Publications

This paper analyzes EU responses to the momentous changes which the Arab Spring is bringing about to the Mediterranean. The author examines the broad variety of external action tools the EU can mobili...chevron_right

This brief discusses that the handling of the Libyan crisis tells a bigger story about the future of EU foreign and security policy than that played out in Libya. In the light of EU divisions over mil...chevron_right

Whilst health policy and provision of healthcare is a Member State responsibility, the EU is not without a role. Health discussions are increasingly taking place at the European level. This is because...chevron_right

The European Union has finally acquired an upgraded status at the United Nations. On 3 May 2011, a resolution was passed in the UN General Assembly, granting the EU delegation at the UN the right to s...chevron_right

After weeks of tensions between France and Italy regarding the management of Tunisians’ migrants, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi sent a joint letter proposing to revise the Schengen rules in or...chevron_right

The rescue package for Portugal and the recent electoral success of the populist True Finns party shows that the euro crisis is not over. Even if the current support mechanisms stabilise the markets, ...chevron_right

Since the beginning of the popular revolutions in North Africa, frightening scenarios including that of a “biblical exodus” have been heralded by some European leaders. Despite wild overestimations of...chevron_right

This paper discusses the challenge that the EU presidency, which Poland takes over for the first time on 1 July 2011, poses to the country. It also explains that leading the Council of Ministers provi...chevron_right

This paper suggests that the growing involvement of the EU in conflict-affected and transitional states has been accompanied by more sustained engagement with questions of justice. It outlines that, i...chevron_right

Finding new directions for the future of the European social model has become imperative in the current post-crisis context. The elaboration of long-term strategies for economic growth requires a reas...chevron_right

This paper examines the concept of EU added value and its implications within the economic and political context. While outlining the variables needed to appraise the added value of EU spending, the a...chevron_right

A longer statutory working life can contribute to alleviating the burden on the welfare systems, but it will not be sufficient if it is not coupled with increased labour market participation. A broade...chevron_right

Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the so-called 'comitology system' has witnessed important changes meant to simplify the European Union's instruments and procedures, as well as to ...chevron_right

EU leaders put the final pieces of the new, enhanced economic governance puzzle in place at their 24-25 March Summit, agreeing key elements of the ‘grand bargain’ which includes treaty change, the per...chevron_right

Unprecedented flows of migrants are arriving on the EU’s southern shores following political upheaval across North Africa and there is a fear that many more will come. In this commentary, the authors ...chevron_right