The Polish government has made public its desire to renegotiate the voting system in the Council. The main reason is that the voting system envisaged in the Constitution implies a huge loss of voting power with respect to Germany and a break-up of the accession package which brought Poland to the EU.
Since 29 May 2005, the European question has gradually and quietly been dropped from the French political debate and the forthcoming presidential elections are unlikely to significantly enhance their visibility. However, the future President of the Republic will have to take a stand on his or her European vision from the very beginning of his or her mandate.
This ARI analyses Bishop Wielgus’s resignation from the archbishopric of Warsaw and the Church’s relations with the communist regime.
Bosnia has made great progress since the end of the Bosnian war but major challenges remain.
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome is highlighting the accentuated nature of the divisions within the European Union.
This ARI looks at the main issues to be confronted by the German presidency of the European Union in the midst of what is perceived to be a serious crisis for European integration.
On 1 January 2007 the European Union will have two new members: Bulgaria and Rumania. The question is, are they prepared?
This analysis will evaluate the update of Spain’s National Reform Programme (NRP) to comply with the aims of the Lisbon Strategy that was approved by the Council of Ministers last 13 October and sent to Brussels for the second year running. It argues that Spain has given ample coverage to areas in which the Commission requested it to be more explicit in its evaluation of the original NRP from last year and has been very transparent when evaluating the progress made in relation to the different aims. Nevertheless, Spain, just like the majority of European countries, still has to work harder to increase visibility of the Lisbon Strategy among its citizens.
The European Commission’s damning report on Turkey’s progress in accession negotiations sets the scene for a ‘train crash’ if Ankara does not make sufficient headway by the middle of December when EU leaders hold their summit.
Globalization has become a controversial subject that raises great suspicion. This work, based on the Eurobarometer carried out by the European Commission in late 2003, addresses the question of who fears globalization and why?
In a considerable number of European capitals the possibility is being discussed of closing the doors of the European Union to new members as part of a possible solution to the constitutional crisis. In France, specifically, but also in Austria and other capitals, this issue seems to dominate the provisional agenda for the next European Council to be held in Brussels on 15-16 June. However, the argument put forward in this analysis is that the problems experienced by the Union have nothing to do with enlargement but with depth
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