Publications

At the launch of a public consultation on the EU budget last month, Commission president Barroso explained the need to reform the budget in terms of a need to “focus EU spending on the right areas”. ...chevron_right

This paper sketches the systemic relationship that the EU might develop with Kosovo in order to avert the dangerous scenarios that, according to the author, threaten to play out. He concludes that the...chevron_right

This paper deals with the justice and home affairs (JHA) elements of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The author refutes the core argument advanced by some analysts that the ENP is essentially...chevron_right

This paper attempts to show that the Euro zone faces a similar problem as the downturn in the US housing market, which has, according to the author, attracted a lot of attention and has sparked a glob...chevron_right

This policy brief discusses the implications of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) both for investment firms and for investors. The author warns that while the suitability and the ...chevron_right

This policy brief argues that the excision of the competition principle from the new Reform Treaty is not adequate enough to protect the current competition acquis or ensure the healthy future develop...chevron_right

The unfolding crisis in Europe's financial markets is presenting the EU's new regulatory and supervisory set-up with its first big test, revealing worrying differences in responses to stress, flaws in...chevron_right

This paper analyzes civilian and military missions in different countries in the Western Balkans. The authors look at how these first operations have gone, what lessons are to be drawn, and indeed, wh...chevron_right

This publication describes Russia's economic re-emergence and evolving policy framework for macroeconomic performance. The author surveys Russia's development from the difficult days of the 'transitio...chevron_right

Financial services firms will have to adapt to the strategic implications of MiFID in the coming months, or face gradual extinction. MiFID portends a true revolution in the European financial landscap...chevron_right

This paper assesses the implications of the Reform Treaty for the common EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and offers some suggestions to help avoid the inherent hazards. The first section offe...chevron_right

This paper outlines the main contents of the Proposal for a Council Directive providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third country nationals (TCNs). The authors look at the obl...chevron_right

This paper examines the EU's external power through the prism of perceptions by non-EU countries of the aims of EU foreign policies, as shown in the Western Balkans. The paper argues that the EU's pol...chevron_right

The deteriorating and explosive situation in the Palestinian occupied territories (OTs) requires a longterm, strategic multilateral approach, as opposed to the divide and rule tactics currently being ...chevron_right

This report discusses the German presidency’s achievements in the main policy areas, starting with the goals sketched out in the presidency’s program and in major presentations by leading politicians....chevron_right