European Union


For Better or for Worse? The EU's "Better Regulation" Agenda and the Environment

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 33-page report arguing that the EU's preoccupation with growth threatens European environmental policy

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-15

Invasive Species Policy in Europe

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 6-page brief on the challenge for the EU to design a policy framework that will enable its continuing economic development without compromising its species and ecosystems

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-11-17

The State of Europe's Regional Seas: Are We Meeting Conservation Targets?

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 30-page briefing paper on the state of Europe's regional seas, aiming to identify the key threats

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-11-05

Business Action on Climate Change: Where Next After Emissions Trading?

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 56-page interim U.K. report addressing what remains to be done to encourage business action on climate change

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-02-17

Revisiting the EU SDS - Creating the Conditions for Sustainability

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 20-page paper examining issues surrounding the current review of the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), and what a future SDS might look like

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-05-17

Value of Biodiversity

Institute for European Environmental Policy

This 132-page European study provides evidence on the socio-economic costs resulting from the loss of biodiversity

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-09

Sustainable Development in the European Commission's Integrated Impact Assessments for 2003

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 47-page report assessing how far the extended impact assessments produced in 2003 actually reflected sustainable development considerations

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-18

The Role of Fisheries Licensing in European Environmental Management

Institute for European Environmental Policy

This 34-page report aims to demonstrate the potential for using fisheries licensing schemes for environmental purposes in the EU

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-02-18

The Future of EU Environment Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 34-page report examining the main environmental challenges and opportunities faced by the EU in the current political context

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-19

EU-25 Watch No. 1

Institute for European Politics et al.

The first report (171 pages) of a stocktaking project monitoring the main features and problems of deepening and widening the enlarged E.U.

European UnionPosted: 2004-12-03

Adapting to Global Product and Labour Markets: New Models for Apprenticeship in Europe

Institute for Futures Studies

A 23-page Swedish paper studying how apprenticeship models in Europe might adapt to globalizing markets

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2007-12-05

Activation in Integrated Services? Bridging Social and Employment Services in European Countries

Institute for Futures Studies

A 25-page Swedish working paper studying how new integrated services designed to promote the transition from welfare to work have affected government structures, e.g. shifts of responsibility upwards or downwards for both groups, and how encompassing these new services are both with respect to target group and involved actors

Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-21

Fifteen Proposals for Italy's European Policy

Institute for International Affairs

A 32-page paper proposing positions to be adopted by Italy in respect of the European Union

European UnionPosted: 2006-02-21

A Glum 2015 Scenario. If...

Institute for International Economics

An 8-page analysis of Germany's economic prospects

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-06-15

After "Non" and "Nee", Plans B, C, and D for the European Constitution

Institute for International Economics

This 6-page U.S. paper compares a broad range of constitutional alternatives available to the leaders of the European Union in the wake of the recent French and Dutch rejections of the European Constitutional Treaty

European UnionPosted: 2005-06-15

EU Enlargement: Bulgaria and Rumania - Migration Implications for the UK

Institute for Public Policy Research

A 38-page factfile analyzing the likely impact of Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the EU on immigration to the UK

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-27

European Emissions Trading at the Crossroads: Developing Proposals for Phase III and Beyond

Institute for Public Policy Research

A 26-page UK discussion paper aiming to initiate debate on the issues surrounding the European Emissions Trading Scheme

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-07-10

Welfare Migration in Europe and the Cost of a Harmonized Social Assistance

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 40-page discussion paper exploring the issue of welfare migration across the EU and estimating the costs and benefits of a harmonization of welfare in the Union

European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-24

Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 27-page paper quantifying the redistributive effects of direct taxation and cash benefits in the EU15 countries

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-01

The Determinants of Part-Time Work in E.U. Countries: Empirical Investigations With Macro-Panel Data

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 39-page discussion paper seeking to identify the contribution of the business cycle and structural factors to the development of part-time employment in the EU-15 countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2004-10-30

Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 29-page paper discusses the economic rationale of a selective immigration policy and provides empirical evidence about the adverse effects of current selection mechanisms

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2005-08-22

The Obesity Epidemic in Europe

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 32-page discussion paper studying the obesity phenomenon in 9 European countries

Health, European UnionPosted: 2005-10-24

Migrating Workers and Jobs: A Challenge to the European Social Model?

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 15-page discussion paper aims to provide an empirical foundation for a discussion on job displacement and wage changes resulting from immigration and offshoring, and explores changes to the European social model that would facilitate adjustment to challenges resulting from increased global competition from emerging market economies

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24

Part-Time Work in EU Countries: Labour Market Mobility, Entry and Exit

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 47-page paper examining the role of part-time work in labour mobility for 11 European countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-11

Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction Within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 28-page discussion paper examining the differences in job satisfaction between low- and higher paid workers within the European Union (EU)

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-15

Economic and Political Relations After the EU Enlargement: The Visegrad Countries and Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Institute for World Economics

The papers in these 52-page conference proceedings address the issues that will influence the political and economic development of the new Central European member states of the EU and their Eastern neighbours

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-20

Europe After the "No" Votes

Institute of Economic Affairs

An 87-page book plotting a new economic path for Europe

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-28

The Politics of Rural Development in Europe

Institute of Economics

A 45-page Hungarian discussion paper examining rural development policies in Europe, with special reference to CEE countries

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2005-08-05

The Macroeconomic Conditions of EU-Inspired Employment Policies

Institute of Economics

A 34-page Hungarian discussion paper arguing that the macroeconomic support of the EU-inspired employment policies is unsound

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-02

The European Parliament in CFSP: More than a Marginal Player?

Institute of International Affairs

A 16-page paper examining the European Parliament's traditionally marginal role in the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the E.U. and growing pressure to review its role

European UnionPosted: 2004-07-27

The E.U. Constitutional Treaty: How to Deal with the Ratification Bottleneck

Institute of International Affairs

A 16-page Italian paper examining the political and legal considerations involved in working towards ratification of the E.U. Constitutional Treaty

European UnionPosted: 2004-12-11

Organisational Recruitment and Patterns of Migration: Interdependencies in an Integrating Europe

Institute of Migration Research and Intercultural Studies

This 304-page volume presents the main findings of an international research project, "The Political Economy of International Migration in an Integrating Europe"

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-15

Greece's Threat to the Euro

Intereconomics

A US article arguing that Greece now poses a very real existential threat to the continuation of the euro in its present form

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-29

Increasing Europe's Stake in the Andes

International Crisis Group

A 16-page briefing paper urging the E.U. to engage more effectively in the increasingly unstable Andean region, to complement U.S. efforts

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-17

Macedonia: Make or Break

International Crisis Group

A 16-page briefing examining the prospects for future stability in Macedonia

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2004-08-03

New European Approaches to Counter Terrorism

International Institute for Strategic Studies et al.

A 38-page study of security threats to the European Union, official responses and relevant technologies

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-19

Reaching the OSCE Summit in Astana

IPI

This 8-page issue brief examines the main issues at stake in the forthcoming OSCE summit in Astana and considers the relevance and future direction of the OSCE

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-07

The Future of Europe: Renewing the Project

IPPR

A 38-page analysis of the EU's progress and contemporary challenges, and proposals for renewing the project in four domains

European UnionPosted: 2006-12-20

Trading Up: Reforming the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme

IPPR

A 38-page UK report considering arguments for expanding the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-12-29

States of Conflict: A case study on Conflict Prevention in Macedonia

IPPR

This 36-page UK report details how Macedonia was largely spared the bloody conflict that afflicted much of the rest of the Balkans due to the focused and sustained attention of the international community

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-15

Time for a European Civilian Reserve

IPPR

A 10-page UK paper arguing for the creation of a European civilian reserve of specialists to be on standby for deployment in crisis situations

European Union, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-11-04

Structural Economic Change and the European Union: Winners, Losers and Public Policy Options

IPPR

This 73-page UK report is about the economic effects of 'globalisation' in the European Union, and how the European Commission and countries in the EU should respond to it. It recommends that national governments commit to the Lisbon Strategy and aim to move towards a more competitive economy with more and better quality jobs

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-12-31

Europe's Winter of Discontent

IRPP

This 9-page Canadian essay examines the roots of the European project's debt crisis

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-02-01

Strategy or Stratagem? The European Security Strategy in Perspective

IRRI-KIIB

This Belgian conference paper discusses whether the European Union has a substantial security strategy

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-10-06

The Evolution of Intergovernmental Cooperation in the European Process

IRRI-KIIB

A Belgian article tracing the development of intergovernmental cooperation within the EC

European UnionPosted: 2006-12-13

The Ambiguous Ambition: The Development of the EU Security Architecture

IRRI-KIIB

This Belgian paper examines the military capacity-building capability of ESDP and discusses the ambition and will of member states to utilize this capability

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-10-06

Audit of European Strategy

IRRI-KIIB

A 42-page collection of essays focusing on the need for the EU to become an effective liberal force in world politics

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-08-03

"Eastern Partnership": Opening a New Chapter of Polish Eastern Policy and the European Neighbourhood Policy

ISP

A Polish paper presenting a Polish-Swedish initiative within the European Neighbourhood Policy

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-06-24

Russia Today: Neo-Imperialism and Crisis - The Polish Perspective

ISP

An 8-page Polish analysis of Polish-Russian relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-06

European Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

ISS

This 132-page paper examines European involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-17

The EU, Russia and the Neighbourhood

ISS

A 3-page analysis of EU-Russian relations

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-12-17

The European Elections and Turkey

ISS

A 2-page opinion piece on European attitudes towards Turkish entry into the EU

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-06-15

The EU in Zimbabwe: What to do Now?

ISS

A 4-page opinion piece on how the EU might be effective in respect of Zimbabwe

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-17

Humanitarian Action in Pakistan: A Case for EU Political iInvolvement

ISS

This 7-page analysis argues that high level political action is required by the EU in order that the non-political character of humanitarian aid is respected

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01

A Strategy for EU Foreign Policy

ISS

This 86-page multi-author publication presents forecasts and perspectives on the European Union’s foreign policy strategy in the post-Lisbon Treaty context

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-08-22

Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan: The EU’s Contribution

ISS

This 52-page paper identifies a set of internal and external coordination challenges that hamper mission success in the EU\'s security sector reform efforts in Afghanistan

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-13

Union for the Mediterranean: Building on the Barcelona Acquis

ISS

A 32-page report evaluating the challenges facing the Mediterranean and the EU's policy towards the region

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-08-10

What do Europeans Want from NATO?

ISS

This 34-page report contributes to the debate on the future of NATO and studies the implications for the EU

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10

Virtual or Real Change? The Parliamentary Elections in Belarus

ISS

This 4-page article looks at developments in Belaru before and after the September elections, and recommends ways forward for the EU.

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-07

Europe and Angola: The Case for Deeper Engagement

ISS

An analysis of Angola's growing significance for Europe

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-09-29

From Suez to Shanghai: the European Union and Eurasian Maritime Security

ISS

This 48-page paper looks at the emerging geopolitical situation in the Eurasian coastal zone, concentrating on the geostrategic activities of China, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-13

How the Debt Crisis Can Advance Sino-European Relations

ISS

An opinion arguing that Chinese economic activism presents both Beijing and the indebted European capitals with the opportunity of further discussion about their bilateral relations, including the role that China can play in solving Europe’s debt crisis, and the concessions that Europe would be ready to make

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-29

Nuclear Weapons after the 2010 NTP Review Conference

ISS

This paper analyses the issues affecting the NPT in the lead-up to the 2010 Review Conference that will take place amid rising proliferation concerns and a renewed focus on disarmament

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-19

The Western Balkans and the EU: 'The Hour of Europe'

ISS

This 190-page report examines the EU’s role as the key player in the Western Balkans

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-15

Is There an Albanian Question?

ISS

This 111-page paper examines whether there is an "Albanian Question", and if so, the nature of it

European UnionPosted: 2008-03-21

Has the EU lost Ukraine?

ISS

This 6-page analysis argues that the EU has not lost Ukraine, but it needs to carefully calibrate its policy so as to maintain the process of rapprochement

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-13

Is the EU Capable of Making Serbs and Albanians Finally Reconcile?

ISS

A 3-page article considering how best the EU might contribute to the creation of a Serb-Albanian reconciliation over Kosovo

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-24

Human Rights Challenges in EU Civilian Crisis Management

ISS

This 48-page occasional paper examines the operational models used by the EU in civilian crisis management operations and their implications in a human rights perspective

European Union, Human RightsPosted: 2010-08-22

Transforming the Quartet principles: Hamas and the Peace Process

ISS

This 36-page occasional paper seeks to find a way of overcoming the constraints that the EU has imposed upon itself by insisting on simultaneous adherence to the three Quartet principles

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01

Crisis in Chad: Implications for the EU

ISS - Europa

A 4-page analysis of a new, major crisis in Chad and its implications for the EU

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-02-07

Negotiating the Final Status of Kosovo

ISS Europa

This 100-page paper provides an account of the complex negotiation process on the final status of Kosovo

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-07

Security Developments in East Asia: What Implications for the EU?

ISS Europa

This 4-page policy brief assesses the changing power relations in East Asia and highlights potential implications of the region's security flashpoints for the EU

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-23

EU-UN Cooperation in Military Crisis Management: The Experience of EUROFOR RD Congo

ISS Europa

This 48-page paper examinines the disappointing results of EU-UN cooperation in the Congo and draws the lessons

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-06

European Perspectives on the New American Foreign Policy Agenda

ISS Europa

This 44-page report highlights what it considers to be the major political event of 2009: the election of President Barack Obama and the impact that the change in the American administration will have on the world

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-13

Scanning the Future: American and European Perspectives

ISS Europa

This 4-page policy brief reviews the recent US National Intelligence report on global trends in 2025,

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-13

The European Security Strategy 2003-2008: Building on Common Interests

ISS Europa

This 80-page report contributes to the debate on security policy options for the EU and looks at how to increase the consistency and coherence of EU external action.

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-13

The EU, NATO and European Defence: A Slow Train Coming

ISS Europa

This 39-page occasional paper examines initiatives for a stronger, more unitary European security structure

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-01-07

What is to be Done with Serbia?

ISS-EU

A 3-page analysis paper offering suggestions for the EU to consider in its short-term approach to Serbia

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-07

Kosovo: The View from Serbia

ISS-EU

A 6-page analysis of Serbian public and political opinion over the Kosovo issue

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-05-07

Pioneering Foreign Policy: The EU Special Representatives

ISS-EU

This 165-page paper examines the role of the EU special representatives

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-08

Missile Defence in Europe: The Political and Security Dimensions

ISS-EU

A 4-page policy brief examining the key issues surrounding missile defence in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-21

Lessons Learned from European Defence Equipment Programmes

ISS-EU

This 41-page occasional paper investigates European armaments cooperation

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-04

Ukraine: Quo Vadis?

ISS-EU

This 152-page paper examines Ukraine's future orientation

European UnionPosted: 2008-03-21

Partnership for Effective Multilateralism: EU Relations with Brazil, China, India and Russia

ISS-EU

This 180-page paper addresses the strategic partnerships that the EU seeks to set up with four important actors

European UnionPosted: 2008-06-27

Relations in the Russia-Ukraine-EU Triangle: 'Zero-Sum Game or Not?

ISS-EU

This 43-page occasional paper examines relations in the Russia-Ukraine-EU triangle

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-14

Seeing Blue: American Visions of the EU

ISS-EU

An 81-page paper exploring US perspectives of the EU, particularly as a global strategic actor

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-14

Beyond International Trusteeship: EU Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ISS-EU

A 44-page occasional paper examining the progress of Bosnia into a sustainable, multi-ethnic democracy under EU supervision

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-27

FYR of Macedonia after Bucharest: Avoiding Another European Failure in the Balkans

ISS-EU

This 6-page paper offers an analysis of the precarious state of the FYR of Macedonia

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-06-27

Reorienting Strategies Towards Burma/Myanmar

ISS-EU

A 4-page analysis offering suggestions for improving the EU's policy towards Burma

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-06-27

Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans

ISS-EU

This 110-page paper offers a background for understanding and encouraging cooperation among the countries of the Western Balkans and integration into the EU

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-08-17

Russia: A Difficult Partner for the EU

ISS-EU

A 9-page report on a workshop held to consider issues relevant to EU-Russian relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-06-20

10 Years after St. Malo

ISS-EU

This 2-page analysis examines whether the European Security and Defence Policy (EDSP) has fulfilled its expectations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-05

Crisis in Turkey: Just Another Bump on the Road to Europe?

ISS-EU

This 54-page occasional paper examines the background to the ongoing political crisis in Turkey

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-19

Facing China's Rise: Guidelines for an EU Strategy

ISS-EU

This 129-page report analyses aspects of China's domestic transformation and its evolving international relations to provide guidelines for the development of effective EU strategic thinking on China

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-01-31

Towards a European Defence Market

ISS-EU

This 126-page paper examines the implications of proposed new EC procurement and trade directives aimed at streamlining defence market legislation.

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-05

What Ambitions for European Defence in 2020?

ISS-Europa

This 175-page volume seeks to define Europe’s long-term security and defence ambitions, and to examine how these ambitions might translate into policies

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-08-29

Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession: France vs. Spain

IZA

This 55-page discussion paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-12-06

Labor Markets in the EU New Member States

IZA

This discussion paper documents the recent changes in labour market conditions in Europe's transition countries, offers tentative explanations and suggests policies to address the emerging challenges

European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-18

Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

IZA

This 50-page discussion paper summarizes and comparatively evaluates what we know about labour mobility in an enlarged Europe to date

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2012-05-03