Belgian defence policy: the fight goes on
The Coalition Agreement of the Di Rupo government comes at a moment when the international context can help overcome the dilemmas of Belgian defence policy: transformation
European Affairs
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Publications
African dynamics at the climate change negotiations
The climate change negotiations in Cancun saved the multilateral negotiation process under the UNFCCC, but what were the African political dynamics at the negotiations? In this Africa policy brief the […]
Foreign policy and the euro: we have an idea
With the Euro in crisis, EU foreign policy evidently suffers for lack of money and attention. But the way the Eurozone crisis is being discussed is also fundamentally at odds […]
Financing the answer to climate change: challenging but feasible
An agreement on climate finance is crucial to ensure an equitable approach between developed and developing countries in the fight against climate change. This report addresses the following question: How […]
Public access to documents: jurisprudence between principle and practice (between jurisprudence and recast)
In this paper, the author critically evaluates the main tendencies in the case law on Public Access to Documents which should be read against the backdrop of the difficult ongoing […]
‘Optimal’ versus ‘maximal’ public access to documents: a brief note on EU case law
With the legislative reform of Regulation No 1049/2001 on Public Access to Documents stuck in a political deadlock for the last 3-4 years, this policy brief reflects on the main […]