External Publication
Contribution to the European Economic and Social Committee info newsletter of January 2022.
Podcast
At the eleventh hour of negotiations, what will the future of the EU-UK relationship look like?
Past Event
At the eleventh hour of negotiations, what will the future of the EU-UK relationship look like?
Past Event
At this online event Charles Michel spoke about the importance of Europe's strategic autonomy.
Blog Post
The European Commission’s original allocation mechanism really favoured lower-income countries and to a large extent was based on pre-COVID economic data. The modification adopted by the European Council gives more consideration to the country size and the adverse economic impact of COVID-19. As a consequence, by using the Commission’s May 2020 economic forecasts, I estimate that only Germany and France will get more grants from the EU’s recovery fund compared to the Commission’s original proposal, while other countries will get less.
Past Event
Can the European leaders meeting at the Council come together for a comprehensive recovery package?
Blog Post
It is time for the EU Council to make quick progress on the fiscal front and announce something as soon as possible to show that it taken full measure of the severity of the situation.
Opinion
The ‘new enlargement methodology’ may help overcome the impasse triggered by the inability of the European Council to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania
Policy Contribution
This Policy Contribution tests the hypothesis that an imbalance has grown in Europe over the last few decades because markets have integrated to a greater extent than European-level policymaking, potentially creating difficulties for the democratic process in managing the economy. This hypothesis has been put forward by several authors but not so far tested empirically.
Podcast
An emergency Brexit podcast to dissect today's tentative deal between the EU27 and the British Government, featuring Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff and Nicholas Barrett