European Union
European Islam: Challenges for Public Policy and Society
CEPS
This 227-page study addresses the main issues concerning the presence of Islam in Europe
European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-11-21
European Missile Defense
Arms Control Association
A special edition containing articles on aspects of European missile defence (single page linking to each article)
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-08
European Neighbourhood Digest - Fifth Issue
EastWest Institute
This 12-page issue of the European Neighbourhood Digest focuses on the armed forces of the New Neighbourhood to determine whether they are adequately prepared to tackle threats to their national security
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-24
European Neighbourhood Digest - June 2005
EastWest Institute
This 12-page digest focuses on the dormant conflicts in the newly-independent states to the east of the EU's boundaries.
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-06-23
European Neighbourhood Policy Two Years On: Time Indeed for an 'ENP Plus'
CEPS
A 31-page paper outlining a plan for an upgrading and refining of the ENP
European Union, HealthPosted: 2007-03-22
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
European Policies for Middle East Reform: A Ten Point Action Plan
Foreign Policy Centre
This 39-page paper focuses on the role of the EU and offers ten proposals to inject greater clarity, dynamism and coherence into EU democracy promotion efforts in the Middle East
European UnionPosted: 2004-03-13
European Security and Defence Policy: The first 10 years (1999-2009)
ISS
This 452-page book examines the evolution of ESDP
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-28
European Security Practices via-à-vis the Mediterranean
DIIS
This 38-page Danish working paper analyzes the implications of European security practices vis-à-vis the Mediterranean in value terms as deduced from an analysis of 'facts on the ground' and local actors' perspectives
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-10
European Security: No Strategy Without Politics
European Policy Centre
A 21-page working paper proposing that the European Security Strategy be used as a springboard to foster wider public political debate on the priorities for European foreign and security policy
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-12-03
European Social Policy: What's Wrong with EU2020?
ETUI
A 7-page policy brief critically assessing the EU Commission's 2020 strategy paper on social policy
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-11
European Strategies for Reducing 'Unwanted' Immigration
DIIS
A 10-page Danish brief discussing the strategies used by European states to reduce 'unwanted' immigration
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2007-04-28
European Union Enlargement
CRS
This 17-page US report examines the prospects for EU enlargement
European UnionPosted: 2012-02-16
European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey’s Accession Negotiations
CRS
A 19-page US report providing a brief overview of the EU’s accession process; Turkey’s path to EU membership; the impact of the Cyprus problem; and a review of United States’ interest in Turkey’s future in the European Union
European Union, RegionalPosted: 2010-12-09
European Union: A Treaty Too Far?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A paper examining the results of the French and Dutch referenda on the European Constitutional Treaty in the context of the EU's history
European UnionPosted: 2005-07-07
Europeanisation & Conflict Resolution: Testing an Analytical Framework
Centre for European Policy Studies
This 4-page policy brief examines whether the E.U. pursues any identifiable logic in its efforts to resolve conflicts in and around the region
European UnionPosted: 2004-12-20
Europeanising EU Energy Policy
ZEI
The text of a 13-page address by the European Commissioner for Energy on Europeanising EU energy policy
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-02
Europe’s Energy Dependency and Russia’s Commercial Assertiveness
ECIPE
This 15-page paper points to elements missing from Europe's current energy policy vis-a-vis Russia
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-21
Europe’s Painful Farewell: An Essay on the Decline of the Old World
CIS
This Australian paper argues that the European Union has not been a successful model to organise and coordinate European affairs and now Europe is unable to deal with current challenges effectively
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-12-15
Europe’s Policy Options for Fighting the Illegal Employment of Migrant Workers
EIPA
A 9-page article examining legislation within Europe for imposing sanctions against employers of irregular migrants
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-11
Europe’s Radical Carbon Choice
Inside Story
This article reports that European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-11
Europe’s Share of the Climate Challenge
SEI, with FoEE
This 68-page Swedish report examines how Europe can show leadership in keeping global climate change within these limits: firstly, by undertaking domestic actions to rapidly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and secondly, by fulfilling its international obligations to help other countries address the twin crises of climate change and development
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-12-08
Europe's Caspian Gas Policy to be Key to Energy Security
"Europe's World"
An article explaining that the EU's ability to harness its economic muscle and its infant "external action" diplomatic service will be crucially important to securing long-term gas supplies from the Caspian region
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-01
Europe's Defence and Its New Security Strategy
CER
A commentary setting out elements for a new European Security Strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-11-28
Europe's Demographic Challenge
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 2-page editorial on the demographic challenge facing Europe
European UnionPosted: 2005-04-14
Europe's Energy Policy: Economics, Ethics, Geopolitics
FRIDE
A 3-page Spanish commnentary on the EU's approach to the foreign policy dimension of energy security
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-27
Europe's Financial Perspectives in Perspective
ENEPRI
This 31-page working paper discusses possible reform options for the European budget
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-05-10
Europe's Flawed Approach to Arab Democracy
CER
A 6-page critique of the EU's efforts to promote political reform in North Africa and the Middle East
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2006-11-15
Europe's Flawed Arab Spring: Is the EU Really Willing to Support Arab Democracy?
FIIA
This 2-page Finnish commentary asserts that The EU’s proposal for a new partnership with the Mediterranean represents little more than a re-branding of existing policies and ignores the consequences of the Arab uprising
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2011-04-07
Europe's Foreign and Security Policy Adrift: Strengthening the Role of the EU-3
SWP
This 4-page German commentary asserts that the current lack of political cohesion on European foreign policies can only truly change if the forerunners of European foreign and security policy – Germany, France and the United Kingdom – align their global interests
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-12-06
Europe's New Defence Agency
Centre for European Reform
A 6-page policy brief assessing the role and likely impact of the E.U.'s defence capabilities agency, due to be set up this year
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-07-02
Europe's New Frontiers
Center for Social and Economic Research
A 6-page speech focusing on the implications of the EU's European Neighbourhood Policy
European UnionPosted: 2005-05-04
Europe's Power to Lead
Project Syndicate
An article on Europe's potential for contributing to global power politics
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-04-05
Europe's Retail Banking: Will There Ever be a Single Market?
CER
A 6-page brief proposing steps to improve the competitive environment of Europe's retail banking sector
European UnionPosted: 2007-12-13
Europe's Virtual Security Debate and a New Transatlantic Relationship
Clingendael
A 14-page Dutch discussion paper analyzing Europe's security situation
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-08
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
Euros for Low-carbon Development: Finance as a Stumbling Block to the EU's position for Copenhagen
FIIA
A 6-page Finnish briefing paper on the EU's efforts to develop an agreed position on climate change mitigation in advance of the Copenhagen negotiations
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-21
Eurozone Governments and the Financial Markets: A Troubled Marriage
Brookings
This 8-page US paper tries to explain why the markets react as they do to those European governmental decisions and signals
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17
Evaluating Emission Trading as a Policy Tool - Evidence from Conditional Jump Models
CESifo
This 15-page working paper empirically investigates European emission allowance (EUA) prices and evaluates emission trading as a policy measure
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-08-19
Evaluating the EU's Crisis Missions in the Balkans
CEPS
A 158-page book evaluating the EU's first crisis management operation in the Western Balkans
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-22
Ever More or Ever Better Scrutiny? Analysing the Conditions of Effective National Parliamentary Involvement in EU Affairs
EIoP
This 25-page paper argues that it is not the sheer level of scrutiny activities, but the quality of national parliamentary involvement that contributes to the accountability of EU politics
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-06-27
Evolution of EU and its Member States' Competitiveness in International Trade
CEPII
This 66-page French working paper seeks to analyse how the EU is performing in the light of the emerging competitive threat from developing countries, by comparing the EU’s export performance on the world market with that of its key competitors between 1995 and 2004
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-07-06
Excellence in Central Europe: An Impressive Restructuring
European Commission
An article examining the state of R&D in the Czech Republic and Hungary
Science & Technology, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-10
Explaining the Evolution of European Union Foreign Climate Policy: A Case of Bounded Adaptiveness
EIoP
This 30-page paper sets out to identify the driving factors behind the evolution of how the European Union has developed its foreign climate policy
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-22
Explaining Variations in Implementation of E.U. Directives
European Integration Online Papers
This 21-page paper examines the reasons for uneven implementation of Community law across the European Union and argues for a closer look at the role of issue salience as a factor
European UnionPosted: 2004-11-29
Exploring Challenges for Managing Europe's Seas
ELME
A 46-page report of the results of a study into the state of Europe's regional seas
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-02
Extended Governance: The European Union
NewGov Europe
This 4-page policy brief describes the macro institutional set up of the EU's neighbourhood policies
European UnionPosted: 2008-04-07
Extended Governance: The European Union's Policies towards it's Neighbours
EU
A 4-page policy brief describing the macro institutional setup of the EU's Neighbourhood Policies
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-07-13
External Democracy Promotion in Ukraine and Moldova
DIIS
A 28-page Danish working paper looking at the role of the EU in supporting the political transformation of Moldova and Ukraine after independence in 1991 and at the domestic context which is of crucial importance if democracy promotion efforts are to be successful
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-18
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
Facing the Challenge: The Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Employment
European Commission
The 54-page report of a high level group appointed by the European Commission to identify measures that would form a strategy to achieve the Lisbon objectives and targets
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-11-05
Facing the Demographic Changes: A European Overview
ETUI-REHS
This 17-page report discusses the main challenges for the EU member states stemming from demographic changes
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-18
Facing the Global Terrorist Threat: A European Response
European Policy Centre
An 81-page working paper analyzing the European responses to the global terrorist threat
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2005-02-14
Family Matters
Eurofound
A 13-page document focusing on families in the light of recent policy developments at EU and national level.
Families, Children & Youth, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-10
Feasibility Study on the European Civil Peace Corps
Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management
This 12-page report explores how the proposed European Civil Peace Corps might contribute to EU civilian capacities for conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict peacebuilding
European UnionPosted: 2004-01-29
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
Fifth Annual Activity Report For the Year Ending June 2004
European Anti-Fraud Office
An 82-page report on the activities of OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, which investigates frauds directed against the European Union
European Union, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2004-12-10
Financial Contagion and the European Debt Crisis
CESifo
This 34-page working paper investigates whether contagious effects are identifiable during the Euro Crisis, or if the countries’ problems are instead due to fundamental problems in the affected economies
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-09
Financial Market Integration in a Wider European Union
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 52-page discussion paper investigates the financial architecture and analyses the impact of closer integration of financial sectors in CEEC and EU countries
European UnionPosted: 2004-11-05
Financing Sustainable Healthcare in Europe: New Approaches for New Outcomes
SITRA
This 192-page report presents the conclusions from a collaborative investigation into contentious area of healthcare in Europe
Health, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-28
Fiscal Challenges Facing the New Member States
Center for Social and Economic Research
A 30-page paper urging the UE-10 to reduce the structural deficits of new member states
European UnionPosted: 2005-01-06
Fit for EMU? Comparing the New Member States with Southern Europe
Chatham House
This 10-page UK briefing paper analyses the problems and challenges facing Europe's new member states
European UnionPosted: 2006-10-04
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
Flexible Mechanisms in Support of a New Climate Change Regime: The Clean Development Mechanism and Beyond
CEPS
The 68-page report of a task force created to consider the current operation and the continuation of the Kyoto mechanisms and well as the possibilities through the Bali Action Plan for introducing new mechanisms and tradable units after 2012
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-12-02
For a More Active EU in the Middle East
Egmont
This 31-page Belgian paper examines transatlantic relations and the strategic implications of Europe's engagement with Iran, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-07
For a More Progressive Transatlantic Agenda
FRIDE
A 7-page Spanish paper urging the EU and US to adopt a more progressive, engaged agensda
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-07
For a New Iran Policy
CER
An article proposing a new approach for the West to deal with Iran's nuclear programme
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-03-25
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
Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe with Special Attention to Austrian FDI Activities in this Region
Vienna Institute for International Studies
A 3-page summary and overview table of this report, which can be purchased
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-02-19
France, NATO and European Defence
CER
A 6-page policy brief considering how the UK should respond to Pres. Sarkozy's offer to rejoin NATO
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-26
French Military Strategy and NATO Reintegration
CFR
A US article analyzing the French government's decision to rejoin the integrated military command structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-20
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
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
From Lisbon to Lisbon: Squaring the Circle of EU and NATO Future Roles
Egmont
A 6-page Belgian policy brief examining the future roles of EU and NATO
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28
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
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
From Protecting Some to Securing Many
UPI
A 71-page report presenting a Finnish perspective on recent developments in NATO
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-08
From Schengen to Prum
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 5-page German paper examining the implications of the Prum convention for improving cross-border cooperation in Europe
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-06-07
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
Funding Environmental Compliance Assurance: Lessons Learned from International Experience
OECD
This 99-page report deals with developing and funding policies and managing budgets of environmental enforcement agencies
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-08-27
Furthering Democracy through the European Union’s Development Policy: Legal Limitations and Possibilities
DIIS
This Danish paper argues that the European Union should take a much more consistent approach in its external relations as required under the Lisbon Treaty. In this way it will be possible to further democracy outside the European Union much more efficiently
European Union, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-16
Fusing Security and Development: Just Another Euro-Platitude?
CEPS
A 24-page working paper examining the EU's commitment to adopting developmental approaches to security
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-10-22
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe,
CEPS
A 27-page working paper reviewing the potential impacts of climate change on 11 key indicator categories and 3 large regions covering the entire European Union
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-03
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
Gazprom’s Changing Fortunes
CEPS
This 4-page commentary details the woes facing the natural gas market in Europe of reduced consumption and oversupply and the consequent low prices on the spot market
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-12-02
General Elections in Serbia, 11th May 2008
Fondation Robert Schuman
A French analysis of the forthcoming Serbian general elections
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-04-22
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
Georgia-Russia: Still Insecure and Dangerous
Crisis Group
This 20-page policy briefing examines the Georgia-Russian situation ten months after the August 2008 war and finds deep cause for concern
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-06-22
Georgia: The Risks of Winter
Crisis Group
This 20-page briefing argues that although President Mikhail Saakashvili’s position is secure for the moment, his administration will be severely tested politically and economically in the winter and spring ahead
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-26
Geostrategies of the European Neighbourhood Policy
DIIS
This 37-page Danish working paper describes the evolving nature of the European Neighbourhood Policy and of the EU itself
European UnionPosted: 2007-05-29
Germany after the Elections: A Liberal Dawn?
FIIA
This 9-page Finnish briefing paper interprets the results of the recent German elections
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-29
Germany's Regularisation of November 2006: Committed to an EU Immigration Policy?
CEPS
A 3-page commentary on the internal and European ramifications of Germany's recent regularisation of irregular residents
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-24
Getting Better: the European Union's Performance in the World Health Organization
Global Health Europe
A 17-page summary report analyzing the performance of the EU in the WHO
Health, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-07
Getting Cold in the Caucasus: Can the EU Prevent the Freezing of the Georgian-Russian Conflict?
FIIA
This 7-page Finnish bruiefing paper argues that Georgia constitutes a litmus test not only for the EU’s crisis management activities, but also for the Union’s streamlined external action
European Union, RegionalPosted: 2011-04-07
Getting into the Right Lane for 2050
PBL, Stockholm Resilience Centre
This 106-page Dutch-Swedish study identifies key policy junctions at which the EU will soon face strategic choices. This assessment highlights the substantial potential the EU has through its regulatory powers to establish a long-term investment framework for essential infrastructure and to act as a global player
European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-23
Global Europe: Making the European Security Strategy Work
Foreign Policy Centre
This 39-page paper responds to the December 2003 European Security Strategy, recommending its enhancement by concrete policies to revitalise the UN and pressure authoritarian regimes
European UnionPosted: 2004-03-13
Global NATO: Overdue or Overstretch?
SDA, KAS, HP
The 68-page report of a conference held to discuss the future role of NATO
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-13
Global Trends, Regional Consequences
GMFUS
This 48-page paper examines the strategic significance of the Black Sea
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-05
Greece and the IMF
CEPS
A 2-page commentary on the ability of the IMF to support Greece
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-11
Greece: Time for Some New Ideas
Brookings
A US commentary on Europe's Greek crisis
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-29