The European Commission at half-time: What has been achieved?

5 September 2017 17:58

When Jean-Claude Juncker took over the presidency of the European Commission in November 2014, he promised a "more political" and less technocratic Commission during the forthcoming term of office. Halfway into the term it is time for a health check. What has the Juncker Commission actually accomplished and is it really "more political"?

SIEPS’ Seminar Series this autumn on the Social dimension of the EU

5 September 2017 18:01

The social dimension of the EU is high on the agenda again as a result of the European Commission’s recent reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe and the upcoming summit in Gothenburg in November hosted by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

The European refugee crisis

6 September 2017 06:59

The European refugee crisis has put the EU’s ability to find a common answer to the test. The member states’ difficulties in agreeing on a division of responsibilities for refugees also raises questions about cohesion and solidarity within the Union, which will have consequences not only for member states' confidence in each other, but also for the EU's capacity to adopt common solutions.

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The Future of the EU Budget (2017:6)

22 September 2017 14:49

A new round of negotiations on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework, which runs from 2021, will soon begin. A mayor net payer to the budget are leaving the EU and an increasing number of internal and external challenges have been added to the agenda in recent years, making the negotiations more complex, perhaps, than ever before.

The EU budget after 2020 (2017:9epa)

18 September 2017 16:16

Brexit will be a major factor influencing the negotiations on the new Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), which will set the rules for the EU budget in the next couple of years starting in 2021.