Publications

EIPA PapersPublications

Member States and EU agreements: Is it really national parliaments that are standing in the way of EU strategic autonomy?

Wolfgang Koeth - May 2021

The EU has communicated its vision of a strong role on the global stage, achieving strategic autonomy. This paper addresses how mixed agreements, which require ratification by all national parliaments Member States, weaken the EU’s position as a reliable partner.

sDuriezMay 7, 2021

EIPA PapersPublications

Recovery and Resilience Plans for the Next Generation EU: a unique opportunity that must be taken quickly, and carefully

Marco Lopriore - February 2021

To access crucial EU funds, Member States must submit their Recovery and Resilience Plans. This paper looks at the spending targets and requirements, as well as draft plans already presented.

sDuriezFebruary 19, 2021

BriefingsPublications

Brexit and Aviation: Flying High or Crashing Out?

Alexander Türk - December 2020

What is the current state of the Brexit negotiations in the field of air transport? Several key differences can be discerned, making a no-deal scenario likely.

sDuriezDecember 10, 2020

BriefingsPublications

The Perplexities of the Petruhhin Judgment

Petra Jeney - November 2020

This briefing discusses the Petruhhin ruling, and why Advocate General Hogan invites the Court of Justice of the European Union to reconsider its ruling as practice shows the dicta being untenable.

sDuriezNovember 23, 2020

BriefingsPublications

More important than ever – EU agencies in times of crisis

Michael Kaeding - November 2020

What are the roles of agencies in shaping EU policies? This briefing pays special attention to support provided by several agencies in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

sDuriezNovember 9, 2020

BriefingsPublications

The Parliamentary Dimension in EU Governance

Edward Best - October 2020

This Briefing looks at the Parliamentary Dimension of the Council Presidency and discusses the importance of Interparliamentary Cooperation in EU governance.

KFrenkenOctober 30, 2020

BriefingsPublications

Helping to spend it wisely: REACT-EU and the challenges of good projects

Marco Lopriore - October 2020

The EU is urging EU Member States to use the new REACT-EU initiative to support regional and local economies. But how can EU Member States use it best to deliver effective programmes and projects? It requires from Member States modification of current…

KFrenkenOctober 22, 2020

NewsPublicationsStudies and Reports

Evaluation of the EU’s Response to the US GAG Rule

October 2020

EIPA publishes new European Parliament commissioned study on the EU’s responses to the expansion of US GAG rules.

KFrenkenOctober 20, 2020

BriefingsPublications

Delegated act or implementing act: clearly delineated?

Sabina Lange - September 2020

Almost a decade after the Lisbon Treaty introduced the division, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on non-binding criteria to delineate between delegated and implementing acts.

KFrenkenSeptember 21, 2020

BriefingsPublications

EU public procurement policy in the context of COVID-19

Rita Beuter - September 2020

After an explanation on the guidance on public procurement during the COVID-19 crisis, this briefing addresses possible implications of the crisis for procurement.

KFrenkenSeptember 8, 2020

BriefingsPublications

L’intersection entre le droit de la Charî’a et le droit de la famille européen

Roberta Ribeiro Oertel - August 2020

Les rapports entre le droit de la Charî'a et le droit de l'Union européenne occupent décidément de plus en plus les juridictions européennes. Dans une situation purement interne où le droit national renvoie au règlement « Rome III » (règlement n° 1259/2010…

KFrenkenAugust 7, 2020

BriefingsPublications

Sharpening the teeth of the infringement procedure

Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz - July 2020

It has taken almost ten years for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, Court) to apply Article 260(3) TFEU. This allows it to impose a financial sanction on an EU Member State already at the conclusion of the first…

KFrenkenJuly 29, 2020

BriefingsPublications

Procurement audit – helping to ensure public money is well spent in the crisis

Michael Burnett - June 2020

Priorities in procurement audit need to be driven by the risk that value for money will not be secured in public procurement. Auditors need to change these priorities in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

KFrenkenJune 24, 2020

EIPA PapersPublications

The EU agenda and the right of initiative

Edward Best - June 2020

The Conference on the Future of Europe was to be launched on 9 May 2020 to debate the EU’s priorities, institutional matters and democratic processes. Despite its delay due to the COVID-19 crisis, discussion of the EU’s democratic functioning is ongoing. This…

KFrenkenJune 2, 2020

BriefingsPublications

Impending clash over effective return of illegally staying migrants

Petra Jeney - June 2020

The EU needs to be more effective in returning third-country nationals who do not have the right to stay. Otherwise there can be no credible EU migration policy. The Commission’s proposal for a stricter regime...

KFrenkenJune 1, 2020

EIPA PapersPublications

From ‘Global Europe’ to trade defence: the EU responds to Trump and China

Wolfgang Koeth - July 2018

The election of Donald Trump and the growing assertiveness of China have raised a double challenge to the EU’s Common Commercial Policy (CCP). Since the WTO failed to deliver on strengthening a global rules-based system through the Doha round, the EU and…

KFrenkenJuly 1, 2018

EIPA PapersPublications

Can the Investment Court System (ICS) save TTIP and CETA?

Wolfgang Koeth - July 2016

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation between the EU and the US continues to divide public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic. As the public became aware of the multiple dimensions of this proposed agreement, one feature…

KFrenkenJuly 1, 2016

EIPA PapersPublications

The New Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II): Less Accession, More Assistance?

Wolfgang Koeth - July 2014

The EU enlargement engine seems to have run out of political steam. Support within the member states for future enlargement is at all-time low, while some of the candidate countries have also seemed to put the enlargement process on the backburner. However,…

KFrenkenJuly 1, 2014

EIPA PapersPublications

Strategic planning tools for European negotiators to defend their national interests in the Council of the European Union

Frank Lavadoux - June 2013

Negotiating in the Council of the European Union poses some challenges that are common to most international negotiations but there are other dimensions that are a lot more specific. In order to understand better the specific nature of negotiations on a European…

KFrenkenJune 1, 2013

EIPA PapersPublications

The Lisbon Treaty stipulations on Development Cooperation and the Council Decision of 25 March 2010 (Draft) establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service

Dr Simon Duke (UK) - March 2010

The purpose of this brief is to examine whether HR/VP Ashtons's Proposal for a Council decision establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of March 2010 is in legal accordance with the stipulations of the Lisbon Treaty…

KFrenkenMarch 31, 2010