Publications

This commentary argues that the deployment of the OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in 2014 represents a defining moment for the organization. The author says that through this deployment t...chevron_right

This paper examines the debate in the EU over its principle of subsidiarity, which determines whether actions should be taken at the European or state level, and how the application of the principle c...chevron_right

Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, this commentary examines what needs to be done to stabilize the situation in Ukraine i.e. to keep the rest of the country together and to restart its economy. ...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the political and economic landscape in Spain - including its high unemployment rate, fragmentation in support for political parties, and perceptions of the EU - and its impl...chevron_right

This study examines factors that it predicts will shape economic growth globally up to 2030 as well as the implications and challenges these could raise for EU policy. The first part of the report con...chevron_right

This paper examines the Maltese citizenship-for-sale program and considers its relevance for configurations of citizenship in the EU, both today and in the future. It argues that the EU’s intervention...chevron_right

This paper analyses the process by which the European political parties have chosen their lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission and their approach to the campaign in terms of ...chevron_right

This paper examines the viability of the ten demands which, according to a newspaper interview with Prime Minister David Cameron from March 15, 2014, the UK is likely to make in any renegotiation of i...chevron_right

This study presents an overview of the impact of the main investment tools of the EU budget on EU policy objectives, including economic growth. It particularly focuses on the increasing role of the EU...chevron_right

This report explores whether enhancing policy coordination at the regional level could be an efficient, effective and politically acceptable approach toward reaching EU energy policy objectives. It fi...chevron_right

This paper examines the initiatives in place to support the access of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to financing in 2012 in Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain. The first section exa...chevron_right

This commentary analyzes the potential challenges the 2013/14 crisis in Ukraine raises regarding the movement of people to the EU. The authors highlight the possibility that political upheaval in Ukra...chevron_right

Is the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) in trouble? Not if you believe in the idea of ‘revise and resubmit’. The European Council recently revised the technical guidelines needed to revamp Europe’s defenses, but it also agreed to avoid ‘resubmitting’ a new strategic vision for the CSDP until late-2015.chevron_right

Turkey's relations with the European Union are in doubtful shape. Democracy and the rule of law are on the wane in the country, Ankara's EU accession process has stagnated, and the European Commission's 'Positive Agenda' is on life-support. Yes, these problems exist, admits Steven Blockmans, but there are ways to surmount them.chevron_right

This commentary evaluates the agreement reached in the EU in March 2014 regarding how to deal with banks in difficulty in the eurozone. This agreement, which will be the basis of an intergovernmental ...chevron_right