The European recovery plans designed in response to the crisis are exempt from the budgetary constraints imposed during the management […]
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“A Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy”, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (IEP, Germany)
As a contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe, the “Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy” will be presented […]
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“Can the Conference on the Future of Europe prevent another #SofaGate?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
There are two main interlinked conundrums when defining the reasons underlying the lack of coherent policymaking in view of an […]
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“The Conference on the Future of Europe has its wings clipped”, Héctor Sánchez Margalef (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The European Union has not found the way to bridge the gap between the desire to encourage greater citizen participation […]
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WATCH: “Differentiation and the Future of Europe”, Nicoletta Pirozzi | DiCE Webinars
In this video, Nicoletta Pirozzi gives her expertise on differentiated integration. She is the Head of the European Union Programme […]
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TEPSA Debate on COVID-19
On Wednesday 22 April from 10:00 to 11:30 (Brussels time) via Zoom, TEPSA hosted its first teleconference, a debate on […]
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Launching event at the European Parliament: “The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations” (CoE, Belgium)
Following the publication of the book The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations (Palgrave, 2019), authored mainly […]
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): […]
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“Where to now for Enlargement? Key Challenges for Western Balkans’ accession into a Brexiting European Union”, Florent Marciacq (CIFE, France)
“Where to now for Enlargement? Key Challenges for Western Balkans’ accession into a Brexiting European Union”, Marciacq Florent, Policy Paper […]
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Conference “The Future of Europe and the Scottish Dimension”, 7 March 2019 (The Federal Trust, UK)
Conference: “The Future of Europe and the Scottish Dimension”, 7th March 2019, Mary Sumner House, London The Federal Trust is […]
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“Learning by Doing: EU Standards in the Balkans -EUlead”: a well-attended lecture on EU enlargement and differentiated integration (IRMO, Croatia)
As part of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project “Learning by Doing: EU Standards in the Balkans -EUlead” IRMO, in cooperation […]
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“Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway’s Options. Chapter in The Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, Ulf Sverdrup (NUPI, Norway)
What would the late political economist and intellectual Albert O. Hirschmann have said if asked to assess the developments in […]
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“EU scenarios for 2027”, Antonio Estella (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Working Papers “In 2008 I published a paper on ‘EU scenarios for 2017’ (Estella, 2008). It was written over the course […]
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“A Union of States But Not of Intent. What If the Common European Vision Comes Apart?”, Virginia Volpi (IAI, Italy)
The European project was itself born out of an ambition to make war “not just unthinkable, but materially impossible”. The […]
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“A New Narrative for an Old Project: Re-Imagining Europe”, Giovanni Santambrogio (IAI, Italy)
Considering that I was born on 30 May 1993, and the Maastricht Treaty entered into force when I was just […]
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TEPSA-OEGfE event on “The Future of Europe – Views from the Capitals”, Brussels, 27 September 2018
On Thursday 27 September TEPSA, in cooperation with the Austrian Society for European Politics, organised an event on “The Future […]
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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 […]
Read moreThe Spinelli Group launched its Manifesto for the Future of Europe
The Spinelli Group, a pro-European grouping of MEPs and politicians pushing for a federalist EU, just published their Manifesto for […]
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“The Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt (Eds.)
This book, which brings together contributions from over 25 scholars from the TEPSA network, sheds light on the political dynamics within […]
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“Quit kicking the can down the road: a Spanish view of EMU reforms” (Elcano, Spain)
This document written by Spanish economists offers some recommendations towards a stronger architecture for the euro through deeper fiscal, financial […]
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“Brexit: Anything could happen in the next half year”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust for Education and Research, UK)
In this blog post, the Federal Trust’s Director Brendan Donnelly reviews progress in the Brexit debate and argues that the continuing […]
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“European Integration (Theory) in Times of Crisis. A Comparison of the Euro and Schengen Crises”, Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH, Zürich)
in Journal of European Public Policy, 25: 7, 2018, 969-989. The European Union has gone through major crises of its two flagship […]
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Yearbook Article “Europäischer Rat”, David Schäfer and Wolfgang Wessels (IEP, Germany)
The European Council met on 22 and 23 March 2018. As the Yearbook authors David Schäfer and Wolfgang Wessels point […]
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“A new government takes office in Berlin: What prospects for Franco-German leadership in the EU?”, Tuomas Iso-Markku & Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
Numerous domestic and EU-level challenges stand in the way of a Franco-German reform agenda for the European Union. However, the […]
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“Europe knows where it doesn’t want to go”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog This Sunday, 4 March, the whole of Europe will be awaiting news of two poll results: the verdict […]
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“A guide to undestanding Italy: the 2018 elections and beyond”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
The Italian elections of March 2018 –which have become a case study for populism– have caused much anxiety in Europe; […]
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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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Special Dossier: Catalonia’s independence bid: how did we get here? What is the European dimension? What next?
This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the […]
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“Possible Future European Union Party-Political Systems”, Martin Westlake (College of Europe Bruges)
in Bruges Political Research Papers no.60 The paper passes in review the post-war steps to a parliamentary European Union and a […]
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Issue 3/2017 of integration, September 2017 (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Joachim Schild analyses Emmanuel Macron’s European policy approach with a special focus on the […]
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A stronger Europe in an illiberal World?, Sebastian Franzkowiak (CIFE)
in CIFE Policy Paper n°61 Read it here
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The Future of EU Defence: A European Space, Data and Cyber Agency?, Jean-Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
Sovereignty has always been a tricky issue for EU Defence policy. When it comes to the use of military forces, […]
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Transatlantic turbulence – implications for European security, Björn Fägersten (UI, Sweden)
in: UI Brief no. 8 June 2017* A few years ago some suggested that Europe’s political situation could best be […]
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Merkel is Germany, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, September 2017 Angela Merkel is not only German, she is Germany. Her latest victory in the elections, while […]
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Crisis in Social Democracy, crisis in Europe?, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, October 2017 The competition that has characterised European politics for years has been between a centre-left and centre-right. […]
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The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Brexit does not mean Brexit, Funda Tekin (CIFE)
in Policy Paper 2015, 13 September 2017 – Jacques Delors Insitute Berlin Available here
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The EU level effects of national elections in the Netherlands and France, Aldis Austers (LIIA, Latvia)
The Netherlands and France, despite their affluence and long-standing democratic traditions, are experiencing a major political shift which manifests in […]
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Handbuch zur deutschen Europapolitik, Katrin Böttger/Mathias Jopp (IEP, Germany)
The Institute for European Policy’s Handbook on Germany’s European Policy is now also available in an edition published by the […]
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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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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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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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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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Discovering the Mediterranean (and tapping into its pro-European attitudes), Ignacio Molina (Elcano, Spain)
If it sets its mind to it, it seems likely that the group of Southern EU countries that met in Madrid […]
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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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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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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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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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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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