integration

With the European Central Asia Strategy of 2007, the EU’s relations with the region have experienced a dynamic development. This applies to both the trade and the increase in development aid, as well as to contractual relations, sectoral...

Following a short overview of the main elements of Banking Union, this article analyses the positions of Germany, France and the EU institutions with regard to the negotiations on two of the most important elements agreed: the Single Supervisory...

The Lisbon Treaty introduced a small but significant change to the appointment procedure of the European Commission President, namely the requirement for the candidate proposed by the European Council to be elected by the European Parliament. Even...

At present the European Union is in the process of negotiating a series of Free Trade Agreements with the USA (TTIP), with Canada (CETA) as well as with 22 other WTO States (TISA) - all of which contain Investor-to-state dispute settlements (ISDS)....

Productivity growth in Europe has trailed other leading economies since the 1990s, undermining the ability of European firms to compete in the global marketplace. Competitiveness depends on the capacity of firms to drive and adapt to change through...

With the adoption of the macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea, Danube and the Adriatic-Ionian regions in 2009, 2011 and 2014 respectively, the European Union has in⁠troduced a new concept in EU regional policy. Building on the EUROPE 2020...

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership (EP) are controversial issues among political actors and the Public. This article identifies three contentious issues: sovereign statehood, international alliance capacities and the...

The paper offers a critical survey of Hungary’s EU membership through analysis of key expected benefits, including trade, free circulation of persons and capital, impact of EU transfers and full-fledged participation in the decision-making process...

For a long time, French politicians have viewed France’s participation in European integration as a justification for the preservation of its power through the framework of Europe. However, France’s position in the European Union seems to become...

Im Vorfeld der Europawahl 2014 konnte man hier und dort die Einschätzung vernehmen, die achte Direktwahl des Europäischen Parlaments würde sich von den bisherigen Wahlen signifikant unterscheiden. Das bezog sich auf das Vorhandensein neuer...

When the former Ukraine President, Viktor Yanukovych, chose not to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union, peaceful protest arose in Kiev. The protest turned into a violent situation that resulted in the overthrow of the Ukrainian...