New Funds for the EU: the Case for a Market Access Fee

April 2022 • Tarschys Daniel

Analysis

The EU and its Member States face many challenges, from security and migration to innovation and climate change. Some are existential, all require some common effort, and all are expensive to address. Against that background, SIEPS senior advisor Daniel Tarschys examines options for boosting the EU’s finances and makes the case for an EU Market Access Fee. (2022:7epa)

The partisan dimension of the Conference on the Future of Europe: Agenda-setting, objectives and influence

March 2022 • Johansson Karl Magnus , Raunio Tapio

Report

The Conference on the Future of Europe invites the citizens of the EU to debate the future of the Union. But other EU actors and institutions are involved in the intiative. This SIEPS report investigates the influence of the ‘Europarties’ on the Conference’s agenda and its work. Karl Magnus Johansson and Tapio Raunio are both professors of political science. (2022:2)

EU Industrial Strategy: bound to fail?

February 2022 • Flam Harry

Analysis

The EU is pursuing an increasingly activist industrial policy. Amid rising global competition, the aim is to create a level playing field for EU and non-EU firms and to strengthen European companies in the global market. Harry Flam, senior advisor at SIEPS, examines the flagship projects in the fields of semiconductors and batteries and finds it unlikely that they will succeed. (2022:1epa)

Entrepreneurs of Compromise? The Rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU after Lisbon

January 2022 • Vaznonytė Austė

Analysis

The Treaty of Lisbon (2009) introduced a permanent President of the European Council – a clear institutional setback for the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. At the same time, the Presidency retains an important function in the EU political system, with opportunities to exert influence. Austė Vaznonytė, Researcher in Political Science, analyses this changing role. (2022:3epa)

A Political Presidency: the 2022 French Presidency of the Council of the European Union

January 2022 • Rozenberg Olivier

Analysis

France has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. What does this major Member State hope to achieve during its term? And what will be the impact of France’s general elections, which are to be held in April and June? These questions are discussed in a European Policy Analysis by Olivier Rozenberg, Associate Professor at Sciences Po, Paris. (2022:2epa)

Strategic Autonomy – Views from the North

December 2021 • Lewander Jakob , Helwig Niklas , Håkansson Calle , Iso-Markku Tuomas , Nissen Christine

Report

The concept of strategic autonomy has been a frequent topic in the EU the last few years. The continuous management of political crisis has expanded the discussion beyond security and defence. How do the Nordic countries relate to this pursuit of sovereignty and capacity to act? This anthology explains and analyses how Denmark, Finland and Sweden view strategic autonomy, what similarities and differences exist between the countries' attitudes and how they view their and the EU's role in a polarized world. (2021:1op)

Restricting human rights in the Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 2021 • Varfolomieieva Valeriia

Analysis

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most EU Member States found themselves obliged to derogate from certain civil and political rights. Even though these derogations differed in both style and extent, they have had implications for the democratic systems in the Member States. But what are the implications of these derogations for the EU legal system? Valeriia Varfolomieieva, Research Assistant in law at SIEPS, raises this issue by analyzing the European and EU legal framework for human rights derogations. (2021:18epa)

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