This Report gives a detailed insight into the organisational structures of the German Presidency. It starts with a general part describing German motivation for European integration, the developments since the German unification, public opinion on European integration and the positions of important political players in Germany.

Issue 4 of the European Policy Analysis deals with the mandate to the reform treaty agreed at the European Council meeting on 23 June 2007. The new treaty represents a new attempt to give the EU new tools to address future challenges.

The analysis deals with the constitutional developments in the Court of Justice, particularly in the development of the EC's competence in criminal matters.   The analysis is part of the research project The constitutional development of the European Union and was presented at the seminar Who Shapes the Future of Criminal Law? 2007:2epa Spillover or activist leapfrogging? Criminal Competence and the Sensitiveness of the ECJ (166.

Flexicurity has become a popular concept and is associated with a modern labour market policy. The author discusses the dangers of using such a vague concept as flexicurity and identifies four potential problems.

The first issue of SIEPS European Policy Analysis deals with regulatory issues within telecommunications The analysis is part of the research project The EU's Internal Market: Effects on Central Areas.  2007:1epa Better regulation of mobile telecommunications (114.

The EU budget should be reviewed 2008 / 09. The author proposes a "Zero Base" approach in which no expenses or income is considered sacred, but are tested as if they were suggested for the first time.

This European Policy Analysis deals with the Commission's proposal for a regulation on mutual recognition of goods. The proposal provides that Member States must meet a number of administrative requirements and procedures when they do not accept goods from other Member States.

This compiled report contains contributions from Carl Fredrik Bergström, Jörgen Hettne, Josefin Almer and Maria Bergström. The report has been published within the framework of the project "A Constitution for Europe".

This report analyzes current tendencies in decision-making and the evolving concept of “legislation” in the EU. The causes and consequences of the “legal basis game” are discussed.

Two years after the historic enlargement of the European Union, the attraction of membership is manifested by the long line of new applicant countries. This report studies the role of the EU in the domestic policy processes in the former and current applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on the dynamics of the legal approximation process.