What could a geoeconomic EU look like in 2020?
The need for the EU to respond and position itself in the deepening geoeconomic competition between the Great Powers has initiated a policy reorientation that is slowly attempting to break […]
European Affairs
Located in Brussels at the heart of EU political decision-making, the European Affairs Programme provides in-depth as well as policy-oriented analyses on a wide range of themes of relevance to EU and Belgian policy makers. Topics that are – or ought to be – central to the EU policy debate are given special attention. Aside from a constant focus on institutional matters, various substantive EU policies dominate the Programme’s research agenda, such as the Green Deal, the digital agenda, the consolidation of an inclusive social model, the protection of people and the defence of rights, and the promotion of Europe’s interests in the world.
The Programme also deals extensively and in a forward-looking way with the impact of the multiple crises the EU has had to address over the last decade. They all had an impact on its policies, its decision-making processes, and more generally its architecture, which is proof of the resilience of the European project.
With the aim of reaching the broadest audience possible, the European Affairs Programme seeks to share its expertise and stimulate the debate through a variety of publications as well as by organizing round tables, expert-seminars, and conferences.
Publications
External publications
Open & Inclusive Digital Spaces: EUTIP views from the WTO Public Forum 2019
This is a summary of the workshop session organised by the EUTIP Network at the WTO Public Forum 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The session brought together a diverse panel of […]
From Tampere 20 to Tampere 2.0: Towards a new European consensus on migration
This publication is the result of a collaborative thinking exercise around the 20th anniversary of the 1999 Tampere European Council conclusions. With the benefit of two decades of hindsight, it […]
The 2019 UK General Election: towards a Brexit catharsis?
On 12 December 2019, UK voters confront another choice whether to advance Brexit or not. More than three years after the referendum, all issues have been scrutinized and the collective […]
The EU-Mercosur agreement: towards integrated climate policy?
The recently signed EU-Mercosur agreement has met with criticism from civil society, farmers and politicians around the EU. These criticisms have been amplified by recent forest fires in the Amazon. […]
An Ambitious Agenda or Big Words? Developing a European Approach to AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a key area of global strategic competition, offering potentially revolutionary solutions for commercial, civil, and military applications. While the European Union (EU) has recently taken […]