European Union
The Development of Infrastructure in South-East Europe
ETUI-REHS
An issue of SEER focusing on the development of infrastructure, transport and public services in South-East Europe and their impact on labour (Single page linking to each article)
European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-09-19
Benchmarking Working Europe 2010
ETUI
This 120-page report embarks upon a social stocktaking of the impact of and reactions to the financial, economic and social crisis as a means of feeding into the post-crisis and EU2020 debate
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-05-03
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
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
Assessing the Lisbon Strategy a Year before Revision:
ETUI
This 105-page report provides an assessment of the Lisbon Strategy before its revision in 2010. It asks whether the EU is really moving in the direction of knowledge-based growth, examines whether the EU has witnessed the creation of more and better jobs and considers whether the Union is succeeding in attaining greater social cohesion
European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-03-18
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
Collective Bargaining Responses to the Economic Crisis in Europe
ETUI
This 7-page policy brief provides an overview of collective bargaining responses to the crisis in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-02-19
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
The Better Regulation Agenda: A ‘New Deal’ in the Building of Europe?
ETUI
An 8-page policy brief critically examining the Better Regulation agenda of the European Commission
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-14
Public and Private Pensions: Lessons from the Crisis
ETUI
This 6-page policy brief considers the lessons to be drawn from the current economic crisis for both private and public pensions
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2009-12-16
A Quantum of Solace? An Assessment of Fiscal Stimulus Packages by EU Member States in Response to the Economic Crisis
ETUI
This 40-page working paper analyses the fiscal stimulus packages implemented by EU Member States against the background of the on-going economic crisis. Alongside the overall volume of the packages, the study, which is based on a survey of national experts, considers their content and also the involvement – or lack thereof of the social partners and particularly trade unions
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-06-07
Securing Europe: Implementing the European Security Strategy
ETH
This 151-page document contains a series of essays dealing with different aspects of the European Security Strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-11
The EU Strategic Partnerships Review: Ten Guiding Principles
ESP
A 6-page paper considering the EU's approach to strategic partnerships
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-04-14
Transatlantic Relations 2009: European Expectations for the Post-Bush Era
EPIN
Based on surveys conducted in 15 memberstates and of the European Union as a whole, this 23-page paper explores what the EU and its individual member states expect from the United States in the post-Bush era.
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-21
The European Commission 2004-09: A Politically Weakened Institution? Views from the National Capitals
EPIN
A 21-page working paper offering disparate national views on the current European Commission
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-05-27
The Balkans in Europe: Containment or Transformation? Twelve Ideas for Action
EPC
The 78-page report of a task force set up to consider the challenge of integrating the countries of the Western Balkans into the European Union
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-06-22
ASEM: From Words to Action?
EPC
This 4-page policy brief urges Asian and European Union leaders attending the eighth ASEM meeting in Brussels on 4-5 October to send a strong message of solidarity to boost global recovery and economic growth
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-10-03
Dealing with Troubled Neighbourhoods
EPC
This commentary warns that doubts remain over the EU’s ability to take a genuinely strategic approach to its neighbourhood and to offer the right mix of tools and incentives to really make a difference
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-28
The EU and Ukraine - Where to Next?
EPC
A 4-page policy brief looking at developments in Ukraine’s relationship with the EU since independence twenty years ago
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-23
The EU and Africa: Coming Together at Last?
EPC
A 4-page European policy brief examining the relationship between the EU and Africa
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-08-18
Afghanistan: Europe's credibility test
EPC
A 4-page policy brief arguing that the EU needs to put both Afghanistan and Pakistan higher up its political agenda; coordinate and consolidate Europe’s different programmes, policies and representations; and take immediate action to ensure the success of its hitherto less-than-impressive EUPOL police mission
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-03-28
Dealing with Troubled Neighbourhoods
EPC
This commentary warns that doubts remain over the EU’s ability to take a genuinely strategic approach towards neighbouring regions and to offer the right mix of tools and incentives to really make a difference.
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-02-15
The New Serbia: Fast Forward Towards the EU?
EPC
This 4-page policy brief highlights the stumbling blocks which must be overcome to usher in a new phase in the EU’s relations with Serbia, but argues that the Union should speed up the procedure for granting the country ‘candidate status’ for EU membership, both to encourage the necessary reforms and to prevent a resurgence of the nationalist element in Serbian politics
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-02-15
Austerity Loves Company?
EPC
This 4-page policy brief argues that it is high time to recognise that coordinated European action will lessen the pain of austerity for all countries, but the evidence so far seems to indicate another missed opportunity
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-10-03
Revisiting the European Security Strategy: Beyond 2008
EPC
This 4-page policy brief reviews the European Security Strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-05-17
The ENP Three Years On: Where From - And Where Next?
EPC
An 8-page policy brief urging reform of the European Neighbourhood Policy
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-04-06
Economic Recovery to a Greener Economy: Mobilising ICT-based Innovations
EPC
This 4-page policy brief shows the potential of ICT's believing that they not only help in achieving the Lisbon goals but also guarantee the transformation in a carbon free economy. The study also provides concrete proposals that aim to promote the development of an "intelligent, green economy"
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-29
Better Regulation: A Regional Perspective
EPC
A 19-page European issue paper addressing the opportunities and challenges resulting from the transfer of legislative competence to the regional level
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-05-27
Debating the Constitution: Between Realism and Revival
EPC
A 4-page policy brief examining the alternatives for breaking the impasse over the European Constitutional Treaty
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-05-27
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
Beyond Stockholm: Overcoming the Inconsistencies of Immigration Policy
EPC
This 98-page working paper offers suggestions about a future European immigration and asylum policy
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-11
Europe@50: Back to the Future
EPC
A 118-page compilation of essays examining facets of the European Union on the 50th anniversary of its foundation
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-02-28
Coming in From the Cold
EPC
A commentary arguing that Iceland already satisfies the eligibility criteria for EC membership, and that its application should be treated on its merits
European UnionPosted: 2009-09-17
Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova: A Three-Way Test
EPC
A 2-page commentary arguing that the political impasse in Moldova poses a three-way test for the country, Russia, and the EU
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-11
The Case for Renewing Transatlantic Capitalism
EPC
This 60-page report sets out a range of recommendations to further deepen the economic relationship between the EU and the US
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2012-04-14
Beyond Austerity
EPC
This 2-page commentary argues that Europe must move beyond the sole focus on fiscal consolidation and support growth in Europe’s weakest economies
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-12-11
Towards a Common European Asylum Policy
EPC
A 17-page issue paper examining the EU's progress towards developing a Common European Asylum Policy
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-27
Empowering Europe
EPC
A commentary on the agreement reached on energy policy at the Spring European Council meeting
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-04-06
The EU's External Action Service: New Actor on the Scene
EPC
This 2-page commentary considers the potential and problems of the EEAS
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-02-09
The EU Reform Treaty: Easier Signed than Ratified?
EPC
A 5-page policy brief assessing the chances of success for the EU Reform Treaty
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-08-18
Building Democracy and Fighting Terrorism in Pakistan: A Role for the EU
EPC
This 4-page policy brief argues for a rapid engagement by the EU with Pakistan's new leaders
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-05-17
China and Europe as Strategic Partners - Perceptions and Perspectives
EPC
This 8-page lecture provides a Chinese perspective of EU-China relations in recent years
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-11
Well-being 2030 - A New Vision for 'Social Europe'
EPC
This 25-page paper presents the key recommendations of a research project aimed to articulate a strategic vision for the long term development of social policy in Europe
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-11
A New Deal to help save the euro
EPC
This commentary argues in favour of a New Deal for the euro based on investment rather than transfers
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-14
Absorption Capacity: Old Wine in New Bottles?
EPC
A 4-page policy brief considering the EU's capacity to absorb new members
European UnionPosted: 2006-10-27
Only a European Re-think Can Tackle Home-grown Terrorism
Eorope's World
An article examining the problem of home-grown terrorism in Europe
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-23
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
Can We Afford to Live Longer in Better Health?
ENEPRI
This 47-page research report analyses the effects of ageing populations on public finances in Europe
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-24
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
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
Speed of Convergence and Relocation: New EU Member Countries Catching Up With the Old
ENEPRI
A 23-page working paper investigating the progress of convergence between the EU's new member countries and the EU-15 states
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-04-14
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
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
Scenarios for Global Ageing: An Investigation with the Ingenue 2 World Model
ENEPRI
This 45-page research report explores the consequences of pension reforms in Western Europe in a world economy setting
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-24
Economic Effects of Free Trade Between the EU and Russia
ENEPRI
An 18-page working paper studying the projected economic effects of eastern enlargement of the EU and an EU-Russian free trade area
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-06-23
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
2008 Annual report: The State of the Drugs Problem in Europe
EMCDDA
A 98-page annual report on the drugs phenomenon in Europe
Drug Abuse, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-10
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
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
Better Regulation: What is at Stake?
Eipiascope
A 6-page article examining key issues surrounding better regulation in the EU
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-25
Combating the Financing of Terrorism: EU Policies, Polity and Politics
EIPA
A 7-page article discussing the activities and initiatives undertaken by the European Union in Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-20
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
The Response of Cohesion Policy to the Economic Crisis
EIPA
This 8-page article argues that the EU's Cohesion Policy – designed to help the disadvantaged regions and communities of the EU – has made an important contribution to the Recovery Plan
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-19
The Role of National Parliaments in European Decision-Making
EIPA
This 8-page paper argues that the different national and European provisions for parliamentary involvement do not amount to much. However, if the combined effect of the different avenues are considered in a dynamic perspective, they might jointly trigger a reassertion of national parliamentary influence in the European policy process
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-07-29
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
Understanding the Dynamics of European Politics
EIoP
This 28-page article counters fears that the development of a Europe of Variable Geometry, where distinct countries are able to select their policy preferences from a menu of historical policy options rather than signing up for new policy initiatives, provides a basis for destabilizing the European Project
European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-19
Could the Stability and Growth Pact be Substituted by the Financial Markets?’
EIoP
This 26-page paper investigates whether the European Union’s main fiscal rule, the Stability and Growth Pact, could be substituted by financial markets, taking into account the effects of the latest financial and economic crisis
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-11
The Energy Community of Southeast Europe: A neo-functionalist project of regional integration
EIOP
This 21-page paper explains the emergence of the Energy Community of Southeast Europe with (1) the European Union's external energy policy, (2) the specific regional approach of the EU at the Western Balkans and (3) the neo-functionalist ideas of those European Commission officials that were crucially involved in the process
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-23
European Integration and Labour Migration
EIoP
This 24-page paper studies how European integration might affect the migration of workers in the enlarged EU
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-03
Ripples in a Rising Tide: Why Some EU Regions Receive More Structural Funds than Others
EIoP
This 29-page paper investigates the distribution of European Union Structural Funds across EU regions
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-02-01
Understanding the Role of Bureaucracy in the ESDP
EIoP
A series of articles examining the role of bureaucracy in the ESDP
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-08-18
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
The Impact of Democracy Promotion on Party Financing in the East European Neighbourhood
EIoP
This 27-page paper investigates how the cooperation of European institutions (the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE) in democracy promotion affects the success of European conditionality on party financing in the East European Neighbourhood
Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-15
The European Union’s Trade Policy Response to the Crisis: Paradigm Lost or Reinforced?
EIoP
This 22-page paper critically examines the European Union’s trade policy response to the global financial and economic crisis
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-04-20
The Lisbon Treaty and the ESDP: Transformation and Integration
Egmont, AIES
The 57-page report of a seminar held to assess Europe's defence effort and explore the potential of the Lisbon Treaty to realize a quantum leap
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-07-14
An Arab Springboard for EU Foreign Policy?
Egmont Institute, CEPS, EPC
This 97-page publication addresses some of the key dimensions of the EU’s engagement with the Mediterranean region
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-04-14
An EU Security Strategy: An Attractive Narrative
Egmont Institute
This 5-page Belgian paper considers the EU's security strategy
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-04-14
The Power of Europe: Affirming the EU as a Global Actor
Egmont Institute
The 5-page report of a conference held to assess the potential of the EU as a power and to identify how and in which fields the Union could or should exercise its power more effectively than it does today
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-05-28
A Future Agenda for the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
Egmont et al.
A 47-page working paper working paper aiming to bolster debate and policymaking in the near future through a number of proposals in the main areas and topics regarding EU defence
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-25
The Reform of European Economic Governance: Towards a Sustainable Monetary Union?
Egmont
This 66-page Belgian paper considers reform of Europe's economic governance
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-25
The CAP Post-2013: More Equitable, Green and Market-oriented?
Egmont
This 11-page Belgian policy brief considers how to make the CAP more equitable, green and market-oriented
European UnionPosted: 2012-01-13
A BRIC in the World: Emerging Powers, Europe, and the Coming Order
Egmont
This 46-page Belgian paper considers the place of the EU in the coming interpolar order
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-10-03
The EU as a Global Actor in a Multipolar World and Multilateral 2.0 Environment
Egmont
This Belgian paper considers a number of long-term global trends that are likely to affect the ambition of the EU to be a global actor
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-05-06
The EU as a Global Actor in a Multipolar World and Multilateral 2.0 Environment
Egmont
A 36-page Belgian paper considering the position of the EU in the world, changes in mulitlateral system
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-07-08
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
Permanent Structured Cooperation for Effective European Armed Forces
Egmont
This 6-page Belgian security policy briefoutlines a concrete proposal to implement Permanent Structured Cooperation, the new defence mechanism introduced by the Lisbon Treaty
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-03-20
Skating on Thin Ice: Europe’s Internal Climate Policy and its Position in the World
Egmont
This 30-page Belgian paper discusses the EU's international climate change position and its relations with domestic climate change policies.
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-16
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
The Treachery of Strategies: A Call for True EU Strategic Partnerships
Egmont
This 52-page Belgian paper recommends reflecting on the EU’s global interests and priorities in search of the EU’s grand strategy. True strategic partnerships, as this paper brands them, could then be regarded as (sub-)strategies of the EU vis-à-vis great and emerging powers. In addition to this general recommendation, this paper makes several recommendations for the EU and its Member States to turn the existing strategic partnerships into true strategic partnerships
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-05-13
'Worse, Not Better?' Reinvigorating Early Warning for Conflict Prevention in the Post-Lisbon European Union
Egmont
This 51-page Belgian paper offers a number of recommendations addressed primarily to the EU, which could help to mitigate some of the problems obstructing warning for early actionto prevent future conflicts
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-25
Europe Deploys Towards a Civil-Military Strategy for CSDP
Egmont
A 42-page Belgian paper examining weaknesses in the existing CSDP strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-25
Permanent Structured Cooperation and the Future of ESDP
Egmont
A 24-page Belgian paper examining the capability of the Permanent Structured Cooperation mechanism to solve Europe's military capability shortcomings
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-04-10
A Grand Strategy: Does it Matter in the Real World?
Egmont
This 4-page Belgian policy brief examines the need for a European Grand Strategy for its security
European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-02-15
To Rule The Waves: Why a Maritime Geostrategy is Needed to Sustain European Union
Egmont
A 7-page Belgian security policy brief arguing that Europe should begin to focus more on maritime geostrategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-15
Skating on Thin Ice: Europe's Internal Climate Policy and its Position in the World,
Egmont
A 30-page Belgian working paper discussing the EU's international climate change position and its relations with domestic climate change policies
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-13
Time for a European Union Grand Strategy
Egmont
An article explaining the need for a European grand strategy on which to base its foreign relations
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-05
A Need for Strategy in a Multipolar World: Recommendations to the EU after Lisbon
Egmont
A 6-page Belgian brief arguing that Brussels needs to (1) develop a grand strategy to define the true purpose of its foreign policy; (2) forge solid strategic partnerships with key global players; and (3) contribute to the building of a new effective multilateral system which takes into account the new global structure of power
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-01-08
The Single Market in Need of a Strategic Relaunch
Egmont
This paper sets out the main points of the Draft SMA and the most important preparatory documents, focusing primarily on the strategic elements contained therein. In a second part, a critical appraisal of the Draft SMA’s strategic approach will be provided, followed by some suggestions for improvement
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-04
Pooling & Sharing: From Slow March to Quick March?
Egmont
A 4-page Belgian policy brief discussing the “Ghent Framework” for pooling & sharing of military capabilities in the EU
Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-05-13