European Union


The Hague Programme: Tampere's Modest Successor

European Policy Centre

A paper commenting on EU countries' reluctance to agree common strategies on labour migration and international crime and terrorism

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-09-13

Migration Governance and the Lisbon Agenda

European Policy Centre

An article arguing that migration should in future be conceived as part of the overall governance of key EU policies

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-09-13

Development, Demography and Democracy: Driving Forces of International Migration

European Policy Centre

An article outlining the benefits and challenges that increased migration involves for European society, and calling for a global strategy for development and social justice

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-09-13

Working Together to Fight Terrorism and Crime

European Policy Centre

An article stressing the need for greater cooperation and coordination between EU member states' law enforcement agencies if terrorism and crime are to be countered successfully

European UnionPosted: 2005-09-13

Revamping Development Efforts: An Assessment of Development Policy in the EU

European Policy Centre

A 39-page issue paper addressing the key development issues facing the EU

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-13

Friends or Family? Finnish, Lithuanian and Polish Perspectives on the EU's Policy Towards Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

This 57-page Finnish report urges a more proactive EU policy towards the accession of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-09-13

Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

This 33-page Austrian paper examines the employment effects of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-16

The EU Budget Process and International Trade Liberalisation

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 49-page paper overviewing the channels by which the EU budget is affected by change in the external trade relations of the EU

European UnionPosted: 2005-10-07

A Citizens Compact: Reaching Out to the Citizens of Europe

European Policy Institutes Network

A 10-page paper proposing the adoption of a 'Citizens Compact', as a way of reducing the EU's democratic deficit without treaty reform

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2005-10-08

Georgia and the EU: Can Europe's Neighbourhood Policy Deliver?

Centre for European Reform

An 8-page policy brief examining the application of the EU's neighbourhood policy to Georgia

European UnionPosted: 2005-10-12

Russia, the EU and the Common Neighbourhood

Centre for European Reform

An 8-page essay concerning the relationships between Russia, the EU and the countries forming a common neighbourhood between them

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-10-12

Friends or Family?

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

A 57-page report containing Finnish, Lithuanian and Polish perspectives on the EU's policy towards Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-10-13

Making and Breaking the Rules: French Policy on EU 'gouvernment' and the Stability and Growth Pact

European Integration Online Papers

A 17-page paper explaining French attitudes to EU economic governance

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-10-20

The View From the Capitals: Why The Netherlands Said "No"

Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael

A Dutch article explaining why The Netherlands rejected the European constitutional treaty

European UnionPosted: 2005-10-20

New Options for a European Economic and Social Policy

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

This 15-page paper discusses a range of policy fields to trace common ground for a new legitimacy for the European Union

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-10-21

Minimum Wages in Europe

Eoropean Industrial Relations Observatory Online

A comparative study examining minimum wage systems in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-10-21

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

Partnership Is No Privilege: The Alternative to EU Membership is no Turkish Delight

Royal Institute for International Affairs

A 9-page briefing paper criticising the concept of "privileged partnership" as an alternative to full EU accession for Turkey

European UnionPosted: 2005-10-26

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

Europe in a Global Age

Foreign Policy Centre

This U.K. paper argues that Europe now has to address its problems using a global perspective

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-02

From Policy Takers to Policy Makers: Adapting EU Cohesion Policy to the Needs of the New Member States

Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies

This 260-page book analyzes the issues that will determine whether EMU enlargement is a success

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-11-02

Ten Years Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Defining European Interests for the Next Decade

Center for European Integration Studies

This 103-page discussion paper comprises a number of articles addressing the future challenges for the EU's Mediterranean policy

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-03

Northeast Asia: Obstacles to Regional Integration

Center for European Integration Studies

A 57-page discussion paper identifying the obstacles to a potential Northeast Asian regionalisation process and offering proposals for a European policy towards the region

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-03

An EU Approach to Labour Migration: What is the Added Value and the Way Ahead?

Centre for European Policy Studies

This working paper argues that the EU needs a common approach to labour migration for reasons of economic efficiency and social cohesion

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-07

No Constitutional Treaty? Implications for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Centre for European Policy Studies

This working paper examines what the failure of the Constitutional Treaty could mean for freedom, security and justice in Europe

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-07

Democratization in the European Neighbourhood

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 240-page book on the process of democratization in the wider European Neighbourhood since 2004

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-11-07

EU and Ukraine: Looking for a New Partnership and Cooperation in Europe's Neighbourhood

EastWest Institute

An 8-page report on a conference held to discuss the future of the relationship between Ukraine and the European Union

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-08

The EU and International Organisations: Partners in Crisis Management

European Policy Centre

This 25-page issue paper argues that the EU must strengthen its own role in the major international institutions as well as the institutions themselves

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-08

Transnational Breakdowns: What Role for the EU?

Finnish Institute for International Affairs

A 17-page green paper examining the potential role of the EU in assisting member states to deal with transnational breakdowns

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-11-08

The Impact of EU Enlargement on European Border Regions

Hamburg Institute of International Economics

A 32-page German discussion paper investigating whether the changes in market access released by European integration result in above-average benefits in border regions

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-08

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

Does Enlargement Conceal Globalisation? Location Issues in Europe

French Instiutre of International Relations

This 48-page paper assesses the impact of global competition and enlargement on the location of production within Europe

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-19

The EU as a Security Actor: "Security by Being" and "Security by Doing"

Danish Institute for International Studies

A 76-page Danish report on the security policy of the EU and its place in the global and European security architecture

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2005-11-19

National Vote Intention and European Voting Behaviour, 1979-2004

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

A 30-page German discussion paper investigating how voting behaviour matched declared voting intention in European parliamentary elections

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-11-22

The Future Face of the European Union

National Europe Centre - ANU

This 7-page Australian conference paper discusses the challenges and achievements of the European Union

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-23

Some Advice for Turkey

Centre for European Reform

An article offering advice to Turkey in conducting accession talks with the EU

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-28

Easing the Pain of Trade Liberalisation

Centre for European Reform

An article addressing the transatlantic problems likely to arise from global trade liberalisation

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-11-28

The EU Needs a Policy on Belarus

Centre for European Reform

An article asserting that the EU lacks a credible policy for promoting economic and political reform in Belarus

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-28

Measuring Tax Burdens in Europe

Centre for European Integration Studies

A 42-page working paper calculating effective macro-economic tax rates for 25 EU countries

Taxation, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-01

EU Visas and the Western Balkans

Crisis Group

A 26-page report criticising EU visa policy towards the Western Balkans countries

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-12-02

Routes to Better Regulation

Cabinet Office - U.K.

This 62-page U.K. report studies how to achieve better regulation in the EU, examining the use of alternatives to classic regulation

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-12-06

European Infopolitik: Developing EU Public Diplomacy Strategy

Foreign Policy Centre

A report examining a range of issues concerning how the EU projects itself to the publics of third countries

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-12-06

Montenegro

Crisis Group

This 30-page report discusses the European implications of a possible decision by Montenegro to become independent of Serbia

European UnionPosted: 2005-12-07

Endgame in the Balkans

German Council on Foreign Relations

This 7-page article examines the new political landscape in Southeast Europe

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-09

The Environmental and Economic Effects of Emissions Trading

German Institute for Economic Research

A 24-page working paper analyzing the effects of emissions trading in Europe, with special reference to Germany

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-09

Latin-American Shadowboxing? FTAA Delays and Challenges for Europe

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

This 7-page German commentary considers how Europe should respond to Latin America's internal divisions

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-09

Last Chance in Hong Kong? Obstacles on the Road to the Conclusion of the Doha Round

German Institute for Security and International Affairs

A 7-page German paper examining the critical challenges facing the WTO

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-10

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

Taking Stock of Liberalization of Public Utilities

ETUI-REHS

This 35-page study examines whether structural reforms in Europe's public utilities have yielded the promised benefits

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-12-19

Does Europe Need the Polish Plumber?

Center for European Policy Analysis

An article examining the implications of the proposed EU Services Directive

European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-20

Cyprus: Entering Another Stalemate?

Royal Institute of International Affairs

This 8-page briefing paper assesses the likelihood of a solution to the Cyprus problem

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-21

The End of the West? Conclusions

Center for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy Studies

This 35-page draft chapter is to conclude a book exploring the deep structure of the transatlantic relationship

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-03

What Are the EU Trade Preferences Worth for Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Developing Countries?

CEPII

This 37-page French study examines the utilization reate and value of EU preferences to developing countries

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-10

Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus: Moving Together to Preserve the Status Quo

IFRI

This 21-page French paper examines Russia and Turkey's new relationship and its implications for the South Caucasus and the EU's "Neighbourhood Policy"

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-16

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

Hard Measures by a Soft Power? Sanctions Policy of the European Union

Bonn International Center for Conversion

A 52-page paper providing an overview of EU sanctions to June 2004

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24

Outsourcing Migration Management: EU, Power, and the External Dimension of Asylum and Immigration Policy

Danish Institute for International Studies

This 20-page working paper explores the growing link between EU's migration priorities and its foreign policy agenda

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24

Developing a Security and Defence Policy in the European Union: A View From the British Presidency

Cicero Foundation

A 14-page lecture on the need for a European Security and Defence Policy, its progress to date and the challenges and opportunities ahead

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-27

Democratization, Eoropeanization and Regionalization Beyond the European Union: Search for Empirical Evidence

European Integration Online

This 30-page paper offers a viewpoint on transnational regionalization between Europe and the regions of Russia

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-30

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

Modelling GDP in CEECs Using Smooth Transitions

Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

This 33-page Austrian working paper examines the impact of reforms in CEECs on long-term growth

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-04

Promoting Democracy Through Civil Society: How to Step Up the EU's Policy towards the Eastern Neighbourhood

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 37-page study arguing that civil society should be a more important priority in democracy promotion to the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-02-09

Security and the Two-Level Game: The Treaty of Prum, the EU and the Management of Threats

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 28-page paper arguing that the Treaty of Prum is likely to be self-defeating

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-02-09

The European Constitution and its Ratification Crisis

Center for European Integration Studies

This 174-page seminar report presents the state of discussions concerning the European constitutional crisis in all member states

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-02-10

Lobbying in Brussels: Interest Representation and the Need for Information

Center for European Integration Studies

A 48-page discussion paper describing lobbying activity in Brussels and whether it constitutes a substitute for the so-called "democratic deficit" in the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-02-10

Spreading Democracy: A Shared Transatlantic Goal or a Dangerous Apple of Discord?

Cicero Foundation

A 7-page lecture addressing how the U.S. administration's programme for spreading democracy will affect transatlantic relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-10

The United States, Germany and Europe: Building a Global Agenda

German Council on Foreign Relations

A special issue of 17 articles covering different aspects of US/German/European relations (single page linking to each article)

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-14

In the Aftermath of the Palestinian Parliamentary Elections: How to Deal with Hamas?

German Institute for International Politics and Security

A 4-page German essay discussing how the EU should deal with a politically-empowered Hamas

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-14

Little Room for Maneuver: Belgium Assumes OSCE Chairmanship

German Institute for International Politics and Security

This 4-page German commentary examines the challenges facing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-02-14

Russia in the EU? We Should Never Say Never

"Europe's World"

This 5-page article examines the idea of eventual Russian membership of the EU

European UnionPosted: 2006-02-17

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

Improving the Clean Development Mechanism

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 28-page report examing how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) can be reformed to improve its immediate functioning and fully exploit its future potential

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-06

EU2010: A Programme for Reform

Centre for European Reform

This 8-page paper offers a manifesto for the reform of the European Union that can be implemented on the basis of existing treaties

European UnionPosted: 2006-03-06

Democratic Consolidation in Georgia After the "Rose Revolution"?

Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

A 46-page German report analyzing the state of democratization in Georgia

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-13

Analysis of EU States' National Allocation Plans

CICERO

This 37-page Norwegian paper analyzes the national allocation plans for emissions trading by EU states

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-14

The EU's Arkward Neighbour: Time for a New Policy on Belarus

Centre for European Reform

A 6-page policy brief urging the EU to adopt a new policy towards Belarus

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-03-17

Conflict Resolution in South Caucasus: The EU's Role

Crisis Group

A 38-page report calling for greater engagement with South Caucasus by the EU, to prevent outbreaks of war resulting from unresolved conflicts

European Union, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-03-21

Estonia as an Engine of Integration

German Institute of International and Security Affairs

This 5-page German commentary discusses the lead set by Estonia in ratifying the Constitutional Treaty of the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-22

New Modes of Governance and the Participatory Myth

Eurogov

This 23-page working paper examines whether "new governance" necessarily involves wider participation

European UnionPosted: 2006-03-26

EU-US Risk Policy in the European Neighbourhood: The Cases of Moldova and Georgia

Center for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy Studies

A 24-page German paper examining the attempt to develop a common transatlantic risk policy in respect of Moldova and Georgia

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-27

Democracy in Europe: How the EU Can Survive in an Age of Referendums

Centre for European Reform

This 6-page essay examines the challenges facing European integration and the viability of possible solutions

European UnionPosted: 2006-03-28

Integration Without Joining? Neighbourhood Relations at the Finnish- Russian Border

Danish Institute for International Affairs

A 63-page Danish working paper examining whether cross- border cooperation can foster the partial integration of North West Russian borderlands into EU-led dynamics of integration without Russia joining the EU

European UnionPosted: 2006-04-04

It's A Long Way to Copenhagen

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 7-page policy brief examining Turkey's potential for economic growth and accession to the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-05

What Can European Leaders Learn from Koizumi?

Centre for European Policy Studies

A policy brief arguing that the European Union should emulate Japan's focus on structural reform to boost economic performance

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-05

From Neighbourhood to Integration Policy: Are There Concrete Alternatives to Enlargement?

Centre for European Policy Studies

A policy brief exploring the merits of the European Neighbourhood Policy

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-04-05

Let Justice be Done: Punishing Crime in the EU

Centre for European Reform

A 6-page policy brief explaining the lack of progress in countering cross-border crime in the EU and offering recommendations for improving legal cooperation against crime

Crime, Law & Order, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-11

Central Asia: What Role for the European Union?

Crisis Group

A 43-page report urging the EU to adapt its policies towards Central Asia so as to make a more positiive impact on the region

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-04-12

The Prospect of Deep Free Trade between the European Union and Ukraine

Centre for European Policy Studies

This 248-page study examines the feasability, content and likely economic impact of a free trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-04-12

The Nexus betwen Immigration, Integration and Citizenship in the EU

Centre for European Policy Studies

A series of seminar papers addressing the nexus between immigration, integration and citizenship in the EU and the effects emerging from that relationship

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-04-12

The European Neighbourhood Policy: Foreign Policy at the EU's Periphery

Center for European Integration Studies

This 36-page discussion paper outlines the development of the European Neighbourhood Policy to date

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-04-12

How to Conduct Security Sector Reform in Kosovo in order to Increase Internal and Regional Security

Development and Peace Foundation

A 5-page paper offering proposals for reforming the security sector in Kosovo

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-12

When the People Come In: Constitution-Making and the Belated Politicisation of the European Union

EUROGOV

This 26-page paper analyses the structural determinants of mediation and communication between the European constitution-makers and their diversified constituencies

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-13

Promoting Accountability in Multi-Level Governance: A Network Approach

EUROGOV

This 41-page paper addresses the problem of accountability in systems of multi-level governance organised around networks, and in particular, the EU's system

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-13

The Threat of Economic Patriotism

Hamburg Institute of International Economics

A 2-page editorial warning of the dangers posed by economic patriotism within the EU

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-18

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

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

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

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

Fixing the Services Directive

Centre for European Policy Studies

This policy brief proposes a revised services directive for the EU that could be effective in bringing down existing barriers in the internal market

European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-01

The European Services Directive

Brookings Institution

A 6-page analysis of the controversy surrounding the European Services Directive

European UnionPosted: 2006-05-02