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Institutional Innovation in the EU: The Presidency of the European Council (ARI) ARI 47/2010 - 16/3/2010 Carlos Closa Herman Van Rompuy’s incumbency is likely to define the future content and scope of the position of President of the European Council.
Migration and the Registration of European Pensioners in Spain (ARI) ARI 20/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/3/2010 Vicente Rodríguez, Raúl Lardiés and Paz Rodríguez Spain is one of the main destinations for residential migration among European pensioners, who have a strong tendency to not register with the local authorities.
The Priorities of Spain’s EU Presidency in the Mediterranean: Ideal and Reality (ARI) ARI 34/2010 - 16/2/2010 Iván Martín Spain’s EU Presidency poses major challenges for the country’s interests and strategic clout in the Mediterranean, in the new regional geopolitical context that has emerged in the wake of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
The Spanish Presidency and CSDP: Time to Get Serious about the Union’s Military Planning and Conduct Capability (ARI) ARI 33/2010 - 16/2/2010 Luis Simon This ARI provides an overview of the EU’s capability for the planning, command and control of CSDP military operations and offers some practical recommendations.
An Evaluation of the Swedish EU Presidency: Difficult Setting, Pragmatic Style and Mixed Results (ARI) ARI 28/2010 - 3/2/2010 Fredrik Langdal This ARI reviews the achievements and set-backs of the 2009 Swedish EU Presidency.
The Expanding European Union: How to Evaluate the Policy? What Prospects for Spain’s Presidency? (ARI) ARI 27/2010 - 2/2/2010 Graham Avery How should we judge the success of the EU’s enlargement policy? What can Spain expect to achieve in this field during its EU Presidency in 2010?
Controlling Migration in Southern Europe (Part 2): Gate-keeping Strategies (ARI) ARI 8/2010 - 19/01/2010 Anna Triandafyllidou Do the main gate-keeping policies adopted by Greece, Italy and Spain to control irregular immigration achieve their intended effects?
Controlling Migration in southern Europe (Part 1): Fencing Strategies (ARI) ARI 7/2010 - 19/01/2010 Anna Triandafyllidou Reducing irregular migration cannot be achieved by tougher border controls only, as shown by the experiences of Italy, Spain and Greece.
Working towards a European immigration policy (WP) WP 57/2009 (Translated from Spanish) - 16/12/2009 Carmen González Enríquez and Alicia Sorroza The EU has laid the foundation for a comprehensive European integration policy that addresses such issues as positive management of immigration and measures to curb irregular flows of immigrants. However, it is still far from having a true, common European immigration policy, and this is one of the challenges that Spain will face during its EU Presidency starting in 2010.
Prospects for Turkey’s Role in International Politics at the Beginning of the 21st Century (WP) WP 63/2009 - 14/12/2009 Bahri Yilmaz The purpose of this working paper is to discuss Turkey’s new role in international politics at the beginning of the 21st Century and to analyse the main political and economic challenges for the country to become a regional power of medium size.
Cyprus: A Unique Opportunity for Reunification (WP) WP 61/2009 - 25/11/2009 William Chislett Greek and Turkish Cypriots have a unique opportunity to end the 35-year division of Cyprus and reunify the island. But time is running out. The Cyprus problem is likely to come to a head during Spain’s Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2010.
Swedish Presidency Ambitions and ESDP (ARI) ARI 156/2009 - 16/11/2009 Anna Sundberg and Claes Nilsson The Swedish Presidency of the EU has been promoting the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) during its six months at the centre of European politics.
The EU’s Progress Report on Turkey’s Accession: Sluggish Steps Forward (ARI) ARI 145/2009 - 14/10/2009 William Chislett The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s progress towards full EU membership showed that some advances had been made over the last year, but it continued to raise concerns about freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary and the military’s interference in political life, among other issues.
The Spectre of Europe (ARI) ARI 137/2009 - 1/10/2009 David Mathieson There is a spectre haunting the next Conservative Government of the UK: it is the spectre of Europe.
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