Publications

This paper analyzes to what extent the internet has characterized vertical communication between politicians and voters looking at a very particular group: the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs...chevron_right

While the EU has no explicit legal competence in the sphere of religion and the management of relations with faith communities, religious concerns have taken on increasing importance within the legal ...chevron_right

Using new international comparable data on intangible capital investment by business within a panel analysis from 1995-2005 in an EU-15 country sample, we detect a positive and significant relationshi...chevron_right

Close coordination of national fiscal policy and surveillance of competitiveness seem highly desirable within a monetary union. But are they also feasible? This note argues that surveillance of compet...chevron_right

This paper analyzes whether the financial crisis has affected citizens’ confidence in the free market economy and whether it has triggered citizens’ demand for a free market economy with stronger stat...chevron_right

The summer of 2010 will long be remembered in Europe for what has become known as “l’affaire des Roms” in France. The case has revealed profound institutional tensions at EU level between the French g...chevron_right

The survival of the eurozone hinges on the capacity of its leaders to improve its governance. This has become very clear since the eruption of the government debt crisis in the eurozone in 2009, which...chevron_right

This Working Document illustrates the diversity of and competition for the dominance of views on Russia’s future. In a second step, the authors analyze the obstacles to a successful realization of the...chevron_right

The change in the Russian constitution in December 2008 to extend the presidential term to six years was widely seen as a strengthening of the future president; at the time expected to be Putin. Again...chevron_right

With the publication of the stress test results on July 23rd, the EU managed to turn the tide of growing uncertainty about the state of the European banking sector. National supervisory authorities in...chevron_right

On the 9th of May (Schuman Day), Mario Monti did the EU a great favour by publishing his report, 'A new strategy for the single market: At the service of Europe’s economy and society.' This Commentary...chevron_right

Europe's stress test for banks, its first-large-scale experiment with financial transparency, is now underway. Until recently it was taboo to acknowledge that there could be problems in the European b...chevron_right

Europe continues to occupy center stage of Act II of the global financial crisis, which has now mutated into a sovereign-debt crisis within the eurozone. How could this happen when, at least on paper,...chevron_right

This report presents a number of recommendations for actions that are needed to ensure that the EU becomes a more attractive place for investment and education and research opportunities. It is the re...chevron_right

The objective of this policy brief is to provide a brief analysis of the impact of the financial crisis on the banking sector from the perspective of Europe 2020. The article starts with an overview o...chevron_right