The 2010 Belgian EU presidency and CSDP
Col. Johan Andries, Head of the Presidency Task Force of Belgian Defence, takes stock of the Presidency. (Photo credit: EP, Flickr )
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
The single market in need of a strategic relaunch
On the 27th of October 2010 the Commission finally published its long-awaited Communication “Towards a Single Market Act”2 with the ambitious objective of relaunching the Single Market. It is beyond […]
External publications
Crise économique et financière: Pallier les lacunes du cadre européen
Le 6 décembre 2010, l’Institut royal des relations internationales (EGMONT) et le Conseil central de l’économie (CCE) ont organisé un séminaire d’experts intitulé « La crise économique et financière : […]
From Lisbon to Lisbon: squaring the circle of EU and NATO future roles
NATO emerged from its 19-20 November 2010 Lisbon Summit with a new Strategic Concept (SC) that is concise and readable. That is an achievement in its own right, as those […]
The EU’s emissions trading scheme: achievements, key lessons, and future prospects
This paper analyses the lessons learnt so far from the EU ETS in order to have a better perspective of its future. Despite the diverse achievements of the scheme, it […]
Addressing the financial crisis: the EU’s incomplete regulatory response
The financial crisis and its massive impact on the real economy revealed numerous shortcomings in the regulatory framework. The EU committed itself to recast its financial regulation, which should result […]