Thoughts on Improving EU Governance
This is a joint publication of EGMONT and TEPSA The EU is changing before our eyes, and we need to rethink parts of its governance. The institutional change-over in 2024 […]
Internal EU policies
Publications
Three Key Concepts for a More Successful Migration Policy in Belgium
In this policy brief, the author proposes 3 concepts to underpin the new Belgian migration policy, taking into account the new structure of the State. Belgium needs a robust mechanism […]
Georgia at a Crossroads: An Increasingly Illiberal Domestic Policy is Becoming an Obstacle to EU Accession
Georgia faces a defining moment. The recent adoption of a Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, modelled on Russian legislation, clashes with Georgia’s goal of EU accession. The law allows […]
Demography in the next institutional cycle: Preparing the landing space
With a yearlong programme filled with experts’ workshops, exchanges of views with government officials and a conference at ministerial level held under the Belgian Presidency, the Egmont Institute attempted to […]
Commentaries
Not Another Geopolitical Commission, Please!
As the European Council is about to entrust Ursula von der Leyen with a second term as President of the European Commission (still to be confirmed by the European Parliament), […]
External publications
A Reset in EU-UK Relations: If Not Now, When? A Personal View from Brussels
I was sad to see the UK leave the EU. I studied in the UK, and I met my (French) wife at Reading University. I received a British Council scholarship […]