The reform of the EU Courts (IV)
The European Court of Justice has regularly been accused of activism. Recently, this debate has become more acute thanks to various evolutions (Brexit being only one of them). The charge […]
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
Terrorist networks in Belgium: from security to structural challenge
What is the scope of the jihadi challenge in Belgium? Why and how did this phenomenon develop more than in other countries? Is there something specific to Belgium? What responses […]
Commentaries
Integration vs Contestation? Belgian perspectives on the future of Europe
The Future of Europe study conducted by Chatham House across different EU member states offers revealing insights on the splits both within and between elites and the general public in […]
European Economic Diplomacy: what role for the EIB?
Led by the European Commission and the European External Action Service, European economic diplomacy is in the making. This exercise requires a strengthened co-ordination not only between the EU and […]
The European Investment Bank: an overlooked (f)actor in EU external action?
This Egmont paper aims to 1) explore the extent to which the EIB already delivers, through its operations outside the Union, on the priorities guiding EU external action and 2) […]
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 […]