EU Institutions and Policy

New European industrial policy, Part II - A new paradigm emerges?

This article is the second in a three-part series on the resurgence of industrial policy in Europe. The first article in the series can be found here. Since coming to power in January 2021, USA President Joe Biden has had to deal with: the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic; the increasing (...)

Tuesday 29 November 2022

The new European industrial policy, Part I: The crisis of neoliberalism

This article is the first in a three-part series on the resurgence of industrial policy in Europe. Industrial policy has, in the last few years, attracted the attention of Western politicians, policymakers and businesspeople once again, after a long period of disinterest. From extensive (...)

Tuesday 18 October 2022

The 2009 Czech presidency of the EU and the Eastern partnership

The Czech Republic’s role in the shaping of the Eastern Partnership is extremely interesting to address, not only because it was established during its 2009 Presidency of the EU, but also because of the apparent contradiction existing due to the country’s position as a former Eastern Bloc country (...)

Monday 12 September 2022

Interview with Maria Pia Napoletano

Maria Pia Napoletano is a Master student, a start-up advisor, a junior project manager and a youth worker. She started her bachelor’s degree in 2016, and in the same year she took part in her first Erasmus+ Youth Exchange. After that, she fell in love with the programme and consequently took (...)

Monday 13 June 2022

Frequently Asked Questions on TransNational Lists (TNL)

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on new EU electoral law, including transnational lists. Below is a list of FAQs on transnational lists, and what they would mean for Europe. Why do we need TNL? We need them to make European elections truly European. EU elections are effectively 27 (...)

Monday 2 May 2022

The transposition into European law of the OECD global minimum tax

The minimum taxation of multinationals - decided within the framework of the OECD and at 15% of their turnover - is historic. However, it still needs to be implemented by the signatory countries. Within the European Union, this implementation has just been delayed for a year. The adoption of (...)

Wednesday 27 April 2022

The Upcoming Czech Presidency of Council of the EU and Czech political unity

While the eyes of all observers are turned towards France for the start of its presidency of the Council of the EU, it is interesting to take a look at the political setting of the country which will assume the next presidency: the Czech Republic. Legislative elections were held in October (...)

Friday 4 February 2022

France and the EU Presidency

On 1 January 2022, for the first time in 14 years, France will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This will be the first time since 2008 that France has held the EU presidency.. What is and what does the Council of the EU do? The Council of the European Union - (...)

Wednesday 22 December 2021

IS FEDERALISM A COROLLARY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EUROPE?

Tensions around national identity are getting stronger. Yet, national identity will be saved by the formation of a federal Europe, endowed with a genuine European sense of identity.

Thursday 24 June 2021

23rd February 1982: THE DAY GREENLAND LEFT THE EUROPEAN UNION

What if the UK was not the first country to leave the European Union? On 23rd February 1982, Greenland, another overseas territory, left the EU following a referendum.

Wednesday 23 June 2021

Upping the Ante for Highly Skilled Migrants

The EU is doubling down on its unified approach to balancing against an ageing society and deficit in the “global race for talent” relative to peers like Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Saturday 19 June 2021

There is (no) room for democracy: 40 years of EU-GCC relations

Established in 1981, the GCC and EU signed a Cooperation Agreement in 1988. The next step was to be a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but negotiations soon stalled due disagreement over a human rights clause and collapsed in 2008 when the GCC withdrew.

Monday 17 May 2021
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