Publications

This paper argues that it should be possible to complement Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) with an insurance-type shock absorption mechanism to increase the resilience of member countries ...chevron_right

On the eve of the German federal elections, this commentary discusses the observations made by some experts about whether a change in government would lead to a shift in the country’s consistently str...chevron_right

This paper looks at the response of the public sector to the sovereign debt crisis in the US, Japan and Euro area. The authors show why and how the public sector has increased its expenditure in these...chevron_right

This report considers the potential to steer household financial wealth towards long-term investing in order to achieve higher growth and higher pensions. It examines how to gear product structuring t...chevron_right

This paper argues that Russia is using its influence to undermine the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative and to pressure countries such as Armenia to join the Eurasian Economic Union. The autho...chevron_right

According to the author of this paper, Macedonia is in deep trouble. There is a climate of mistrust between all the political parties, intolerance of minority groups is increasing, and fear is generat...chevron_right

This report discusses how EU credit reporting systems meet the demands of the different stakeholders and what is needed to improve these systems. It contains findings and policy recommendations of the...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the regulatory steps taken by European governments since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. It argues that the EU should apply the logic of the Single Supervisory ...chevron_right

This commentary argues that the reason that the current accounts of emerging economies have deteriorated - with the exception of China - is because of weak demand in Europe that resulted from austerit...chevron_right

This commentary argues that formal interpretations of international law should give way to a more pragmatic approach in order to allow the international community to punish the Assad regime for its us...chevron_right

This paper uses relevant legal standards and best practices developed by UNHCR to assess the EU's asylum policy. Focusing on the problems faced by climate refugees, the authors identify inconsistencie...chevron_right

This paper examines the extent to which the Lisbon Treaty has enabled the European Parliament (EP) to bring accountability and democratic scrutiny to the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AF...chevron_right

Access to and affordability of commodities are essential to the well-being, growth and competitiveness of our economies, which are highly dependent on commodity trade. This report surveys the function...chevron_right

This paper looks at two important judicial decisions of the European Court of Justice (Janko Rottmann) and the European Court of Human Rights (Genovese v Malta) regarding nationality. The author devot...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the EU's Fiscal Stability Treaty, which came into force in January 2013. In particular, the author questions the extent to which this inter-governmental agreement can be expe...chevron_right