Commentaries
The mounting dislocation of EU law
In a noteworthy recent analysis, Margaret Macmillan affirmed that Europe will hold fast against populism. “Respect for the rule of law will overcome any chance of a return to the […]
European Affairs
Publications
Counterterrorism in Belgium: Key challenges and policy options
Following the terrorist attacks in Paris (November 2015) and Brussels (March 2016), Belgium’s counterterrorism policy has been heavily criticized – domestically and worldwide.
The Juncker Plan 2.0 : the Belgian view
A few weeks after the presentation by the European Commission of ‘Juncker Plan 2.0’, it is high time to look back at what has so far been achieved by the […]
External publications
The European agenda on migration, one year on. The EU Response to the crisis has produced some results, but will hardly pass another solidarity test
On 13 May 2015, the European Commission proposed the European Agenda on Migration, a new strategy laying the foundation for the EU and its Member States to address both the immediate […]
Commentaries
September 2016: Back-to-school politics – the EU’s new commitments
A snapshot of the EU’s new ambitions in the wake of the State of the Union speech and the Bratislava Declaration as scene-setters for the ‘rentrée politique’.
Putting the Paris Agreement at the centre of Europe’s climate and energy map
The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, sent a clear message to the world that the global transition to a low-carbon economy is an inevitability that requires commitment from countries […]