New leadership in a new European Union
Everybody is talking about the lack of leadership in the European Union. Blair’s or Chirac’s declarations are read as mere tactical moves designed to gain leadership. Barroso is often presented […]
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
L’Avenir du Traité Constitutionnel
La réponse à la question de l’avenir du traité constitutionnel est différente selon qu’on envisage la situation à court terme ou à moyen terme. A court terme l’Europe se trouve […]
Questions juridiques liées aux négociations menées au sein de l’OMC dans le cadre du Programme de Doha pour le Développement
Certaines questions juridiques liées aux négociations menées actuellement au sein de l’OMC et du Programme de Doha pour le Développement (DDA- Doha Development Agenda) sont discutées au sein de l’Union. […]
The Lisbon Strategy: which failure? whose failure? and why?
Pessimistic comments are crowding the media about the failure of the Lisbon strategy. At the end of 2004, the latest report of the Kok group has emphasized “the failure of […]
What prospects for the European Constitutional Treaty?
Following the success of the EPIN survey on the European elections 2004 (EPIN Working Paper No. 11), the authors decided to use a similar approach for monitoring the current ratification […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVII: Issue 6 (2004): New Challenges of the Commission
-The results of IGC. An assessment in the light of the Convention’s draft, Franklin Dehousse, Wouter Coussens, Jordi Garcia and Pierre Van Den Brule -The Lisbon Strategy: which failure? whose […]