolfgang Wessels, The Democratic Legitimation of the EU´s Economic Governance and National Parliaments, IAI Working Paper, No. […]
Read more‘TEPSA Baby’ on Board!
With great joy we congratulate dr. Katrin Böttger, member of the TEPSA Board, who has just become mother of […]
Read moreEditorial: Brexit?
Brexit? by Jean-Paul Jacqué The announcement of the British Prime Minister’s speech has revived speculation about a possible withdrawal of […]
Read more“Britain and the EU: views of members of the TEPSA network”
The benefits and costs of Britain’s EU membership are heavily debated across Britain. Britain’s Foreign Secretary launched a review of […]
Read moreNew publications from Jean-Monnet Chair Team of University of Cologne
Wolfgang Wessels: The Maastricht Treaty and the European Council: The History of an Institutional Evolution, Journal of European Integration, Volume […]
Read moreWolfgang Wessels: The Maastricht Treaty and the European Council: The History of an Institutional Evolution, Journal of European Integration, Volume 34, Number 7, November 2012, pp. 753-767.
Since its creation in 1974 the European Council has turned into the key institution in the institutional architecture of the […]
Read moreUniversity of Bologna Institute of Advanced Studies (ISA) Medal for Science 2012 to Jean Paul Jacqué.
On proposal of the Council of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Dario Braga, Vice Rector delegated for Research of the […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial “Euro zone governance and democratic legitimacy”, October 2012
In its interim report “Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union” of the 12nd October 2012, President Van Rompuy devoted […]
Read more“Droit institutionnel de l’Union européenne” by Jean Paul Jacqué, 7e Edition, Cours Dalloz, September 2012
This book focus on the study of institutional law of the European Union as it stands after the entry into […]
Read moreChallenges of multi-tier governance in the EU
On Thursday October 4th 2012, the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament organised a workshop on Challenges of multi-tier […]
Read moreTEPSA NEwsletter Editorial “Some original visions on Europe” August 2012
The summer holidays are an excellent time to read those publications that our daily routines normally distract us from. I […]
Read moreTEPSA Newsletter Editorial “About solidarity” June 2012
By Jean-Paul Jacqué At the last Pre-Presidency Conference in Nicosia, TEPSA members took part in a lively discussion on the […]
Read moreProf. Jean-Paul Jacqué
Secretary General Prof. Jean Paul Jacqué holds a doctorate in Law. He is Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Faculty […]
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