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Category: OGFE
“The looming deep crisis in Europe – and what to do about it”, Ewald Nowotny (OEGFE, Austria)
In order to avoid a looming deep crisis in Europe, the European Union has to counter several challenges at the […]
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“Demographic decline of Croatia: What is to be done?”, Senada Šelo Šabić (ÖGFE, Austria)
Croatia has been steadily losing its population in the course of the last three decades. Demographic decline is partly a […]
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“The Vulnerability of Women in the Labour Market in Serbia”, Svetlana Stefanović, Maša Vračar (ÖGFE, Austria)
The European Union is a global leader in promoting gender equality and emphasises the importance of empowerment of women also […]
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“Listening to the people: How the Green Agenda Action Plan can do better for the Western Balkans”, Melika Mahmutović (ÖGFE, Austria)
Extending the objectives of the European Green Deal to the Western Balkans is an important step for environmental protection in […]
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WATCH: “EU-Wirtschaftssanktionen wird es jetzt eng für Russland?”, December 7 (ÖGFE, Austria)
The European Union has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with far-reaching countersanctions. Never before has a powerful state been […]
Read moreTEPSA starts project to Raise Awareness on Disinformation in Europe
From 2022, TEPSA implements its new European Commission-funded project “RADAR” BRUSSELS, 26/10/2022: In the framework of the Citizens, Equality, Rights […]
Read moreTrans European Policy Studies Association Launches Book on Russia and the Future of Europe
TEPSA continues to provide excellent analysis of politicalattitudes and trends across the EU27 and beyond BRUSSELS, 13/07/2022: The latest book […]
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“Is there hope for Kosovo’s rule of law system? Three immediate actions needed”, Bardha Tahiri (ÖGFE, Austria)
Starting just after the war and for more than 20 years now, Kosovo has had international community as the strongest […]
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“Building a constituency for rule of law: Lessons from the Romanian anti-corruption drive”, Oana Popescu-Zamfir (ÖGFE, Austria)
Romania’s experience is that of the most intensive push for rule of law and anti-corruption among new European Union (EU) […]
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“Considering EU enlargement through the prism of security cooperation”, Ellise Bernard and Joseph Leloup (ÖGFE, Austria)
For the next six months France holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. One of the top […]
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“The rule of law in Montenegro between deep polarisation and an unstable majority: how to get back on track?”, Nikola Mumin (ÖGFE, Austria)
Although it has been negotiating EU membership for more than nine years and thus carrying out certain activities to strengthen […]
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“Lessons learned from the justice reform in Albania”, Inva Nela (ÖGFE, Austria)
In the case of Albania, the enlargement instruments of political dialogue, conditionality and assistance have been primarily focused on the […]
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“Τhe Rule of Law and Foreign Direct Investment in the Western Balkans: The Greek Experience”, Nikolaos Tzifakis and Anastasios Valvis (ÖGfE, Austria)
The rule of law is positively correlated to the attainment of economic growth and sustainable development and to the attraction […]
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“The Conditionality Regulation: A true European means to face a rule of law crisis in wider Europe and foster media freedom”, Eleonora Poli and Margherita Salvia (ÖGfE, Austria)
The respect of the rule of law is central to the functioning of democracies within the European institutional settings and […]
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“Rule of Law and Justice in Croatia after the EU accession”, Nikica Kolar (ÖGfE, Austria)
Every accession into political alliance is a matter of political negotiations. During the accession process Croatia advanced but did not […]
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WATCH: European Solidarity in Action | #EuropeChats Episode 8
In this special episode of EuropeChats, we are joined by Prof. Michael Kaeding. Michael is Jean Monnet Chair ad personam […]
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WATCH: “Stronger Together? European Solidarity in Times of Crisis”, December 2 (ÖGFE, Austria)
In the framework of the upcoming book “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, edited […]
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“Rule of Law and Justice: the Case of Serbia”, Djordje Popović (ÖGfE, Austria)
Serbia is a country with enormous challenges in the area of rule of law. The postponing of reforms in this […]
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“What can the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union do for the Western Balkans?”, Faris Kočan, Marko Lovec (ÖGFE, Austria)
Within the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union several priorities are relevant from the perspective of the […]
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“Countering the Rule of Law Backsliding in the Western Balkans”, Katrin Böttger, Dominic Maugeais (OEGFE, Austria)
Seventeen years after the big round of EU enlargement and with the Conference on the Future of Europe up and […]
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“Why the EU’s Spitzenkandidaten procedure should be revived before the next European Parliament elections”, Paul Schmidt (OEGFE, Austria)
Does the Spitzenkandidaten procedure have a future in European Parliament elections? Paul Schmidt argues that despite failing to live up […]
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“Quo vadis media pluralism in Europe? A contextualization from an Austrian perspective”, Florian Woschnagg (ÖGFE, Austria)
Although media policy is a fundamental issue for European democracies, the European Union has only limited competence in this field, […]
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“Subsidies for renewable energy sources: an acid test for a climate-friendly EU”, Dorothea Herzele and Susanne Wixforth (ÖGFE, Austria)
There is no alternative to tackling climate change head on. Therefore, at the turn of the century, the European Union […]
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GLOBSEC Trends 2021: Central and Eastern Europe one year into the pandemic (ÖGFE, Austria)
How are 10 countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) navigating a year into the pandemic according to its citizens? […]
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“The future of the EU’s Spitzenkandidaten procedure”, Johanna Edthofer and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
The EU`s Spitzenkandidaten procedure was successfully introduced at the European elections in 2014. The European parties reached an agreement that […]
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Kick-off of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Networks Project “WB2EU” (ÖGFE, Austria)
The next few years will be decisive for the democratic and European future of the Western Balkans. In addition to […]
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“A Smarter Funding System for European Parties”, Louis Drounau (ÖGFE, Austria)
Political parties are core stakeholders of modern representative democracies and fill a number of important functions in the political system. […]
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“The African Continental Free Trade Area: The Role of EU Support for Africa’s Historic Trade Agreement”, Iona Lungu (ÖGFE, Austria)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an exceptionally ambitious project of Pan-African integration. Eliminating tariffs on intra-African imports […]
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“YouTubing Europe: Transnational Communication and Identity Formation in a European Network”, Dennis Lichtenstein (ÖGFE, Austria)
Plans for promoting European identity on social media start from crisis diagnoses, rightly stating that the European Union suffers from […]
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“Overcoming the net position thinking in EU member states”, Julia Bachtrögler-Unger, Mario Holzner, Veronika Kubeková and Margit Schratzenstaller (ÖGFE, Austria)
Focusing primarily on the question of net contributions to the EU budget instead of the question of the ideal size […]
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“Making the European Capital Brussels tangible for the Next Generation”, Peter Kurri and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
The Austrian federal government has set itself the goal of enabling all 15 to 20-year-olds to travel to Brussels to […]
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“New Hansa and Frugal Four: The Role of Small Creditor States in the Economic and Monetary Union”, Magnus G. Schoeller (ÖGFE, Austria)
The debate on an EU recovery package to fight the corona crisis evokes patterns known from the eurozone crisis, where […]
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Watch: TEPSA Explainer “Euroscepticism in Austria”
In this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Paul Schimdt from the Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGFE) takes […]
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Watch: TEPSA-ÖGFE debate – Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe
Watch the video of the debate Euroscepticism: there is a lot behind this, from selective and thematic criticism to categorical […]
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“The gender pension gap in Austria and Europe”, Christine Mayrhuber and Ingrid Mairhuber (ÖGFE, Austria)
The economic situation of women and their financial independence is under further pressure as a result of the coronavirus crisis […]
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“The EU’s global response to the COVID-19 crisis with a focus on the Eastern Neighbourhood and Africa”, Philipp Brugner and Klaus Schuch (ÖGFE, Austria)
The EU’s global response in tackling the COVID-19 crisis follows a ‘Team Europe’ approach and also includes large amounts of […]
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“The European Parliament: One year after the European elections”, Johanna Edthofer and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
After a long time of negotiations and political tug-of-war, the United Kingdom left the EU on 31 January 2020. Since […]
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“The COVID-19 crisis: Ten Takeaways for the EU”, Paul Schmidt (ÖGfE, Austria)
What does the Covid-19 outbreak mean for the future of the European Union? Paul Schmidt presents ten takeaways for EU […]
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“Austria’s new ÖVP-Green government: united in diversity?”, Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE)
Austria’s new coalition government, incorporating the conservative ÖVP and the Green Party, was sworn in on 7 January. Paul Schmidt writes that […]
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“How to implement a WTO-compatible full border carbon adjustment as an important part of the European Green Deal”, Alexander Krenek (ÖGFE)
The European Commission has announced to step up carbon emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2050, respectively. These targets would […]
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“Rules versus Flexibility and the Future of European Monetary Policy”, Ewald Nowotny (ÖGFE)
European monetary policy is strongly influenced by the “battle of ideas” between a tradition of rule-based politics and of individual […]
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TEPSA Brief: “The voting behaviour of the Austrian Members of the European Parliament during the legislative period 2014-2019”, Johanna Edthofer & Paul Schmidt
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “The voting behaviour of the Austrian Members of the European Parliament […]
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Panel discussion: “Nationalistic populism and its reception in Central Europe. The state of play” (OEGFE, Austria)
Nationalist and populist tendencies are gaining weight across the European Union – not least in Central Europe. Thus, we have […]
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TEPSA-OEGfE event on “The Future of Europe – Views from the Capitals”, Vienna, 26 September 2018
The launch of the book “The Future of Europe – Views from the Capitals” is being celebrated not only in […]
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“Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU?”, Paul Schmidt, Johanna Edthofer (Elcano, Spain)
Austria has been the only country in the EU that allows voting at the age of 16 at all political […]
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“Austria’s EU-presidency: between ambition and reality”, Paul Schmidt, Christoph Breinschmid (ÖGFE)
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TEPSA Austrian Pre-Presidency Conference report now available
On 7-8 June 2018, TEPSA and its Austrian member, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), organised TEPSA’s traditional Pre-Presidency Conference (PPC) in […]
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TEPSA Explainer: “The new Austrian Government & EU integration and the upcoming EU-Council Presidency of Austria”, Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
This TEPSA Explainer discusses the political priorities of the Austrian Government in light of the upcoming Council Presidency and of […]
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“Franco-German cooperation: A compromise between vision and reality?”, Paul Schmidt (ÖGfE, Austria)
The problems with forming a government after the 2017 German federal election have provided an opportunity for French President Emmanuel […]
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Introducing a new TEPSA associate member: The Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGfE)
On the occasion of the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 30 – December 1, 2017, […]
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TEPSA General Assembly meets in Sofia and welcomes a new TEPSA associate member
On the occasion of the traditional TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 30 November – […]
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