The Kyoto policy of Belgium
Since the start of negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol, the Belgian authorities have always taken a favourable position towards an ambitious climate change regime, both at international and European level. […]
European Affairs
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.
Publications
The coming energy crash and its impact on the European Union
The energy markets have undergone fundamental changes during the last years: the rise of oil and gas prices, the progressive liberalization in many western countries, various forms of re-nationalization in […]
The Treaty of Lisbon: implementing the institutional innovations
Over the last two years much intellectual energy has been devoted to the analysis of, and the potential solutions to, the constitutional impasse resulting from the failure to ratify the […]
Belgium and counterterrorism policy in the Jihadi Era (1986-2007)
Belgium is not a significant safe haven for terrorist groups, according to the 2006 edition of the Country Reports on Terrorism, released by the U.S. State Department in April 2007. […]
België en de Europese begroting
Begrotingen, of ze nu nationaal of Europees van aard zijn, kunnen bezwaarlijk een sexy onderwerp genoemd worden. Vaak gaat het om ingewikkeld en saai cijferwerk voor en door deskundigen ter […]
La contribution militaire belge à la politique Européenne de sécurité et de défense (Fr) – De militaire bijdrage van België aan het Europees veiligheids- en defensiebeleid (Nl), June 2007.
La Belgique n’a pas (plus) de politique de défense. Souvent entendue, cette affirmation interpelle, car la politique de défense fait partie intégrante de la stratégie internationale d’un