Policy pointers

European Union

Kazakhstan and the South Caucasus Corridor in the Wake of the Georgia-Russia War

CEPS

This 6-page policy brief examines the political, strategic and energy supply issues involved with the South Caucasus Corridor project

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-04

Key Data on Education in Europe 2009

EACEA

This 280-page report draws on qualitative and quantitative data to provide an overview of the education systems of 31 European countries, and how these systems are dealing with common educational challenges

Education, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-27

Kiev's EU Ambitions

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

A 5-page German commentary assessing the new Ukrainian government's policy towards EU membership

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-04-14

Kosovo and Serbia after the International Court of Justice Opinion

Crisis Group

This 36-page report looks at the real opportunity that Kosovo and Serbia currently have to resolve differences, establish bilateral relations and unblock their paths to greater European Union (EU) integration

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-25

Kosovo and the Principles of Just Secession

CEPS

This 15-page policy brief examines the legitimacy of Kosovo's right to unilateral secession

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

Kosovo Countdown: A Blueprint for Transition

Crisis Group

This 35-page report proposes a peaceful transition for Kosovo culminating in conditional independence

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-13

Kosovo Merits Special Status as Part of the EU

CEPS

A 4-page policy brief proposing a special relationship that the EU might develop with Kosovo to help avert future conflict

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-10-12

Kosovo, Law and Order: Balancing Rule of Law Principles after the President’s Resignation

FIIA

A 2-page Finnish commentary on the implications of the resination of Kosovo's President

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01

Kosovo: Ethnic Nationalism at its Territorial Worst

United States Institute of Peace

An 8-page US report highlighting the threat posed to stability in Kosovo by ethnoterritorial separation

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2006-08-30

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

Kosovo's First Month

Crisis Group

A 20-page policy briefing examining the independence declared by Kosovo on 17 February

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-18

Kosovo's Fragile Transition

Crisis Group

This 50-page report concludes that the prospects for a de facto partition of Kosovo are growing due to failings on the part of the international community

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-24

Kosovo's Status: Difficult Months Ahead

Crisis Group

This 16-page briefing examines the possible consequences of a botched status process

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2006-12-21

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

Labor Stanadards and Economic Integration in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis

CESifo

This working paper examines the linkages between labour standards and economic integration in the EU

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2006-08-11

Labour Mobility Within the EU

NIESR

A 44-page UK report on the impact of enlargement on labour mobility within the EU

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2011-05-27

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

Latest Developments in European Security: A Baltic Perspective

Chatham House

The 7-page transcript of a UK event held to examine the Baltic security perspective

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-27

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

Learning from the Crisis: A Market Approach to Securing European Natural Gas Supplies

CEPS

This 4-page policy brief looks at a concrete proposal on how to use markets to secure against risks in European gas supplies. Its aim is to come up with a crisis response mechanism to gas disruptions, which is still missing in the current Directive 2004/67/EC concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-07

Learning to Live Without Europe

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

A 4-page American commentary on the limitations of any strategic partnership between the U.S. and Europe

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-05-14

Legal Immigration: Time for Europe to Play Its Hand?

CEPS

A 20-page working paper recapitulating the main phases of Community action in respect of legal immigration for economic reasons

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

Less than 100 Days to Copenhagen: Time to Panic?

CEPS

This 2-page commentary predicts that the best outcome to be hoped for at Copenhagen at this point is an agreement to continue negotiations in earnest. It warns the developed countries, led by the EU, not to accede too easily to the less-founded demands of developing countries, just to be able to declare a political victory

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-14

Lessons from the Asian Monetary Fund for the European Monetary Fund

CEPS

This 4-page policy brief draws lessons from the Asian experience for the recent debate in Europe over the feasibility and desirability of creating a European stability fund

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-04-18

Lessons from the Czech EU Presidency

CEPS

This 2-page Czech commentary identifies five major mistakes made during the Czech Presidency of the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-09-14

Lessons From the Failed Constitutional Referenda

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

This 4-page German commentary on the rejection of the EU Constitutional Treaty by France and the Netherlands concludes that the EU needs to be politicized and entrenched as a democratic project

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-26

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

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

Levering Europe: Alternatives for the European Financial Stability Facility

Brookings

A US analysis of current steps designed to solve the Euro crisis

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-10-31

Liberal Reforms are no Threat to Social Europe

CER

A commentary on European efforts to reconcile markets with social solidarity

Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-25

Life in Transition

EBRD

An 88-page report on a survey conducted to ascertain public attitudes, well-being and the impact of political and economic change

European UnionPosted: 2007-05-27

Liquidity and Sovereignty: The Eurozone Needs a Lender of Last Resort

SWP

This 4-page German commentary argues that the eurozone needs a lender of last resort that supports member countries in the event of liquidity shortages

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-04-20

Liquidity and Sovereignty: The Eurozone Needs a Lender of Last Resort

SWP

A 4-page German commentary arguing that the eurozone needs a lender of last resort that supports member countries in the event of liquidity shortages

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-16

Lisbon II, Two Years On: An Assessment of the Partnership for Growth and Jobs

CEPS

This 58-page report assesses the progress of the Partnership for Growth and Jobs during the 2006-07 cycle

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-07-11

Lisbon Revisited - Finding a New Path to European Growth

European Policy Centre

This working paper proposes enhancements to the Lisbon Agenda, with detailed recommendations on the steps needed to close a "serious delivery gap" in the Lisbon Process

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-03-13

Lisbon Strategy at Midterm: Expectations and Reality

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 91-page paper providing a critical progress report on the EU's Lisbon agenda for economic growth

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-04-06

Lisbon: A Second Shot

Bertelsmann Stiftung

A 7-page German brief devoted to the EU 2020 strategy, due to replace the Lisbon Strategy

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-25

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

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

Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe

CRS

This 30-page US updated report deals with the cancellation of the Bush-proposed European BMD program

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-21

Long-Term Energy Security Risks for Europe: A Sector-Specific Approach

CEPS

This 56-page paper aims to identify and evaluate existing and potential EU energy supply risks on the basis of a sector-specific approach.

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-03

Looking Afresh at the External Representation of the EU in the International Arena

CEPS

A 5-page policy brief serves both as an overview of the complexities of EU and member state external representation and as an invitation to further debate on the issue

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-29

Looking for the Cure-all? Targets and the EU's New Energy Policy

CEPS

A 5-page policy brief examining the usefulness of long-term targets in the context of the EU's new energy policy

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-23

Low Carbon Zones: A Transformational Agenda for China and Europe

Chatham House

This 33-page UK paper considers how China and the EU could work together to catalyse and support the development and piloting of Low Carbon Zones

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-25

Low Income and Deprivation in an Enlarged Europe

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

A 54-page report focusing on low income and standard of living deprivation in 28 European countries, including the acceding and candidate countries

Poverty & Hunger, European UnionPosted: 2004-04-26

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

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

Macedonia’s Name: Breaking the Deadlock

Crisis Group

This 16-page briefing analyses attempts to resolve the dispute btween Athens and Skopje over Macedonia's name, and the consequences of failure for Macedonia and the surrounding region.

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-12

Mainstreaming the Environment and Climate Change in the post-2013 EU Budget

IEEP

This 8-page paper analyses the proposed mainstreaming of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency in the Commission’s proposals for the next EU budget

European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-12

Making a Difference - Why and How Europe Should Increase its Engagement in Ukraine

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

A 6-page Finnish briefing paper underscoring the importance of the political transformation in the Ukraine for Europe

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-07-06

Making and Breaking Promises: The European Union under the Treaty of Lisbon

ZEI

This 35-page German discussion paper examines whether the Treaty of Lisbon will lead to enhanced openness and effectiveness in the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-10

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

Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accesion is not Enough

USIP

This 10-page US briefing spells out the preconditions for a fully successful EU accession for Bosnia

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-07-15

Making EU Strategic Partnerships Effective

FRIDE

This 28-page working paper offers a framework to help develop a more effective and coherent approach to EU strategic partnerships

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-16

Making Europe Work: Improving the Transposition, Implementation and Enforcement of EU Legistlation

European Policy Centre

This 37-page working paper deals with the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-08-18

Making Good Use of the EU in Georgia: The "Eastern Partnership" and Conflict Policy

IFRI

This 22-page paper describes how the EU has stepped up the visibility of its involvement in Georgia

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-07

Making Kosovo Work

FRIDE

This 5-page policy brief explores how making Kosovo work requires the EU to reassess its current policies on the ground in Kosovo and towards Serbia.

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-14

Making Sense of Sarkozy's Union for the Mediterranean

CEPS

A 25-page commentary on President Sarkozy's proposed Union for the Mediterranean

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-03-14

Market Correctives, Market Palliatives and the New Politics of European Industrial and Regional Development

VKI

A 25-page Hungarian working paper examining current thinking on EU industrial and regional policy

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-25

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

Measuring the Unfunded Obligations of European Countries

NCPA

This 28-page US policy report projects the future unfunded liabilites of European countries

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-09

Mediterranean Migration 2008-2009

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

This 548-page report analyses the migratory policy of the countries in the South and East of the Mediterranean whilst addressing the economic, social, demographic and legal context of migratory flows. The report focuses notably on migration towards the EU and the so-called "circular" migratory flow (report in part English and in part French)

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-27

Medvedev's Plan: Giving Russia a Voice but not a Veto in a New European Security System

SSI

This 121-page US study addresses the question of how to give Russia a voice but not a veto in a new European security system and provides some provocative recommendations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-08

Medvedev's Proposal for a Pan-European Security Pact

Cicero Foundation

A 13=page paper examining the hidden objectives behind Pres. Medvedev's proposed conference on a new European Security Treaty

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-11-02

Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications

IZA

A 25-page discussion paper investigating the challenges and potentials of migration from an EU perspective

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-10

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

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

Militarily Relevant EU-China Trade and Technology Transfers: Issues and Problems

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

A 21-page paper examining the strategic impact of the trade in high technology items between the EU and China

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-08

Mind the Gap: Healing the NATO Rift over US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe

BASIC

A 9-page paper on the need for NATO to search for new and credible solutions to break out of the Cold War mould that bedevils the organization, threatens its cohesion, and brings doubt to its fundamental purposes

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-06

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

Minimum Wages in Europe: New Debates Against the Background of Economic Crisis

ETUI

A 7-page policy brief examining minimum wages in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2009-04-22

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

Missile Defense Collision Course

Arms Control Association

A US article commenting on the US proposal for siting misile defence facilities in Eastern Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-09

Missile Defense in and for Europe?

SWP

A 4-page German commentary on issues raised by the US plan to place elements of its missile defence system in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-05-03

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

Modelling the Effects of the EU Common Agricultural Policy

Productivity Commission - Australia

An 88-page Australian study evaluates the economic aspects of the CAP

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-12-03

Moldova deserves more from the EU

FIIA

A 2-page Finnish commentary on political stability in Moldova

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2012-03-16

Moldova, Romania, Ukraine: Active Cooperation Could Improve Migration Policy

ICPS

A 2-page Ukrainian bulletin summarizing the findings of a regional study into migration issues

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-21

Monetary Policy Transparency in Inflation Targeting Countries: The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 32-page working paper evaluating monetary policy transparency in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-07-15

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

More Democracy in the European Elections

CRPE

An 8-page Romanian brief on how to make European elections more democratic

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-30

More Natural Gas for Climate Protection?

SWP

A 37-page German research paper assessin the risks and opportunities of an expanded gas strategy for European energy supplies

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-14

More Pain, No Gain for Greece: Is the Euro Worth the Costs of Pro‐Cyclical Fiscal Policy and Internal Devaluation?

CEPR

This 24-page US paper looks at Greece’s recent experience with “internal devaluation” and finds that there is a high risk of continued prolonged recession

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-23

Much Ado about Nothing?

DIIS

A 13-page Danish working paper on the European Union's fight against corruption in developing countries under Articles 9(3) and 97 of the Cotonou Agreement

European Union, CorruptionPosted: 2010-11-22

Much Ado About Nothing? National Legislatures in the EU Constitutional Treaty

European Integration Online Papers

This article analyzes the impact of the EU's new Constritutional Treaty on the parliaments of member states

European UnionPosted: 2005-07-13

Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities

OSI

This 341-page US report captures a snapshot of the experiences of Muslim communities in selected neighborhoods in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester and Waltham Forest–London, Marseille and Paris, and Stockholm

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-07

Muslims in Europe: A Short Introduction

Brookings Institution

This 6-page US analysis presents the basic facts and issues concerning Muslims in Europe

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-25

National and EU-Level Estimates of Energy Supply Externalities

CEPS

This 7-page policy brief presents an overview of the theoretical externalities associated with energy security measures and develops estimates for the size of the external costs of energy arising from energy insecurity

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-07

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

NATO and EU Rapid Response: Contradictory or Complementary?

CSS

A 3-page Swiss analysis of the compatibility of NATO and EU rapid response forces

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-11-10

NATO and Global Partnership: To be Global or to Act Globally?

DIIS

This 34-page Danish report argues that the future of NATO depends on the ability of the alliance to combine a strategy of intervention with a broad strategy of integration

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-28