Institutional Innovation in the EU: The Presidency of the European Council (ARI)
Herman Van Rompuy’s incumbency is likely to define the future content and scope of the position of President of the European Council.
Future of Europe
The Priorities of Spain’s EU Presidency in the Mediterranean: Ideal and Reality (ARI)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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.
Swedish Presidency Ambitions and ESDP (ARI)
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)
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)
There is a spectre haunting the next Conservative Government of the UK: it is the spectre of Europe.
The Priorities of the Swedish EU Presidency (ARI)
This ARI outlines the six priority areas of the Swedish EU Presidency during the second half of 2009 and looks at its key challenges.