Located in Brussels at the heart of EU political decision-making, the European Affairs Programme provides in-depth as well as policy-oriented analyses on a wide range of themes of relevance to EU and Belgian policy makers. Topics that are – or ought to be – central to the EU policy debate are given special attention. Aside from a constant focus on institutional matters, various substantive EU policies dominate the Programme’s research agenda, such as the Green Deal, the digital agenda, the consolidation of an inclusive social model, the protection of people and the defence of rights, and the promotion of Europe’s interests in the world.
The Programme also deals extensively and in a forward-looking way with the impact of the multiple crises the EU has had to address over the last decade. They all had an impact on its policies, its decision-making processes, and more generally its architecture, which is proof of the resilience of the European project.
With the aim of reaching the broadest audience possible, the European Affairs Programme seeks to share its expertise and stimulate the debate through a variety of publications as well as by organizing round tables, expert-seminars, and conferences.
On 6 February 2012, Yves Bertoncini participated in a conference on European economic governance organized by Egmont–Royal Institute for International Relations. This Policy Brief is based on his intervention at […]
The core idea of the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy is that lasting peace and stability can only exist where governments guarantee their citizens security, prosperity, freedom, and equality. Where […]
If introduced successfully, national Golden Rules will completely overturn fiscal governance in the eurozone. Golden Rules would almost always be more stringent than EU-level fiscal norms. EU fiscal norms will […]
Studia Diplomatica
Preface, Philippe de Schoutheete – Introduction, Marc Lepoivre, Jacques Keller-Noëllet and Stijn Verhelst – Chapter I. Economic governance: ambitions and ambiguities, Jacques Keller-Noëllet – Chapter II. Governance by norms: caught […]
In 2010, the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, including some substantial changes concerning the EU courts1. Meanwhile, their workload is progressively increasing. Specifically, the General Court’s backlog has become quite […]
Following a seminar on the CAP post – 2013 held by Egmont – with the cooperation of the Polish Presidency – on the 25th of November 2011, Egmont commissioned the […]