Industrial policy in the EU: A guide to an elusive concept
‘Industrial policy’ is a concept which is championed by some and vilified by others in the EU. But lacking a clear definition, industrial policy is so elusive that it prevents a […]
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Does the European Union need a new target for renewables?
At the beginning of 2014, the European commission tabled a new Climate and Energy Package for the period 2020-2030. This new package proposes a new target for the development of […]
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Belgian Foreign Policy: in search of a new course
The last major review of Belgian foreign policy dates back to the 1990s. Enough has changed at the global, European and Belgian level to warrant a new critical reflection. On […]
A Eurozone Subcommittee in the European Parliament: high hopes, low results?
The task of ensuring the democratic legitimacy of the euro has been placed high on the agenda. A eurozone subcommittee in the European Parliament is one of the rare concrete […]
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Must Juncker be appointed as the next President of the European commission?
Following the electoral campaign for the European Parliament, there is no easy way to resolve the nomination of the next Commission’s president. The European Council’s proposition needs a very careful […]
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Can the European Union survive without importing Russian energy sources?
Russia is the biggest exporter of fossil energy sources on this Earth. It exports gas, petrol, coal, uranium to the European Union. The EU could feasibly abandon Russian energy sources, but […]