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.
Studia Diplomatica
Introduction, Thomas Renard and Tanguy Struye de Swielande – China and the South China Sea: a new security dilemma?, Tanguy Struye de Swielande – Australia rising to the Chinese challenge, […]
The European Union faces important problems in various fields but it seems clear that the really vital issue is the euro. Failing to define and implement a collective foreign policy […]
Durant la Table ronde, des décideurs politiques, des partenaires sociaux et des personnalités académiques ont discuté de la réforme de la gouvernance économique européenne. Pour la Belgique, cette réforme est […]
The eurozone sovereign debt crisis has vividly demonstrated the inadequacy of European economic governance and rendered a reform indispensible. Egmont Paper 47 discusses the causes of the crisis, as well […]
External publications
in Elvire Fabry (ed.), Think Global – Act European: The Contribution of 16 European Think Tanks to the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Trio Presidency of the European Union, June 2011, […]
External publications
in Elvire Fabry (ed.), Think Global – Act European: The Contribution of 16 European Think Tanks to the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Trio Presidency of the European Union, June 2011, […]