Publications

This policy brief focuses on the Arab Spring in 2012 and the difference in its character and impact. In addition to the political and socioeconomic challenges for the transformation countries, it pres...chevron_right

At the EU summit in Brussels on 8-9 December 2011, the heads of state and government will decide about the way forward for the European integration of the Western Balkan states. Despite the recent bor...chevron_right

The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) allows citizens from April 2012 to call directly on the European Commission to propose a legal act within the framework of its powers. However, the formal requi...chevron_right

This paper looks at the events that have been shaping the political landscape of the North Africa since the Arab Spring uprisings. More specifically, it looks at the underlying causes of the uprisings...chevron_right

In preparation for the 20th anniversary of the single market, the president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso asked the former Commissioner for the single market Mario Monti to work out a...chevron_right

The recent wave of mass protests sweeping the Arab world has caught the EU by surprise. In a bid to adapt its policies to a rapidly changing situation and regain some credibility, the European Commiss...chevron_right

This paper discusses several EU measures in the field of energy and analyzes the variety of strategies that EU member states apply in external energy policy. Starting from the finding that these natio...chevron_right

The development of a permanent Euro crisis fund will have lasting impacts on the relationships between member states of the EU. It is therefore essential that the character of this institution reflect...chevron_right

Die Geschichte der europäischen Integration ist geprägt von einer Dialektik aus Krise und Reform, auf bahnbrechende Initiativen folgen stets Phasen der Ernüchterung. „Krise” und „Reform” traten im Pro...chevron_right

The goal of this working paper is to organize and to clarify the multiple definitions currently being used to describe the principle of subsidiarity within the European context while at the same time ...chevron_right

One year ago the Eastern Partnership (EaP) was launched by the EU. It has been argued that the EaP should neither become just another regional initiative nor should it be over-burdened with expectatio...chevron_right

This paper argues that the Spanish takeover of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1st, 2010, might herald changes for the EU. In particular, the Spanish presidency has anno...chevron_right

In the last years the EU has been focusing primarily on internal affairs, such as the quarrel over a new treaty. Foreign affairs have been dominated mostly by the European Neighborhood Policy and pol...chevron_right

The 28 January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan aimed 'to move the international effort forward in three key areas': Security, Governance and Development, and Regional Support. The conference set...chevron_right

Der deutsche Bundestagswahlkampf befindet sich mitten in der 'heißen Phase'. Was haben die deutschen Parteien von Barack Obama gelernt? Wie integrieren sie das Internet als neues 'Massenmedium' in die...chevron_right