D-day voor Europese grondwet
in De Standaard Standpunt/Opinie, 06 Oct. 2003. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
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
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVI: Issue 4 (2003): The hopes and limits of flexible integration in the future Europe
-Flexible integration: what could be the potential applications?, Franklin Dehousse and Wouter Coussens -Co-operation in the second and third pillars of the EU, Koen Lenaerts -Economic Governance within a larger […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVI: Issue 3 (2003)
-Multi-level governance in de praktijk. Strategieën ter optimalisering van de Belgische EU-coördinatie, Peter Bursens en Sarah Helsen -De nieuwe financiering van de Europese Unie, Herman Matthijs -Het taalgebruik in de […]
La convention sur le futur de l’Europe: un état des lieux
Au moment où la Convention sur l’avenir de l’Europe entame la rédaction de la future Constitution européenne, il est utile de dresser un bilan de ses deux premières phases. Tous […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVI: Issue 1-2 (2003): The Convention’s draft Constitutional Treaty: old wine in a new bottle?
-The Convention’s draft Constitutional Treaty: old wine in a new bottle?, Franklin Dehousse and Wouter Coussens -The issue of fundamental rights in the European Convention, Franklin Dehousse and Jordi Garcia […]
Towards effective and accountable leadership of the Union: options and guidelines for reform
This paper is the result of collaboration between the Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations (KIIB – IRRI). It is published as […]