European Affairs
Research Programme Internal policies of the EU
Overview
Budgetary and Monetary Aspects | Lisbon Strategy | i2010 and the Information Society | Internal Market | Energy & Environment
Budgetary and Monetary Aspects
To realise the objectives of the treaties, the EU has a budget. The single currency and the stability pact are indispensable to preserve the financial équilibrium of the Union.
Publications
- La logique du juste retour et ses effets pervers, Sami Andoura and Karel Van Hecke, in Eyes on Europe, Issue 6, Spring 2007, pp. 54-56.
- België en de Europese begroting, Karel Van Hecke, in L'Europe à la croisée des chemins : quelles politiques européennes pour la Belgique?, Cahiers du CEPESS, 22 Sept. 2007.
- The stability and growth Pact has it a future?, Tania Zgajewski and Kalila Hajjar, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LVII, n°6, 2004 (published in Nov. 2005).
- A fair solution to the UK rebate conundrum,
Wouter Coussens, in Idea 3, Ideas Factory Europe, July 2004.
- Les conséquences micro-économiques de l'élargissement de l'Union européenne - De micro-economische gevolgen van de uitbreiding van de Europese Unie - Etude SEP / GEPE commanditée par l'EGMONT et la Fédération des entreprises de Belgique (FEB-VBO), 29 March 2004.
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Lisbon Strategy
Despite the limited results of the Lisbon Strategy 2000 (re-launched in 2005) aiming to making the economy of the EU the world's most competitive and dynamic economy by 2010, the European Union intends to adopt a renewed "EU 2020 strategy" by March-June 2010.
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i2010 and the Information Society
With a view to relaunching the Lisbon strategy, the construction of an Information Society has been identified as one of the Union's priorities. The use of ICT by all European citizens and by the public services and industry should establish a Single European Information Space that contributes to a sustainable economic growth.
Publications
- The European Union and the transition to Digital Television, Franklin Dehousse, Karel Van Hecke and Tania Zgajewski, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LIX, n°3, 2006.
- The European Union and eGovernment, Franklin Dehousse and Karel Van Hecke, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LIX, n°3, 2006.
- Towards an audiovisual media services directive: an analysis of the Commission's proposal, Franklin Dehousse and Karel Van Hecke, 2006.
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Internal Market
In the common market, people, goods, services and money move around Europe as freely as within one country. Analysis of particular sectors: services, energy, transport, environment and other sectors.
Publications
- The European debate on services: some lessons for the future, Philippe de Schoutheete and Charles Secondat, 24 April 2006.
- Vers le marché unique des transports ferroviaires: les avantages et les dangers de la stratégie européenne, Franklin Dehousse, Catherine Thiry and Pierre Van Den Brule, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LVII, n°2, 2004.
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Energy & Environment
The researchers of the European Affairs Programme of the EGMONT Institute have made a comprehensive study of the Energy issue in the European Union. It is published as a special issue of the Institute’s review Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX: 2007, n°2: Towards a real new Energy Policy for the European Union? It includes the following articles:
Publications
- Towards a real new energy policy for the European Union ?, Franklin Dehousse, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- The Internal European Energy Market, Franklin Dehousse, Sami Andoura and Renaud Dehin, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- Security of supply and the external dimension of a European energy policy?, Sami Andoura, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- Coal power in the European Union, Karel Van Hecke, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol.LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- Nuclear energy in the European Union, Karel Van Hecke, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- Energy and climate change in the European Union, Franklin Dehousse and Niels Boutroue Bekkhus, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
- The Stern Review and the question of energy and climate change in the European Union, Niels Boutroue Bekkhus, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
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