European Union

Remedies for the eurozone crisis: quack and otherwise

by Malcolm Sawyer

The on-going crisis of the eurozone is calling its continued existence into doubt, and raising questions on whether it... more The on-going crisis of the eurozone is calling its continued existence into doubt, and raising questions on whether it can function effectively. The view of the nature of the eurozone crisis as arising from ‘design faults’ of the Economic and Monetary Union and a balance of payments crisis with large current account imbalances between countries is developed. The policy remedies (in the form of the ‘fiscal compact’) which are being put into place will not work in their own terms and will make the economic performance of the eurozone countries worse. Some Keynesian remedies for the crisis in terms of alternative policy proposals for the operation of the Economic and Monetary Union are outlined

Idea integracji europejskiej

by Leszek Jesien

Wyd. 2, 2009

Why 'No'? Poland's adventure with the Constitutional Treaty

by Leszek Jesien

2004

Supranational citizenship and democracy: normative and empirical dimensions

by Carlos Closa

in La Torre, Massimo (ed.) (1998) European citizenship; an institutional challenge(Dordrecht: Kluwer Law) pages 415-433

Les élections européennes de 2009: entre national et européen. Une analyse des campagnes électorales dans 22 Etats membres

by Nathalie Brack

co-authored with Y-S. Rittelmeyer et C. Stanculescu, published as working papers "Les cahiers du Cevipol", 2009

Notre étude a pour objectif d’analyser, au travers des médias, les campagnes précédant le scrutin européen de 2009... more Notre étude a pour objectif d’analyser, au travers des médias, les campagnes précédant le scrutin européen de 2009 dans 22 Etats membres au prisme de la perspective d’élections de second ordre et dans le prolongement de la littérature sur l’européanisation des sphères publiques nationales. Ainsi, à travers une approche qualitative et comparative, nous questionnons le rapport entre « le national » et « l’européen » dans les différentes campagnes à la lumière de trois indicateurs : les thèmes, les acteurs et l’ouverture aux autres
Etats-membres. Ce Cahier du CEVIPOL est le résultat d’un projet qui a consisté à suivre, dans une majorité des Etats de l’Union européenne, les campagnes électorales qui ont précédé le septième scrutin pour le Parlement européen. Ce working paper se compose, en premier lieu, d’une « analyse générale » établie d’après l’observation des différentes campagnes. Elle est suivie de « fiches pays », consacrées spécifiquement à la campagne dans chacun des 22 pays étudiés.

On the Applicability of Lessons

by Leszek Jesien

in: R. Stemplowski, Europe and Latin America - Looking at Each Other

The Black Sea Region in 2020 - a place for the EU?

by Hanna Shelest

Co-authored with Zaur Shiriyev and Kaloyan Simeonov,
published in Caucasus International. - Vol. 2, No. 1. - Spring 2012, pp. 219-244

This report presents an analysis of the current stage and worst/best case scenarios for the development of the Black... more This report presents an analysis of the current stage and worst/best case scenarios for the development of the Black Sea region. This report was prepared within the framework of the Black Sea Young Reformers Fellowship (BSYRF) project in 2011, by experts from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The authors project possible trajectories for political, economic and civil society development, as well as conflict resolution, between now and 2020, emphasizing that the ideal scenario will not be achieved without increased involvement on the part of the European Union in regional affairs

The Power of Collateral: the ECB and Bank Funding Strategies in Crisis

by Daniela Gabor

The paper engages with an important aspect of the European crisis, the European banks’ reliance on collateralized... more The paper engages with an important aspect of the European crisis, the European banks’ reliance on collateralized (repo) market funding, that has received relatively less analytical attention in the scholarship on the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. The paper is guided by three overarching questions: (a) how do theories of central banking during crisis conceptualize the importance of collateral ? (b) how can the analytical integration of geographies of collateralized bank funding contribute to the political economy of bank-based crisis interventions? (c) what are the political and institutional implications of exit strategies through the lens of collateral? The paper argues that the short-term nature of collateral management, in particular the key role that perceptions of collateral quality play in European banks’ demand for sovereign bonds, is at odds with bank-based liquidity injections (LTROs) that implicitly rely on private banks to preserve the role of sovereign bonds as marketable collateral during times of market distress. The European institutional architecture lack mechanisms to stabilize bank funding markets because of the constraints on the ECB’s ability to intervene in markets for collateral, in the Eurozone mainly sovereign bond markets, with further damaging consequences for sovereign funding conditions.

The EU and the Recycling of Colonialism: Formation of Europeans through intercultural dialogue

by Robert Aman

Published in 'Educational Philosophy & Theory', 2012.

The present essay focuses on problematizing the European Union’s claim that intercultural dialogue constitutes an... more The present essay focuses on problematizing the European Union’s claim that intercultural dialogue constitutes an advocated method of talking through cultural boundaries – inside as well as outside the classroom – based on mutual empathy and non-domination. More precisely, the aim is to analyze who is being constructed as counterparts of the intercultural dialogue through the discourse produced by the EU in policies on education, culture and intercultural dialogue. Within the Union, Europeans are portrayed as having an a priori historical existence, while the ones excluded from this notion are evoked to demonstrate its difference in comparison to the European one. The results show that subjects not considered as Europeans serve as markers of the multicultural present of the space. Thus, intercultural dialogue seems to consolidate differences between European and Other – the ‘We’ and ‘Them’ in the dialogue – rather than, as in line with its purpose, bringing subjects together.

Anticipating tomorrow: the future of the European construction industry

by Chris Goodier

Future scenarios for the European construction industry

by Chris Goodier

The new political framework for tourism in Europe - A lesson for Ireland

by Raymond Keaney

Keywords: tourism, EU, policy, Ireland

The adoption into law of the Lisbon Treaty on 1st December 2009 represented a very significant moment for Europe’s... more The adoption into law of the Lisbon Treaty on 1st December 2009 represented a very significant moment for Europe’s tourism industry. For the very first time in its history, the European Union was given specific powers to direct tourism activity across Europe. This paper explores the drivers behind the European Union’s decision to put in place the long-awaited political structures to support the development of Europe’s tourism sector. It looks at the framework which gave specific powers to the European Union to direct tourism activity, the measures which have been taken to develop a common tourism policy, and what the changes in European policy signal for Ireland’s tourism industry.

EU after the Lisbon Treaty

by Anna Bilous

published in 'EuroAtlantica' №4 2009 (UKR), a journal of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (Kyiv, Ukraine)

FINANCIAL FLOWS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF EU

by stefan sabo

BALÁŽ, Vladimír - SABO, Štefan. Finančné toky vo výskume a vývoji v členských štátoch Európskej únie. In Nová ekonomika : vedecký časopis Národohospodárskej fakulty Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave. - Bratislava : Národohospodárska fakulta EU, 2011. ISSN 1336-1732, September 2011, roč. 4, č. 2-3, s. 5-19.

This paper examines financial flows in research and development (R&D) in the Member Countries of the EU. The... more This paper examines financial flows in research and development (R&D) in the Member Countries of the EU. The analysis is aimed at the (a) long-term trends in financing R&D in the EU and its main competitors on global market; (b) financial flows among main institutional sectors of R&D in the Member Countries, and (c) patterns of specialisation in particular socio-economic targets in R&D by the particular Member Countries.

Prospects of EU enlargement to Western Balkans 2011

by Leszek Jesien

Dynamics of equity market integration in Europe: evidence of changes over time and with events

by Raj Aggarwal

Eastern Parnership - Strengthened ENP, Strategic File 3, 2008

by Leszek Jesien

EU Presidency - Report 2011

by Leszek Jesien

Uсловия для внеøней eнергетической политики Европейского союза. Энергетическая безопасность ex post или ex ante?

by Leszek Jesien

Evropa Vol. 8, No 3(28), 2008

EU-Russia relations: time for a realistic turnaround

by Leszek Jesien

Co-authored with Christopher Cocker and Katinka Barysch