Publications

This report analyses decision-making in the EU Council of Ministers in the years leading up to and following the 2004 enlargement. The authors provide a body of quantitative data that illustrates some...chevron_right

This paper examines EU policy toward Georgia and the secessionist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It discusses the reasons for EU policies as well as their effects and perception in the secessi...chevron_right

This paper provides reflections on the EU immigration policy approaches. It looks at the nature, scope and practical implications of the implementations of the EU's Integrated Border Management strate...chevron_right

The author examines the problem of state capture in Serbia. He defines "state capture" as any group external to the state that seizes decisive influence over state policies for its own interest and ag...chevron_right

This interim report provides an overview of the main research results achieved in the first two and a half years of the CHALLENGE project. The CHALLENGE project is an integrated project financed by th...chevron_right

This paper assesses the European Commission’s 2007 Legislative and Work Programme in the area of freedom, security and justice. It addresses six particular topics: the "big agendas," strategic object...chevron_right

At their meeting on 16-17 November 2006, the sixteen German Länder ministers of interior adopted a decision allowing for regularisation of irregular residents in Germany. This measure aims at finally ...chevron_right

Europe’s bourses feature almost daily in lead articles in the media these days, which is probably excessive given their relatively small size in terms of revenue. If it is not about alliances or takeo...chevron_right

It has become fashionable to identify Italy as the "sick man of Europe" and to indulge in catastrophic scenarios (the country defaults on its debt, leaves the Eurozone; etc.). This tendency has arisen...chevron_right

This paper asks whether protectionism is a solution to the squeezing of the middle class that globalization has been blamed for. The author argues that the increase in inequality is a long-term trend ...chevron_right

This article discusses the EU's migration policy. The author examines how best to integrate immigrants and argues for closer integration of EU policies. He studies countries' experiences as well as th...chevron_right

This paper recapitulates the main phases of EU community action in the area of legal migration for economic reasons. The author stresses policy proposals and stresses the need to improve the economic ...chevron_right

This paper examines how the EU can bring Western Balkan states closer to EU standards in justice and home affairs. It presents the EU's pre-accession strategy as one of the main mechanisms to achieve ...chevron_right

This paper addresses the building of a common EU policy on labor migration. It reviews developments concerning the harmonization of the rules for admission and residence of third-country workers in th...chevron_right

This report explores the importance of financial structures for the convergence of monetary transmission in Europe, an issue that arose in the late 1990s. The authors test the importance of financial ...chevron_right