Is there an escape from ‘Ever Closer Union’?
The EU Treaty objective of establishing ‘an ever closer Union among the peoples of Europe’ means that European integration is a step by step process requiring the use of supranational […]
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An uphill struggle? Towards coordinated EU engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s 19th Party Congress unexpectedly amended the party’s constitution with a pledge to “pursue the Belt and Road Initiative”. This further elevates the status of president Xi’s heavily promoted foreign […]
How to make the most of the EU’s financial potential ?
In the perspective of the post-2020 Multiannual financial Framework (MFF), this policy brief suggests three reforms that would improve the aim of the MFF as both an expression of EUs […]
A Dublin IV recast: A new and improved system?
According to member states and EU officials, the European Union is now slowly entering a period of ‘post crisis.’ In this fragile period of stability, the European Commission has begun […]
The Juncker Plan 2.0 : the Belgian view
A few weeks after the presentation by the European Commission of ‘Juncker Plan 2.0’, it is high time to look back at what has so far been achieved by the […]
Plan B after Brexit – What Britain can expect negotiating a Swiss-type arrangement with the EU
For those wishing to see the UK exit from the EU, Switzerland has become a poster child, an example of how a country outside the EU can retain access to […]