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Publications
The European Union is exaggerating in its demands for Brexit, especially about the European Court of Justice’s future role
« Brexit means Brexit ». So said Theresa May post referendum 2016. She took some time to discover what her words meant. One cannot be in and out the single market, or […]
The EU in the AIIB: taming China’s influence from within
With the recent approval of the membership request of Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and Romania, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will soon count 20 EU countries among its […]
A Court in Crisis? The ICC in Africa, and Beyond
The atmosphere of crisis surrounding the International Criminal Court (ICC) seems to be slowly dissipating after Gambia and South Africa revoked their notices of withdrawal from the Court in February […]
Strategic autonomy and EU-NATO cooperation: squaring the circle
Since the publication of the European Union Global Strategy (EUGS) in June 2016, there have been innumerable calls for the re-launch of the EU’s much misunderstood Common Security and Defence […]
New Pact for Europe – National Report of Belgium. Belgium and the EU : matching rhetoric and commitment
This is the first in a series of National Reports to be published as part of the new phase of the New Pact for Europe project. As a founding member […]