Publications

Hochgesteckte Erwartungen mit wenig Chancen auf konkrete Realisierung - so knapp lässt sich das Dilemma in der EU Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik auf den Punkt bringen. Dies wird auch in den vom Konvent...chevron_right

This paper looks at the solidarity within the enlarged European Union in the context of the Constitutional Treaty. More specifically, the author addresses three questions: 1) How can differentiated in...chevron_right

The author discusses some of the main points that were included in the draft for an EU constitutional treaty in 2002. She then presents the state of play in the latest debates on articles that were on...chevron_right

This discussion paper illustrates the challenges, prerequisites and consequences of an integration of the Balkans into the EU. The paper discusses in-between legacies of instability as well as perspec...chevron_right

This article discusses reform of EU institutions in advance of the second round of the EU Convention negotiations in 2002. The author argues that the Convention should set ambitious goals and that ref...chevron_right

This brief discusses ways in which public awareness of the EU reform convention could be increased. This is in light of a Eurobarometer poll conducted in 2002, which showed that 64% of EU citizens had...chevron_right

The author argues that Europe will only attain the goal to become the world’s most competitive and dynamic economic area by 2010, if potential Euro-based growth materializes, and if continuity and cla...chevron_right

The article looks at the distribution of tasks in the EU system under the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. It proposes ways on how this model can become more effective and suggests chan...chevron_right

The author argues that to date, the EU has not lived up to the demands of the Treaty on the European Union, according to which all foreign-policy measures taken by the EU within the framework of its f...chevron_right

This paper discusses how the future division of labor in the EU should look like. The author provides recommendations on how the Convention should reorganize competencies and responsibilities and argu...chevron_right

Vom Gelingen der WWU hängt der materielle und ideelle Erfolg der europäischen Einigung ab. Nur wenn die potentiellen Wachstumsimpulse des Euro genutzt werden und sich die Koordinierungsverfahren durch...chevron_right

Nach den beiden letzten Plenardebatten des Konvents zur Kompetenzfrage zeichnet sich ein weit gehender Konsens in drei Punkten ab: für die Aufgabenverteilung in der Europäischen Union wird ein flexibl...chevron_right

This report addresses the challenges of migration and calls for greater harmonization of immigration policy in North America and Europe. The authors start by describing immigration, admission and cont...chevron_right

This brief discusses 1) the potential for the deployment of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the Black Sea Region following the deterioration in relations between the West and Russia; and 2) the s...chevron_right

This paper discusses the impact of the Ukrainian crisis that started in 2013 and Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 on the EU's European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). The author contends that the cris...chevron_right