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Politheor’s Special Report on the Future of the European Project13
- EU Governance and Politics, Special Report
- 28/08/2016
A crisis-ridden EU has sparked many debates. Is the EU becoming more intergovernmental? Should it integrate more deeply (with a fiscal union)? Is disintegration or policy dismantling a real concern?
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Goodbye Brexit dream, hello lessons learnt0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 25/07/2016
On the 23rd of June 2016 the United Kingdom, one of the three pillars of the EU alongside France and Germany, and the biggest champion of its enlargement, votes to leave the Union. Whether this historic date will be remembered as Europe’s doomsday or the beginning of its resurrection now weights entirely on the EU shoulders.
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Corruption and corporatism – is TTIP still desirable for the EU?2
- EU Governance and Politics, International Trade, Op-ed
- 19/07/2016
Experiencing a period of economic stagnation, the European Union (EU) has started to look for different ways to enhance its economic growth rates. One solution is represented by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). However, this solution is also one of the most debated issues within the circles of economists due to economic and social costs at stake. Among these costs, the issues of corruption and corporatism should not be neglected. Although they do not make the TTIP-related headlines, these issues are very important because they could minimize and even overcome the positive effects of trade liberalisation.
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Keeping Europe secure requires new thinking0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 08/07/2016
On the 21st of April the EU Council adopted the Passenger Name Records Directive, a security mechanism which enables law enforcement and national security agencies to access the personal data of everyone flying into and outside of the EU. This includes addresses, names, credit card information and details on accompanying passengers, even minors.
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Who’s afraid of the big (bad) EU?0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 01/07/2016
The reason to stay in the post-Brexit EU should not be based on fear.
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Brexit’s forgotten alternatives: are they feasible?0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 16/06/2016
Far from providing a solution to UK’s frustrations in terms of immigration, payments to the EU and red tape, a withdrawal from the EU would wipe out the exceptional benefits which the UK already enjoys under EU membership.
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