The (non)sense of eurozone level democracy
Many advocate increasing the legitimacy of the eurozone, yet practical measures remain scarce. This Egmont paper discusses one of the few concrete proposals: the creation of eurozone level democracy.
Publications
South Korea and the European Union: A promising partnership for development cooperation?
Since it joined the OECD-DAC, Korea has become an increasingly important development actor. Korea is keen to develop partnerships with traditional donors and has already done so
The European Union launches a new, risky 2030 strategy for climate and energy
At its last meeting, the European Council agreed on the 2030 climate and energy strategy for the European Union. It foresees new targets for the reduction of greenhouse
Beyond Russia’s ‘Versailles syndrome’
Russia alleges that at the end of the Cold War it underwent a soft version of a Versailles Treaty, pushing it into the periphery of global politics and cutting it […]
EU Foreign Policy between the revolution and the status quo
When a new High Representative takes office, an opportunity presents itself to take a look at existing EU external policies and assess whether these are still sufficient to safeguard Europe’s […]
For Europe, Iran is more than the nuclear problem
EU diplomacy on Iran is one of its few successes, but it should look beyond the “nuclear issue”, with a special envoy and a delegation in Tehran.