France and Deporting the Roma: How Did We Get There? (ARI)
The deportation of Rumanian and Bulgarian Roma from France led to international condemnation while it was widely accepted by French public opinion.
Future of Europe
The European Parliament: A Major Player in the Negotiations on the Creation of the European External Action Service (ARI)
This ARI looks at the role of the European Parliament in the negotiations on the organisation, structure and functioning of the future European External Action Service.
The EU’s Progress Report on Turkey’s Accession: A Glimmer of Light in the Tunnel, but Cyprus Remains the Main Obstacle (ARI)
The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s progress toward full EU membership showed the country’s arduous accession process in a more positive light, but there will be no breakthrough until the Cyprus problem is resolved.
The Strengthening of National Parliaments within the European Integration Process. A new role for the Spanish Cortes Generales after the Lisbon Treaty
The Second Seminar of the National Parliaments and the UE Project: “The Strengthening of National Parliaments within the European Integration Process. A new role for the Spanish Cortes Generales after the Lisbon Treaty” was held on 22 October in Madrid (Spain). It was organised by the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies, the Elcano Royal Institute and the Manuel Giménez Abad Foundation, and sponsored by the Spanish State Secretariat for the European Union.
‘How to Reform the Common Agricultural Policy to Improve Agriculture’s Contribution to the Europe 2020 Strategy’
Speech of the Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs at the European Seminar on ‘How to Reform the CAP to Improve Agriculture’s Contribution to the Europe 2020 Strategy’, organised by the Elcano Royal Institute and Notre Europe, and held in Madrid on 24 June 2010.
Turkey’s ‘Yes’ Vote in the Referendum on Constitutional Reform: One More Step Towards Joining the EU (ARI)
The ‘yes’ vote by a significant margin in Turkey’s constitutional referendum on 12 September should revive the flagging negotiations for Turkey’s full entry into the EU, launched in October 2005, which have virtually ground to a halt.
NATO’s Evolving Role in an Age of Globalization
A speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in a conference organised by the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid on 10 September 2010.
The Belgian EU Presidency Setting Europe Back into Action and Laying the Future Institutional Groundwork (ARI)
Belgium took over the Presidency of the EU on 1 July 2010 from Spain and began it in the midst of a national political crisis.
‘Innovating Europe’ in troubled times: a first assessment of Spain’s EU Presidency in 2010 (ARI)
After a very rough six months, Spain completes the first rotating Presidency of the EU to be held under the Lisbon Treaty.
The EU’s Internal Security Strategy (ARI)
The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council approved its Internal Security Strategy on 25 February 2010.
Greece: Looking Beyond the Economic Crisis (ARI)
This ARI examines how the economic crisis in Greece has come hand in hand with a crisis of political representation that makes it difficult to implement austerity measures.
Differentiated Integration and Flexibility in the EU under the Lisbon Treaty: challenges for the Trio Presidency (ARI)
The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty brings a number of institutional innovations. The Treaty includes a number of modalities of differentiated integration which did already exist and it adds some new forms.
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