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EIPASCOPE

Published three times a year until 2014, EIPASCOPE served as the European Institute of Public Administration’s flagship bulletin. Through academic articles written by EIPA faculty members and associate experts, the publications explored the key policy, legal, institutional and administrative developments shaping the European integration process.

Designed to make complex European issues accessible to a broad audience, EIPASCOPE served as a valuable platform for discussion, analysis and reflection on matters of common European interest.

In commemoration of EIPA’s 45^th anniversary, we have opened this rich archive to the public by making all editions of EIPASCOPE available for download, including the 45^th Anniversary Edition of 2026.

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2004/02

Explore articles on The Agenda 2007 Proposals: Evolution or Revolution? By Dr Ines Hartwig; State Aid: Is Cohesion at the National Level Successful? By Dr Phedon Nicolaides; l’obligation des autorités nationales de recouvrer les aides d’Etat versées illégalement: défenses et implications by Dr Michael Kekelekis; The Presidency in the EU of 25 by Dr Adriaan Schout, Alain Guggenbühl and Nicole Bayer; Does the EU Need the Stability and Growth Pact? by Dr Athanassia Xenaki; Final Results of the eEurope Awards for eHealth – 2004 by Christine Leitner and Alexander Heichlinger.

02/07/2004

Alain GuggenbühlAlexander HeichlingerChristine LeitnerDr Adriaan SchoutDr Athanassia XenakiDr Ines HartwigDr Phedon NicolaidesMihalis KekelekisNicole Bayer

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2004/03

Explore articles on The EU institutions between Enlargement and the Constitution by Dr Edward Best; EU 25 – Creating a New Design for the Council by Nicole Bayer; Ready for the Future? The Impact of Enlargement on the European Parliament by Francis Jacobs and Dr Edward Best; The European Commission in a Period of Change: A New Administration for a New European Union? By Thomas Christiansen and Mark Gray; Mutations de l’organisation juridictionnelle liées à l’élargissement: entre efficacité et perfectibilité by Véronique Bertoli-Chappelart et Stéphane Arnaud; Innovation in External Action and the Constitution for Europe by Dr Simon Duke.

21/12/2004

Dr Edward BestDr Simon DukeFrancis JacobsMark GrayNicole BayerStéphane ArnaudThomas ChristiansenVéronique Bertoli-Chappelart

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2005/01

Explore articles on Ecole européenne d’administration by Prof. Dr Gérard Druesne; The Committee of the Regions after 10 Years: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future by Thomas Christiansen and Pamela Lintner; The European Parliament’s Right of Scrutiny over Commission Implementing Acts: a Real Parliamentary Control? By Pamela Lintner and Beatrice Vaccari; Un organe judiciaire pour l’Union européenne: Eurojust (1999-2004) by Dr Michel Mangenot; Quality Management on the European Agenda by Patrick Staes and Nick Thijs; National “Red Lines” Undermine European Budgetary Reform by Dr Phedon Nicolaides.

04/05/2005

Beatrice VaccariDr Michel MangenotDr Phedon NicolaidesNick ThijsPamela LintnerPatrick StaesProf. Dr Gérard DruesneThomas Christiansen

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2005/02

Explore articles on In Search of the Lost Constitution: The EU between Direct Democracy and the Permissive Consensus by Dr Edward Best; The Constitutional Debacle and External Relations by Dr Simon Duke; The Changing Dynamics of Sub-State Participation: The Commission's Proposals for Increasing Regional and Local Involvement in European Policy Processes by Gracia Vara Arribas; Financing the European Union: Options for Reform by Dr Phedon Nicolaides and Frank Talsma; Systemes politiques nationaux et exercice de l'influence au niveau communautaire: une comparaison France-Allemagne by Laure Aumont, Frank Lavadoux et Stephane Desselas; The European System of Fiscal Statistics Needs Improvement by Dr Nancy Xenaki; Mid-Term Review of the Lisbon Strategy: Regional and Local Players Need to Step Up Their Involvement by Alexander Heichlinger, Seppo Määttä and Martin Unfried.

26/09/2005

Alexander HeichlingerDr Edward BestDr Nancy XenakiDr Phedon NicolaidesDr Simon DukeFrank LavadouxFrank TalsmaGracia Vara ArribasLaure AumontMartin UnfriedSeppo MäättäStéphane Desselas

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2005/03

Explore articles on European Public Procurement Reform: Main Innovations in the Public Sector Directive – A Preliminary Assessment by Rita Beuter; Hybrid Cars, Green Electricity and Organic Tomatoes – The situation and legal background of ‘Green Procurement’ in the EU by Martin Unfried; Beyond the New Public Procurement Directive – the Future for Public Private Partnerships (PPP) by Michael Burnett; The Power of the European Community to Impose Criminal Penalties by José F. Castillo García; Rapport sur le déroulement du Programme Euromed Marché by Eduardo Sánchez Monjo et Salvador Font Salas; Report on the State of Affairs of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) after Five Years by Patrick Staes and Nick Thijs; Conference Report on the Results of the eGovernment eEurope Awards – 2005 by Christine Leitner and Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen.

29/03/2006

Christine LeitnerEduardo Sánchez MonjoJosé F. Castillo GarcíaMartin UnfriedMichael BurnettMorten Meyerhoff NielsenNick ThijsPatrick StaesRita BeuterSalvador Font Salas

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2006/01

Explore articles on Governmental, Organisational and Individual Performance. Performance Myths, Performance “Hype” and Real Performance by Dr Christoph Demmke; The Compliance Problem in the European Union by Dr Phedon Nicolaides and Helen Oberg; Areas of Grey: Tensions in EU External Relations Competences by Dr Simon Duke; Considérations sur l’utilité des partenariats public-privé (PPP) pour améliorer le fonctionnement et l’efficacité des directives sur les marches publics by Michael Burnett; The Role of EIPA in the EU-CONSENT Network of Excellence by Dr Edward Best, Thomas Christiansen, Pierpaolo Settembri and Araceli Barragán; Interoperability at Local and Regional Level – A Logical Development in eGovernment by Sylvia Archmann and Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen.

09/06/2006

Araceli BarragánDr Christoph DemmkeDr Edward BestDr Phedon NicolaidesDr Simon DukeHelen ObergMichael BurnettMorten Meyerhoff NielsenPierpaolo SettembriSylvia ArchmannThomas Christiansen

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2006/02 – 25th Anniversary Special Issue

EIPA at 25 by Henning Christophersen, Chairman of EIPA’s Board of Governors; EIPA at 25 by Prof. Dr Gérard Druesne, Director-General of EIPA; Public Management and European Governance: The Role of EIPA by Peter Sutherland, Chairman of EIPA’s Board of Governors, 1991-1996; Explore articles on Introduction: “Learning to Build Europe’ by Dr Edward Best; Making European Policies Work: Research into the Implementation of EU Law in the 21st Century by Prof. Dr Jacques Ziller; Improving the Application of Community Law: Legal Dimensions and Challenges Faced by Véronique Chappelart and Peter Goldschmidt; Building Capacity for Policy Implementation by Dr Phedon Nicolaides; Surviving European Negotiations by Alain Guggenbühl; Demystifying Comitology by Dr Guenther F. Schaefer; Europeanisation through Informal Cooperation: the case of EPAN by Dr Christoph Demmke and Danielle Bossaert and more

07/11/2006

Alain GuggenbühlDanielle BossaertDr Christoph DemmkeDr Edward BestDr Guenther F. SchaeferDr Phedon NicolaidesHenning ChristophersenPeter GoldschmidtPeter SutherlandProf. Dr Gérard DruesneProf. Dr Jacques ZillerVéronique Chappelart

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2006/03

Explore articles on New EIPA Antenna in Warsaw by Prof. Dr Gérard Druesne; The 2006 Reform of Comitology: Problem Solved or Dispute Postponed? by Thomas Christiansen and Beatrice Vaccari; Reform of Public Procurement Remedies: A First Look at the Commission Proposal for an Amending Directive by Liisa Koskinen; Growth, Jobs and the European Regional Development Fund. The ALSO Project: An Assessment Tool to Follow? by Alexander Heichlinger, Seppo Määttä and Oscar Martí.

04/01/2007

Alexander HeichlingerBeatrice VaccariLiisa KoskinenProf. Dr Gérard DruesneThomas Christiansen

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2009/01

Explore articles on Comitology between Political Decision-Making and Technocratic Governance: Regulating GMOs in the European Union by Thomas Christiansen and Josine Polak; The European Parliament and Comitology: PRAC in Practice by Mario Damen and Alan Hardacre; The Role of National Parliaments in European Decision-Making by Theo Jans and Sonia Piedrafita; The Adoption of the Euro in the New EU Member States: Repercussions of the Financial Crisis by Miriam Allam; The European Competition Network (ECN): It Does Actually Work Well by Mihalis Kekelekis.

03/07/2009

Alan HardacreJosine PolakMario DamenMihalis KekelekisMiriam AllamSonia PiedrafitaTheo JansThomas Christiansen

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EIPASCOPE Bulletin No. 2009/02

Explore articles on The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC): New Spaces and Contracts for European Integration? By Gianluca Spinaci and Gracia Vara-Arribas; Using Competitive Dialogue in EU Public Procurement – Early Trends and Future Developments by Michael Burnett; Supporting Enterprise Development and SME in Europe by Marco Lopriore; Combating the Financing of Terrorism: EU Policies, Polity and Politics by Miriam Allam and Damian Gadzinowski;

14/01/2010

Damian GadzinowskiGianluca SpinaciGracia Vara ArribasMarco LoprioreMichael BurnettMiriam Allam

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