External publications
Belgium: “The Third Election”
What do the European Commission, Belgium’s federal government and the country’s regional governments all have in common? Their terms end at the same time. While holding the elections for the […]
European Affairs
Publications
External publications
How the EU could deliver on the Pact’s Predicaments through more Balanced External Cooperation
The Pact will likely increase the transfer of responsibilities to non-EU countries, particularly in North Africa and the Western Balkans. Significantly, though, the reform leaves essentially unsolved the shortcomings that […]
Promoting European Democracy and Solidarity in a Wider EU
The Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, with the support of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in collaboration with the Representation of the European Commission in Belgium, has […]
Commentaries
Towards a Geopolitical Green Deal
With an agreement within the Council and the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is just one plenary vote away from adoption by the […]
Commentaries
Flemish Procurement Policy and the case of Van Hool: Undermining European Industrial Sustainability
Early January, vehicle producer Van Hool – once a Flemish industrial crown jewel – missed out on a tender for 92 electric buses ordered by the Flemish public transport company […]
Commentaries
For Better or For Worse
It took Belgium two world wars to understand that its international and territorial security could only be guaranteed through alliances and unions with like-minded nations. Since the end of the […]