Since the decision to accept Croatia as a candidate member in 2011, the debate in the European Union about its […]
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Category: European Integration & Institutional Affairs
“Towards a smart and sustainable single European transport area: An assessment of the past 10 years of EU regulation”, Matthias Finger, Juan Montero and Teodora Serafimova (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This book achieves two major objectives. First, it reminds us of the decades-long journey to build a Single European Transport […]
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“EU candidate Ukraine and the 27 gatekeepers: Pragmatizing the EU enlargement policy”, Tyyne Karjalainen (FIIA, Finland)
The signing of the European Union membership application by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the fourth day of Russia’s invasion of […]
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“Is Europe Serious About Defense?”, Alexander Mattelaer (Egmont, Belgium)
Slowly but surely Europeans are getting serious about defense. Military expenditure is trending upward, readiness is being rebuilt, and collective […]
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“Slovenia: High interest in the complementarity of the Three Seas Initiative with EU regional development frameworks”, Ana Bojinović Fenko (CIR, Slovenia)
Slovenia positions itself within the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) based on its general understanding of the origin and potential outcomes […]
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“CMPF’s contribution to the Call for Evidence on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)”, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The CMPF welcomes the high symbolic and normative value of a European Media Freedom Act. It is many years, probably […]
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“Youth Ideas for the Future of Europe”, Funda Tekin et al. (IEP, Germany)
What conditions contribute to the success of European participation projects? First, a wide European network and a supportive application process are […]
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“European Defence: Time to Act”, Alessandro Azzoni (IAI, Italy)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has renewed momentum on the long-standing debate on EU defence, convincing […]
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“Unequal Europe: Regional Integration and the Rise of European Inequality”, Csaba Lakócai (IWE CERS, Hungary)
Beckfield’s book is an empirical study on how European integrationhas affected the (mainly Western European) welfare state systems.Data analyses reveal […]
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“The EU Strategic Compass: A Blueprint for a European Defensive and Securitisation Policy”, Pol Bargués (IAI, Italy)
On 21 March 2022, the Council of the European Union released the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence. The document provides a […]
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“Beyond the Brussels Effect: Supporting the International Case for a Value-based Digital Market”, Susanna Sprague (Egmont, Belgium)
Building a strong European Single Market represents a major effort and challenge to the European Union. It must encompass and […]
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“Europe Day 2022: End of the Conference on the Future of Europe but the beginning of a Europe for all Europeans?”, Ward Den Dooven (Egmont, Belgium)
On Europe Day (May 9th), the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) was presented to […]
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“European politics in times of crisis: Developments in Germany, France and Italy, and consequences for the EU”, Marco Siddi, Niklas Helwig and Tuomas Iso-Markku (FIIA, Finland)
The war in Ukraine and the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have put the spotlight on important political developments […]
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“European Council Conclusions: A Powerful Tool”, Jim Cloos (Egmont, Belgium)
Ever since its creation in 1974, the European Council has dominated the EU agenda, even though at first lacking any […]
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“Reforming the EU’s electoral law: More EU democracy”, Manuel Müller (IEP, Germany)
On 3 May 2022, in a bid to harmonise European elections, the European Parliament agreed on a comprehensive revision of […]
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“Celebrating Europe Day”, Jaap Hoeksma (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Against all odds, the Conference on the Future of Europe has shown that it is quite possible for the EU […]
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“Summary of Party Positions on EU Foreign, Security and Defence Policy”, Leonardo Puleo (IAI, Italy)
This study explores political parties’ salience and position on foreign policy issues in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain […]
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“EU Open Strategic Autonomy and the Trappings of Geoeconomics”, Tobias Gehrke (Egmont, Belgium)
The EU’s new trade strategy promises to advance open strategic autonomy that is to balance the benefits of economic interdependence […]
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“The practice of judicial interaction in the field of fundamental rights”, Federica Casarosa and Madalina Bianca Moraru (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This insightful and timely book provides a comparative assessment of selected legal issues emerging from the EU legal context which […]
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“My European President: Ursula von der Leyen”, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
Ursula von der Leyen is quintessentially European. Born in Belgium, the daughter of one of the first European civil servants, […]
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“When Do Individuals Radicalize?”, Rik Coolsaet (Egmont, Belgium)
For more than a century now, observers have been trying to understand why and how individuals become terrorists. Every time […]
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“A Brussels Declaration for an Ever Closer Union”, Jo Coelmont (Egmont, Belgium)
What is valuable, is vulnerable. So it is for peace, democracy, and the ability to lead the good life. They […]
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“A Joined-Up Union, a Stronger Europe: A Conceptual Framework to Investigate EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World”, Riccardo Alcaro, Pol Bargués and Hylke Dijkstra (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Fractious domestic debates, the fragmentation of regional politics and growing interstate competition all affect the capacity of the EU to […]
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“Forging European Unity on China. The Case of Hungarian Dissent”, Ties Dams (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
EU Member states can be divided on China, even on issues such as human rights. Often singled out as an […]
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Essay collection on European unification in Central Europe 1989/2004 and beyond (IEP, Germany)
The essay collection reminds and invites us to think about the legacy, aspirations and hopes that were connected to democratization […]
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“The Democratisation of Europe”, Jaap Hoeksma (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
In all its atrocity, the Russian invasion of Ukraine may serve to recall that the democratisation of Europe is both […]
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“Contesting COVID: The ideological bases of partisan responses to the COVID-19 pandemic”, Jan Rovny et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
How do political parties respond to external shocks? Using an original survey of political parties across Europe conducted in June […]
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“Governing Differentiation and Integration in the European Union: Patterns, Effectiveness and Legitimacy”, Nicoletta Pirozzi and Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy)
The Special Issue “Governing Differentiation and Integration in the European Union: Patterns, Effectiveness and Legitimacy”, collects contributions of a group […]
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“Paving the way for a meaningful EU Year of Youth 2022”, Marcel Muraille (Egmont, Belgium)
As the pandemic eases, the EU has decided to dedicate 2022 to young people. But this opportunity should not aim […]
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“Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) as a New Form of Differentiation: An Analysis of Their Challenges for the European Single Market”, Andreas Eisl (IAI, Italy)
In support of a more active EU industrial policy, so-called Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) have been increasingly […]
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“Differentiated Integration and EU Outsiders: A Norwegian View”, Nina Græger and Kristin Haugevik (IAI, Italy)
A non-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and […]
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“External Differentiated Integration in Justice and Home Affairs: Participation of the Western Balkan Countries in EU Agencies”, Ivan Damjanovski and Zoran Nechev (IAI, Italy)
Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policies, and especially migration and border management, have been on the forefront of deepening relations […]
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“Flexible Defence Cooperation in Europe: FNC, JEF and EI2”, Tuomas Iso-Markku and Tyyne Karjalainen (IAI, Italy)
Defence cooperation between European Union member states has long been characterised by a high level of fragmentation. To manage, and […]
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“Conference on the Future of Europe: a glimpse into the future of participatory democracy?”, Ward Den Dooven (Egmont, Belgium)
The Conference on the Future of Europe had its official start on 9 May 2021 and the process has brought […]
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“The EU and Finland’s security of supply: A ‘turn’ in EU thinking provides new opportunities, but significant differences remain”, Tuomas Iso-Markku (FIIA, Finland)
Security of supply, a central concept in Finnish national security thinking, has not yet taken root at the EU level. […]
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“Protracted Pandemic Crisis = Risk of Great Collapse for weak states? An opportunity for reassessing EU’s development aid to promote good governance”, Michel-Henry Bouchet (CIFE)
Could the pandemic crisis be the outpost of an unprecedented structural shock on already weak countries? It might then create […]
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“The politics of government reorganization in Western Europe”, Julia Fleischer et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The reorganization of governments is crucial for parties to express their policy preferences once they reach office. Yet these activities […]
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“The political economy of COVID-19 responses in East Central Europe”, Dorothee Bohle, Edgars Eihmanis and Alen Toplišek (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The COVID-19 crisis is the second major crisis to have hit the East Central European countries within a decade, putting […]
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“Political science communities challenged by Internationalisation”, Thibaud Boncourt et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The internationalisation of political science is an uneven process. Existing studies have shown that it is characterised by centre-periphery relationships, […]
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“The European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Troubled Relationship”, Tobias Schumacher (College of Europe, Natolin)
The chapter offers an overview of the practical pursuit of EU–GCC relations in a longitudinal perspective and examines the implementation […]
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“The politics of government reorganization in Western Europe”, Julia Fleischer et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The reorganization of governments is crucial for parties to express their policy preferences once they reach office. Yet these activities […]
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“The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey”, Gary Marks et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
This article proposes a measure of the social structuration of political parties. The measure has some distinctive virtues. It assesses […]
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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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“Security debates and partnership choices in the Nordic states: From differentiation to alignment”, Kristin Haugevik et al. (NUPI, Norway)
What security challenges do the Nordic states highlight in a fluctuating security environment? Towards which partner institutions, networks and states […]
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“A European success story? Central Europe from democratic revolutions to EU accession (1989-2004) and beyond” (IEP, Germany)
The year 1989 was a breakthrough moment in history not only for Central Europe but also Europe as a whole […]
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“Germany in the EU after Merkel: a view from the Netherlands”, Luuk Molthof and Martijn Haas (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
Germany is not only the Netherlands’ most important neighbour and trading partner but also its most important ally in the […]
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“Informal Differentiated Integration in EU Foreign and Security Policy: Perspectives of a Small Member State”, Jan Kovář and Kateřina Kočí (IAI, Italy)
The last decade has seen a significant increase in the study of mechanisms of informal differentiation, such as lead groups, […]
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“Informal Differentiated Integration in EU Foreign and Security Policy: Perspectives of a Small Member State”, Jan Kovář (IIR, Czech Republic)
The last decade has seen a significant increase in the study of mechanisms of informal differentiation, such as lead groups, […]
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“Young ideas for the future of Europe”, Funda Tekin, Simone Klee and Antonia Labitzky (IEP, Germany)
The Conference on the Future of Europe provides a platform for European citizens to express their demands and actively engage […]
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“Recovery plans and structural funds: how to strengthen the link?”, Marco Lopriore (EIPA, Maastricht)
The plan to relaunch the European economy in response to the COVID-19 crisis (also called Next Generation EU (NGEU), whose […]
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“Pandemic and social protests: cities as flashpoints in the COVID-19 era”, Eva García Chueca and Francesc Teodoro (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the levels of global protest have been increasing, a trend that has recently […]
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“Strategic foresight”, Katrin Boettger and Gaby Umbach (IEP, Germany)
The European Union and the world currently seem to be in constant crisis mode, making a swift responsive policy approach […]
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“Maastricht and beyond: EU in the World at CoFoE”, Sabina Lange and Constance Bobotsi (EIPA, Maastricht)
Following a Covid-induced postponement, 200 citizens from all corners of the Union will arrive in Maastricht on 11 February 2022 […]
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“The Making of Consumer Law and Policy in Europe”, Hans-W Micklitz (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This book analyses the founding years of consumer law and consumer policy in Europe. It combines two dimensions: the making […]
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“Ukraine’s Sectoral Integration into the EU: Preconditions, Prospects, Challenges” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
Integration Into the European Union: Current State, Peculiarities and Challenges, General Preconditions for Intensification of Sectoral Integration in the Economy, Individual Areas […]
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“Collateral Damage: How EU Internal Policies Shape Crises and Conflict Abroad”, Kristina Kausch (IAI, Italy)
Europe is increasingly affected by conflicts in its neighbourhood, but its ability to prevent and resolve them remains limited. This […]
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“Strategic autonomy: Not without integration”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
One dimension of strategic autonomy has been firmly decided upon since the EU created its Common Security and Defence Policy […]
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“The Italy–France Treaty is an Example of Wise Diplomacy”, Riccardo Alcaro (IAI, Italy)
The recently concluded Treaty on Enhanced Cooperation between France and Italy has created some interest in Europe. Dubbed the “Quirinale Treaty” after the […]
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“Yearbook of European Integration” (IEP, Germany)
The rule of law crisis, the Recovery Fund, and the pandemic: The new Yearbook of European Integration 2021 covers all […]
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“Views on the Future of Europe from the EU’s Neighbouring Countries” (EIR, Romania)
The Working Paper “Views on the Future of Europe from the EU’s Neighbouring Countries”, initiated by the European Institute of […]
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“Policy Recommendations for a Differentiated Union: Ensuring Effectiveness, Sustainability and Democracy”, Nicoletta Pirozzi and Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy)
This policy brief aims to present to policy-shapers and policy-makers at the national and European level some selected recommendations based […]
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“The Conference on the Future of Europe: Views from Romanian citizen” (EIR, Romania)
The European Institute of Romania (EIR) recently published the Progress Report – The Conference on the Future of Europe: Views […]
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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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“Europe and Covid-19: Never Waste a Good Crisis”, Chiara Andreazza (IAI, Italy)
Years have passed since the first signs of citizen distrust towards social institutions and governing elites became apparent. Such sentiments […]
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“Making European Policies Work: Evolving Challenges and New Approaches in EU Law Enforcement”, Martina Anzini, Petra Jeney, Godefroy de Moncuit and Juan Diego Ramírez- Cárdenas (EIPA, Maastricht)
The EU is continuing to explore new approaches in the legal enforcement tools that it uses to ensure compliance with […]
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“The potential and limits of EU crisis response”, Pernille Rieker and Kristian Lundby Gjerde (NUPI, Norway)
The aim of this chapter is to identify the potential and limits of the EU’s external crisis response. Rather than […]
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“Europe’s Polish Question”, Riccardo Perissich (IAI, Italy)
European history has on several occasions been confronted with a “Polish question”. It did not always end well, especially for […]
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“Chapel Hill Expert Survey trend file, 1999–2019”, Jolly Seth et al. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Research on party competition and political representation relies on valid cross-national measures of party positions. This research note reports on […]
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“Romanian Journal of European Affairs” (EIR, Romania)
The December issue of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs proposes to its readers topics such as: the eventuality of […]
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“From Storytelling to Action: Visions and Proposals from European Citizens”, Carme Colomina and Héctor Sánchez Margalef (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Within the framework of the FACTS project1 (From Alternative Narratives to Citizens’ True EU Stories), CIDOB hosted two focus groups, […]
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“The World After the Pandemic: European Unity and the Challenge of Reviving Multilateralism”, Sonia Bianconi (IAI, Italy)
Covid-19 has dramatically re-focussed the world’s attention on the adverse implications of globalisation. Coming on the heels of the 2008 […]
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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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“Making European Policies Work: Multilevel Administration and Policy Integration”, Edward Best (EIPA, Maastricht)
Better implementation of EU policies depends not only on the capacity and commitment of individual Member States, but also on […]
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“Securitisation of the EU approach to the Western Balkans: from conflict transformation to crisis management”, Kari Osland and Mateja Peter (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter analyses the EU’s crisis response in the Western Balkans through the lens of EULEX. By exploring how those […]
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“Regional Fragmentation and EU Foreign and Security Policy”, Agnès Levallois et all (IAI, Italy)
There is broad academic consensus on the fact that the fragmentation of regions presents a significant challenge for the EU. […]
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“Democratic backsliding as a catalyst for polity-based contestation? Populist radical right cooperation in the European Parliament”, Michail Chiru, Natasha Wunsh (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The strengthening of the populist radical right poses an important challenge for European integration. This article explores whether democratic backsliding […]
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“Licensing Standard Essential Patents: FRAND and the Internet of Things”, Igor Nikolic (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
What is the licensing framework of standard essential patents (SEPs) for connectivity standards such as 5G and Wi-Fi? How will […]
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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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“A Definition of the EU as Farewell Present for Chancellor Merkel”, Jaap Hoeksma (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
The author discusses the question, raised by Chancellor Merkel at her last European Council meeting, on what is the nature […]
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“FACTS – Real Information for a Brighter Future”, Federico Castiglioni (IAI, Italy)
FACTS (From Alternative Narratives to Citizens’ True EU Stories) is a project addressed to European citizens and aimed at involving […]
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“Sandboxes for Responsible Artificial Intelligence”, Florina Pop and Lukas Adomaviciu (EIPA, Maastricht)
Keeping up with the pace of technological developments and innovation is a challenge for lawmakers in Europe. As a result, […]
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“The stigmatisation of Central Europe via (failed) socialisation narrative?”, Marko Lovec, Kateřina Kočí and Zlatko Šabič (CIR, Slovenia)
The article builds on the criticism of the international socialisation narrative which mistakenly represents compliance as socialisation and recognises agency […]
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“Legislative direction of regulatory bureaucracies: evidence from a semi-presidential system”, Cyril Benoit and Ana Maria Szilagyi (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Independent regulatory agency has become the standard institutional choice in Western Europe. Little is known, however, about the involvement of […]
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“Going back and forth: European Union resilience-building in Moldova between 2014 and 2020”, Tobias Schumacher (College of Europe, Natolin)
Professor Tobias SCHUMACHER, Chairholder of the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair, has just published an article entitled “Going back and forth: […]
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“Differentiated EUrope 2035: Elaboration and Evaluation of Five Potential Scenarios”, Janis A. Emmanouilidis (IAI, Italy)
Differentiated integration has been and will remain a necessity if Europe wants to overcome stalemate and improve the functioning of […]
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“Integration 3/2021”, Ronja Kempin, Anja Zorob, Christian Walter et al. (IEP, Germany)
The PSPP ruling shows: The ECJ is controversial in Germany, too. The new issue of integration presents three readings of the verdict. […]
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“Differentiated Integration as a Conscious Policy Choice: The Way Forward”, Vittoria Meissner, Funda Tekin (IAI, Italy)
Is differentiated integration an unintended consequence of the European Union integration process or is it a conscious policy choice of […]
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“Huawei, 5G and Security: Technological Limitations and Political Responses”, Karsten Friis (NUPI, Norway)
How did Chinese 5G providers, such as Huawei, become a security concern in the USA and Europe? Were the security […]
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“A modern guide to the digitalization of infrastructure”, Juan J. Montero-Pascual, Matthias Finger (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This book examines how digitalisation affects infrastructures in telecommunications, transport, and energy. Introducing some clarity in the thinking and develop […]
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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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“Using referendums in decision-making on the European Union: what is in it for Lithuania?”, Raivydas Rakauskas (IIRPS, Lithuania)
This commentary is a part of Jean Monnet Chair project “Teaching, researching and debating contemporary European issues” (TRENDS). The author of 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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“Security Communities in Crisis: Crisis Constitution, Struggles and Temporality”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
How do we approach a security community in crisis? This article theorises crisis dynamics in and on security communities. How […]
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“Differentiated Integration as a Conscious Policy Choice: The Way Forward”, Vittoria Meissner, Funda Tekin (IEP, Germany)
How can differentiation be used more strategically in the future? In their policy paper of the Horizon 2020 project EU IDEA, Vittoria […]
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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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“Decolonising Knowledge: A Euro-Mediterranean Perspective”, Lorenzo Kamel (IAI, Italy)
How can we decolonise Euro-Mediterranean relations? From a historical perspective, one of the most persuasive, indirect answers to this question […]
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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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“Shades of contestation and politicisation of CFSP”, Katja Biedenkopf, Oriol Costa and Magdalena Góra (IES, Poland)
Contestation and politicisation are two concepts of increasing relevance to European foreign and security policy (CFSP) scholars and practitioners alike. […]
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“Differentiated Integration and Europe’s Global Role: A Conceptual Framework”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
In a time of global challenges, rising geopolitical tensions and a weakening of the traditional trans-Atlantic security community, we can […]
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“Differentiated Defence Integration Under French Leadership”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Studies dealing with EU security and defence policy tend to focus exclusively on what is formally included in the Union’s […]
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