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The European Union is exaggerating in its demands for Brexit, especially about the European Court of Justice’s future role
« Brexit means Brexit ». So said Theresa May post referendum 2016. She took some time to discover what her words meant. One cannot be in and out the single market, or […]
The EU in the AIIB: taming China’s influence from within
With the recent approval of the membership request of Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and Romania, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will soon count 20 EU countries among its […]
Strategic autonomy and EU-NATO cooperation: squaring the circle
Since the publication of the European Union Global Strategy (EUGS) in June 2016, there have been innumerable calls for the re-launch of the EU’s much misunderstood Common Security and Defence […]
External publications
New Pact for Europe – National Report of Belgium. Belgium and the EU : matching rhetoric and commitment
This is the first in a series of National Reports to be published as part of the new phase of the New Pact for Europe project. As a founding member […]
External publications
Sharing the burden of keeping Europe whole, free and at peace
“Measuring fair burden-sharing is more complicated than it seems,” says Alexander Mattelaer. He takes a closer look at this issue, which is a hot topic of debate in the run […]