EU decision-making requires that member states cooperate. In this European Policy Analysis, four political scientists at the University of Gothenburg analyse the patterns for cooperative relations between the member states in the Council of the EU. The authors also test different explanations for why some pairs of states form closer relations. (2023:15 epa)
During the yearly forum EU Days Lund, SIEPS and Centre for European Studies at Lund University organised a seminar with the title "A resilient Europe", with the participation of Cecilia Malmström, Former EU Commissioner, Rikard Bengtsson, Senior lecturer in Political Science at Lund University, and Lars Danielsson, Former Permanent Representative of Sweden to the EU. Watch a recording here.
This roundtable discussed the scholarly contributions to the SIEPS volume 'Fit for 35? Reforming the Politics and Institutions of the EU for an Enlarged Union', on how the EU should – or should not – change for further enlargement.
Recent publications in English
At the Gothenburg summit in 2017, EU leaders agreed on a set of principles to strengthen citizens' social rights and reduce inequalities within the Union. In this analysis, political scientists David Bokhorst and Sven Schreurs consider EU social and economic policymaking since the summit. They find that there has been a substantive change and reflect on whether it is likely to endure. (2023:14epa)
European leaders are increasingly seen moving from airplanes to the negotiation table and on to photo opportunities. Summits have become commonplace. Could the increasing frequency of high-level political meetings be a symptom and a cause of power shifts? Daniel Tarschys considers and sets out some questions about contemporary statecraft. (2023:12epa)
There are almost six million refugees from Ukraine living in the EU under a Temporary Protection regime. When this legal protection expires in early 2025, they risk being left in legal limbo. Expert in migration law Meltem Ineli Ciğer considers what can be done to avoid this. (2023:11epa)
On 15 October, Poland will decide: four more years of strained relations with Brussels, or a government which will seek rapprochement? With just over a week to go, Natasza Styczyńska (Jagiellonian University) describes the state of play, how Poland got here, and where it might be heading. (2023:13epa)
The EU is growing, again. In the near future the European Union could have as many as 35 members and will have to adapt to absorb them. SIEPS asked leading experts what the Union can or should do to be ‘Fit for 35’? (2023:2op)
The EU is investing up to €723 billion on top of its ordinary budget to support economic recovery and the ‘twin’ transitions. But is there sufficient accountability regarding how the money is to be spent? At present, says Maria-Luisa Sánchez-Barrueco, not really. (2023:3)
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The Swedish Council Presidency is assessed by Louise Bengtsson and Jakob Lewander, both at SIEPS, in a brief report published by EPIN (European Policy Institutes Network) on 1 August 2023.
Watch recordings from the conference ”The Rule of Law: Crisis and Solutions”. The conference, co-organised by SIEPS on 17–18 April, brought together distinguished scholars, policy-makers and practitioners to discuss the future of the rule of law in the EU.
The EU's political, economic and constitutional system represents one of SIEPS' research areas. Explore a selection of publications and seminars within this field.
