The idea of introducing contracts between Member States and the EU on structural reforms has its merits, it also has several disadvantages. Most notably, the contracts risk rendering European economic […]
Both the Commission’s proposal for a ‘Competitiveness and Convergence Instrument’ and the ‘contractual arrangement’ presented by President Van Rompuy share a common concept: associating EU money with national structural reforms […]
Working Paper European Affairs Programme. La zone euro traverse depuis maintenant plusieurs années une crise économique à multiples facettes: crise bancaire, crise financière et crise des dettes souveraines. L’Europe se […]
The main message of this report is that we still believe in the vast potential of the Belgian society to maintain a good position in the global order. As such, […]
Working Paper European Affairs Programme. The paper provides an analysis of the future Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), and its role in constructing a European Banking Union. By endowing the European […]
As an economically attractive option for investors, a potential backup source for renewables and the cleanest fossil fuel, natural gas is expected to play an important role in the European […]