The EU strategic partnerships: work in progress
Herman Van Rompuy, José Manuel Barroso and Catherine Ashton have each identified strategic partnerships as a priority axis for their mandate, and most Member States agreed it should top the […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
Commentaries
Social Europe, a strategic matter
Europe’s social model is not a luxury, but a pillar of the peace project of European integration and a source of “soft power”. Time perhaps to start respecting our own […]
Commentaries
Big manoeuvres in eastern Europe
In this article, Sven Biscop looks at President Obama’s recently announced ‘European Reassurance Initiative’ and its implications for European defence.
Commentaries
Ukraine putinised: the greatest external challenge to the European Union since 1989
The EU tends to react urgently to the Ukrainian crisis, which is normal. However, this crisis is in many ways the most challenging since 1989. It thus requires a lot of analysis […]
Partners in crime? The EU, its strategic partners and international organised crime
Organised crime is a major security challenge. The EU has become an important actor in justice and home affairs at the European level, facilitating cooperation between member states. However, criminal […]
The European Union: a new security actor?
Security considerations were at the heart of the European project, but the European Union has started to develop fully-fledged security policies only in recent years. At this stage, the EU […]
Events
EU migration and asylum policy: a fresh start?
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube The Egmont Institute, the European Policy Centre and the Jacques Delors Institute are delighted to invite you to this online Policy […]
14-25 June 2021 : Belgian Generic Training (BGT) on Civilian Crisis Management
After a year of interruption, the Belgian Generic Training (BGT) was organized from June 14 to 25 for 19 candidates from the MFA, the Federal Police and a pool of […]
20 ans après le 11-Septembre, la fin de la guerre contre le terrorisme ?
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube En septembre 2021 auront lieu les commémorations du vingtième anniversaire du 11-Septembre. Les Etats-Unis semblent décidés à clore la parenthèse de […]
Online Advanced Training in Diplomatic Practices for Palestinian Diplomats – 7 to 18 June 2021:
The Education & Training Programme was proud to launch a 10 half-day online Advanced Training course to the attention of 11 mid-career Palestinian diplomats based in Ramallah. This training is […]