On 29 April, the European Commission published a new Communication on better regulation aiming to improve the EU policymaking process. […]
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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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“Health Crises and the Growth of EU Agencies: The Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Christoph Klika (EIPA, Maastricht)
Health crises have often triggered the creation of EU agencies. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), for […]
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“Enforcing EU chemicals policy: the multi-level pursuit of zero tolerance”, Christoph Klika (EIPA, Maastricht)
In October 2020, the European Commission published a ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’. The Communication is subtitled ‘Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’, […]
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“Competitive Dialogue – A tool with many uses”, Michael Burnett (EIPA, Maastricht)
Competitive Dialogue was initially conceived by the European Commission as a tool for awarding infrastructure contracts and complex service contracts […]
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“Member States and EU agreements: Is it really national parliaments that are standing in the way of EU strategic autonomy?”, Wolfgang Koeth (EIPA, Maastricht)
In voicing their ambition for a ‘stronger Europe in the world’ the European Commission has indicated to strive for ‘Open […]
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“Western Balkans’ Plight is Wake-up Call for Europe”, Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened the vulnerabilities of the Western Balkan countries and exposed the weakness of their state institutions, […]
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“Europe’s choice: what lies ahead?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
Europe’s choice: what lies ahead?, Ilke Toygür 27/2/2019 The world is changing, and so is Europe. It is clear that in […]
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“Italy’s budget battle with the European Commission”, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The European Commission has rejected Italy’s proposed draft budget because of how seriously it breached prior fiscal commitments, including an increase in […]
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“The European Commission: an enabler for the European Security and Defence Union”, Chantal Lavallée (Elcano, Spain)
The European Commission has been pushing for deeper European cooperation in the security and defence sector for the past two […]
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“Analytical base for the Report on progress in implementation of the Partnership agreement between Republic of Croatia and the European Commission”, Boromisa, A., Butković, H., Čučković, N., Funduk, M., Jurlin, K., Kovačić, M., Puljiz, J., Skazlić, I., Šterc, S., Tišma, S. (IRMO, Croatia)
IRMO researchers have published a project study „ Analytical base for the Report on progress in implementation of the Partnership […]
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“Study on investment needs and obstacles along industrial value chains.”, Andrea Szalavetz, Magdolna Sass et al. (IWE, Hungary)
The European Union currently faces a need to invest in modernising its industry across all value chains in order […]
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Horizon 2020 project SEnECA will strengthen relations between the EU and Central Asia (IEP, Berlin)
On 1 January 2018, the project “SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations”, funded by the European Commission, will […]
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“GEPS No 06/17: Stability and growth in the Eurozone – who plays the main role?”Sabine Lautenschläger, (IEP, Berlin)
The IEP Lunch Debate on the topic “Stability and growth in the Eurozone – who plays the main role?” was […]
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Windows of opportunity in the Korean Peninsula, Félix Arteaga & Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
The Korean Peninsula is currently immersed in a dangerous dynamic of increasing tensions with the US. However, armed intervention or […]
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The Antitrust dispute between the European Commission and Gazprom: Towards an amicable deal, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
The European Commission has endorsed Gazprom’s commitments to revise its monopolistic practices in East-Central Europe, which would allow a better […]
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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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