Policy pointers

A 16-page working paper arguing that immigration to Europe from Turkey may be greater if Turkey does not accede to the E.U. than if accession takes place

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-12-20

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

Has the EU Got its Iran Strategy Right?

FRIDE

A 2-page article assessing the EU's strategy towards Iran's nuclear threat

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-17

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

Health Care Developments in EU Member States: Regressing Trends and Institutional Similarity?

IFS

This 44-page Swedish working paper performs a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services in Europe, examining questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems

Health, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-07

Health Check of the CAP: What's at Stake?

Egmont

A 16-page Belgian working paper analyzing current reform proposals for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy

European UnionPosted: 2008-10-21

Health Status Transitions

ENEPRI

A 7-page policy brief discussing the policy implications of a study of the movements in health status of the population of EU countries by age

Health, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-10

Hello Missile Defence: Goodbye Nuclear Sharing?

DIIS

A 4-page Danish policy brief analyzing NATO's new strategic concept

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-18

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Rise in Earnings Fluctuations and its Policy Implications

ETUI

A 6-page policy brief considering the implications of the rise in earnings fluctuations in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10

High Politics in the ‘Grand Area’

Group on Grand Strategy

A 9-page article considering whether Europeans have global impact in a multipolar age

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-01-13

Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy

CESifo

A 34-page paper offering proposals for the reform of higher education in Europe

Education, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-19

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

How Did Europe's Debt Crisis Get So Bad?

AEI

This 5-page US article explains how Europe is now battling an acute systemic debt crisis that threatens the global financial system and the global economy

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-12-02

How Does EU Enlargement Affect Social Cohesion?

German Institute for Economic Research

A 36-page German working paper examining the consequences of EU enlargement on social cohesion in member countries

European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-07

How Effective is European Commission Aid on the Ground?

ODI

A 4-page UK briefing discussing the impact of EC aid on Cambodia, Mozambique and Peru

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2008-07-02

How Europe Can Muddle Through Its Crisis

Peterson Institute

A 6-page US policy brief arguing that Europe is most likely to get through the current crisis by producing a compromise among member states in the form of a permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) with an option to issue a conditional Eurobond, which would aid eurozone members suffering asymmetric economic shocks in return for taking domestic reforms to return to a sustainable fiscal path

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16

How Governments Should Compensate for Defence Spending Cuts

Europe's World

An article puuting the case for a European approach to defence cooperation

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-08

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

How the E.U. Should Help Its Neighbours

Centre for European Reform

A 6-page policy brief addressing the issue of how the E.U. should assist the new neighbouring states resulting from its recent enlargement

European UnionPosted: 2004-07-02

How the Economic and Financial Crisis is Affecting Children and Young people in Europe

Eurochild

This 7-page study describes how the economic crisis has had a heavy impact on the daily lives of millions of European people, most particularly on families, children and young people

Families, Children & Youth, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-17

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

How to Deal with Belarus?

DGAP

A 6-page German analysis offering new approaches in EU-Belarus relations

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15

How to Deal with the "New Qaddafi"? Risks and Opportunities of Libyan-European Rapprochement

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

This 4-page commentary warning that an open embrace of the Libyan regime presents risks to declared European foreign policy objectives and principles

European UnionPosted: 2004-11-05

How to Make European Pensions Adequate and Sustainable?

CEPS

This 16-page Europe-wide report highlights the differences among EU member states when it comes to saving for retirement The project also provided new, detailed statistics on the socio-economic situation of the elderly in the EU, developed scenarios for the future and described the key concepts and analytical tools available to policy-makers

Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-07

How to Reform the EU Budget? A Methodological Toolkit

SIEPS

A 75-page Swedish study integrating insights from a number of disciplines so as to facilitate better decision-making on EU expenditures

European UnionPosted: 2009-11-17

How to Save the Euro

CER

A 16-page UK essay outlines what needs to be done to ensure the long-term survival of the Euro and how this could come about

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-20

How to Strengthen EU Foreign Policy

Centre for European Reform

This 4-page policy brief offers recommendations as to how the EU might take a more strategic approach to foreign policy

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-02

How to Strengthen the European External Action Service

CEIP

A 20-page US paper urging corrective action to overcome the flaws in the EEAS

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-12-17

How Will the Financial Crisis Affect EU Foreign Policy?

FRIDE

This 5-page Spanish policy brief examines whether the global financial crisis will affect the EU's broader foreign policies - and if so, how.

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-12-05

How Will the Enlargement Affect the Old Members of the European Union?

Hamburg Institute of International Economics

This 10-page article assesses the macro effects of enlargement on the old member states of the E.U. and the future growth performance of the enlarged E.U.

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-06-18

Hub-and-Spoke or Else? Free Trade Agreements in the Enlarged EU

ENEPRI

A 20-page working paper estimating the effect of the EU's eastern enlargement on the trade pattern of the Central and East European countries joining the union in May 2004.

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-07-24

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

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

Hurrah for an End to EU Navel Gazing

CER

A 4-page briefing note commenting on the implications of the proposed EU reform treaty

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-07-03

Iceland on Course for the EU: Accession as a Last Resort

SWP

A 4-page German commentary on the likelihood of Iceland acceding to the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-06-16

If the EU Reneges on Balkan Enlargement It’s at its Own Peril

"Europe's World"

In this article, a former German Interior Minister warns of potentially disastrous consequences if the accession drive isn’t revived

European UnionPosted: 2010-01-18

If Turkey and the EU Break Up ....

CER

A commentary on the likely consequences of a break-up of the accession talks between the EU and Turkey

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-11-27

Illusion of Power: Russia after the South Caucasus Battle

CEPS

A 24-page paper aiming at reassessing Russia’s military, political, economic and diplomatic might after the battle in the South Caucasus. The research concludes with proposals for a new Western strategy on Russia and the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood which would ensure an undivided and sustainable European order

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-05

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

Immigrant Welfare Receipt Across Europe

IZA

This 26-page discussion paper finds very little evidence that immigrants are more likely to receive welfare payments when all payments are considered together

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-09

Immigration and Innovation in European Regions

IZA

This 33-page discussion paper measures the impact of the size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-05-18

Immigration in Europe at a Time of Economic Hardship

FIIA

A 6-page Finnish briefing paper describing how the global recession is resetting the immigration debate in Europe

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-13

Immigration, Income and Productivity of Host Countries:

CEPII

This 41-page French working paper investigates the contribution of immigration to income and productivity of host countries

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-19

Implications of a Changing NATO

SSI

This US monograph considers the future of NATO and offers some recommendations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-06-16

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

In Danger of Breakdown: Is the EU Approaching Budget Stalemate?

EPC

A 23-page issue paper on the coming negotiations for the EU multi-annual financial framework charts the difficult economic, political and institutional context, which might well result in budget stalemate, with disastrous consequences for the delivery of EU policy priorities

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-02-09

In Defense of Europe's Grand Bargain

Peterson Institute

An 11-page US policy brief examining the implications of the current European economic crisis

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-16

In Need of Coherence: European Development Policies and the Global Economic Crisis

EDC2020

A 2-page opinion on the importance of Europe coordinating its development policies

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-13

In Search of a Role: New European Efforts to Counter Nuclear Proliferation

Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies

An Israeli analysis of Europe's efforts to define and secure for itself a significant role in dealing with the threat of nuclear proliferation

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-02

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

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

India and Europe in a Multipolar World

CEIP

This 15-page US paper explains how to revitalize the relationship between the EU and India, which has underperformed despite its tremendous potential

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-05-11

Industrial Relations Developments in Europe 2009

EIRO

This 74-page annual review highlights the most significant developments that took place in industrial relations in the EU Member States and Norway in 2009, both at national and EU level

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-10-03

Industrial Relations in the Public Sector

EIRO

A 40-page Irish report providing an overview of industrial relations in the central government and public sector in the EU

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2007-09-22

Industrial Relations in the Retail Sector

European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line

A comparative study examining the most important challenges faced by the social partners in the retail sector in European countries and at the European level and to identify the main trends in collective bargaining and industrial relations

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2004-12-03

Informal Workers Across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries

IZA

This 44-page discussion paper analyzes informal employment in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2011-08-16

Informing the Asylum Debate

CEPS

This 4-page background briefing aims to inform the debate about the issues relevant to asylum in Europe

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-04

Informing the Immigration Debate

CEPS

This background briefing aims to inform the debate about immigration for the political parties as they prepare for the EP elections and address the voting public

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-21

Injecting More Differentiation in European Neighbourhood Policy

IFRI

This 25-page French paper urges the EU to recognise the European aspirations of countries such as Ukraine

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-07-08

Injecting More Differentiation in European Neighbourhood Policy: What Consequences for Ukraine?

IFRI

This 25-page French paper argues that the EU should develop more differentiation within the ENP

European UnionPosted: 2008-07-25

Ins and Outs of an EU Integration Policy: The Position of Migrants in an Era of Security

Cicero Foundation

Text of a lecture on the EU's policy for integrating migrants

European UnionPosted: 2005-07-15

Instability of the Eurozone? On Monetary Policy, House Prices and Labor Market Reform

IZA

This 37-page discussion paper deals with potential instabilities in the Eurozone stemming from insufficient interplay between monetary policy and reform effort on the one hand and the emergence of intra Euro area divergences on the other

European UnionPosted: 2007-01-19

Integrated Border Management at the EU Level

Centre for European Policy Studies

This working paper describes the difficulties encountered by the EU in respect of integrated border management and offers solutions towards the development of a coherent, communitarian approach

European UnionPosted: 2005-09-06

Integrating the Atlantic Economic Area

SWP

This 47-page German research paper considers the case for creating an integrated Atlantic Economic Area

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-25

Integration and Conditional Convergence in the Enlarged EU Area

ENEPRI

A 20-page working paper analyzing conditional convergence in Europe and assessing the economic impact of integration

European UnionPosted: 2005-03-17

Integration Reloaded: Streamlining Moldova's European course

FIIA

A 10-page Finnish brief concluding that the EU has to assist Moldova in solidifying nascent pluralism and improving its long-term ability to implement reforms

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-20

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

Integration: An Ever-Closer Challenge

CEPS

This 18-page working document argues for closer integration to be a key point of the EU's migration policy

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-24

Intelligence, Emergencies and Foreign Policy: The EU's Role in Counter-terrorism

CER

This 20-page essay calls for a better joint EU-USA strategy in the fight against terrorism and offers ideas to Europan governments on how to improve internal security cooperation

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-27

Interculturalism: Europe and its Muslims in Search of Sound Societal Models

CEPS

This 190-page book examines the staus of multiculturalism and assimilation in respect of Muslims in Europe

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-13

Interest Rate Shock and Sustainability of Italy's Sovereign Debt

Peterson Institute

This 10-page US policy brief examines the sensitivity of the Italian public debt outlook to a new higher interest rate environment, as well as to possible shortfalls from fiscal targets

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-21

Intermediate Evaluation of Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection Non-Food Scientific Committees

Rand Corporation

An 87-page report analyzing the findings of an intermediate evaluation of the three non-food scientific committees of the EU's Health and Consumer Directorate

Health, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-11

International Experience and National Contexts: Measuring Attitudes Towards the EU in Cross-national Research

MZES

This 49-page German working paper focuses on two factors that influence attitudes towards the EU: international experience of individuals and national contexts

European UnionPosted: 2009-04-16

International Relations and Security of Energy Supply: Risks to Continuity and Geopolitical Risks

European Parliament

This 44-page study examines whether the EU's import dependency in energy constitutes a strategic threat

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-29

Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU’s Central Asia Strategy

CEPS

This 157-page volume offers the first assessment of the ambitious strategy to upgrade the EU’s cooperation with the five states of the Central Asia region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-03-03

Intra-EU Labour Migration: Flows, Effects and Policy Responses

ETUI

This 40-page working paper provides an overview of the debate on intra-EU labour migration. It outlines the different options open to and taken by member states regarding the issue of freedom of movement within the European Union

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-05-25

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

Investing in Clean Energy

Global Climate Network

This 38-page study assesses the extent of the finance gap for clean energy in developing countries and analyses the barriers to scaling up private sector investment in low-carbon energy solutions

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-08

Iraq in 2010: The Dangers of European Complacency

FRIDE

This Spanish policy brief argues that the EU’s strategy for Iraq remains hopelessly outdated and its influence in Iraq is virtually non-existent

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-15

Is a New Commonality of Interests Arising?

Center for International Relations

A 7-page paper considering whether Poland's strategic partner in Europe should be Germany or the U.K.

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-09-23

Is Europe Doomed to Fail as a Power?

CER

A 22-page opinion arguing that although we can see the importance of Europe in a multipolar world we can also see that Europe has little chance of helping to shape the present world. The divisions between the Member States and the lack of military power have weakened the EU's foreign and defence policy

European UnionPosted: 2009-07-29

Is European Democracy Promotion on the Wane?

CEPS

This 20-page working paper examines the limits to the EU's democracy policies

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-05-15

Is Russia a Partner to the EU in Bosnia?

CER

An 8-page policy brief on EU-Russia relations in Bosnia-Herzegovina

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-24

Is Social Europe Fit for Globalization?

European Commission

This 223-page study examines whether the European social model is fit to rise to the challenges of globalization

Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-04-22

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

Is the EU prepared for a Pandemic Flu?

SDA

The 17-page report of a debate held to discuss the extent to which the EU is prepared to deal with a pandemic influenza outbreak

Health, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-13

Is the European Economy a Patient and the Union its Doctor? On Jobs and Growth in Europe

ENEPRI

A 48-page working paper examining European economic performance, the employment market and European interference with national employment policies

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-05-12

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

Islam and Identity in Germany

Crisis Group

One of a series of reports on Islam and Islamism in Europe, this 41-page report focuses on the integration of Muslim immigrants to Germany

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-15

Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations

CEPS, FRIDE

This 185-page book considers how the violent and quietist trends within political Islam raise important and difficult policy dilemmas for European policy-makers

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-15

Italian Debt Cloud Hangs Over Europe

CFR

A US policy brief expressing the concern existing in the markets over Italy's ability to pass needed austerity measures and fend off eurozone sovereign debt contagion

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-14

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

It's the Taking Part That Counts: The New Member States Adapt to EU Foreign and Security Policy

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

This 56-page report examines the effect of enlargement on the development of a common foreign, security and defence policy; whether it will affect relations between the EU and the U.S., and between the EU and Russia and the CIS area

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-11-04

Job Quality and Labour Market Performance

CEPS

A 23-page working paper analyzing job quality and labour market performance in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-06-08

Joint Patrols at the EU's Southern Border

SWP-Berlin

A 9-page German commentary on the implications of the use of border patrols by the EU to prevent illegal immigration

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-09-19

Just What is this "Absorption Capacity" of the European Union?

CEPS

A paper objecting to the concept of "absorption capacity" being applied to the European Union

European UnionPosted: 2006-10-11