The EU Joint Communication on the Climate-Security Nexus One Year On
To mark one year since the adoption of the Joint Communication on ‘A New Outlook on the Climate and Security Nexus’ in June 2023, last summer the Belgian Presidency of […]
European Affairs
Publications
Re-Empowering Belgian Foreign Policy
Belgium’s existing foreign policy framework was never designed to cope with the return of war and the decay of the rules-based international order. As a result, the country’s international position […]
External publications
Mobility and Labour Dynamics after the EU Year of Skills: Are we Fit for the Future?
In 2023, an estimated 3 in 4 European employers struggled to find skilled employees. As the EU’s working-age population is expected to continue to decrease, existing gaps will become even […]
External publications
Belgium’s Council Presidency: Reviewing a Remarkably Stimulating Six Months
From the outset, the context was clear for Belgium: a double end of term, national and European. Whilst possibly a bad omen, by the end of these six months, the […]
Thoughts on Improving EU Governance
This is a joint publication of EGMONT and TEPSA The EU is changing before our eyes, and we need to rethink parts of its governance. The institutional change-over in 2024 […]
Commentaries
No Time to Waste in Rebuilding the Belgian Armed Forces
The voters have dealt the cards. Now it is up to the winning parties from both parts of the country to negotiate a federal government. In 2020, Belgium almost broke […]