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Wilson Chou, How has the EU reacted to the Rise of China?
The rise of China has profound implications for the EU in various aspects including trade, intellectual property, investment, external relations, ideology, voting weights in major international institutions and climate change policy. The EU’s new strategy on China, published in June 2016, addresses many of the concerns and expectations the EU has in these areas. In this new ZEI Insight Wilson Chou (ZEI Alumnus “MES Class of 2016” ) analyses the EU’s New Strategy on China. More...
European Governance and Regulation
2. Deutsche Postrechtstagung at the Center of European Integration Studies!
On Friday, October 7, the Deutsche Fachverlag in cooperation with the the Center of European Integration Studies will organise the second German Conference on Postal Law. For further information click here...
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Malin Berg von Linde, The EIB and European Cohesion Policy: An effective trade-off between growth and convergence?
This ZEI Insight by Malin Berg von Linde (ZEI Fellow “MES Class of 2016”) provides analysis on how the European Investment Bank contributes to achieving the EU’s cohesion policy objectives, elaborating on the trade-off between growth and convergence of the regions. More...
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Marvin Cuschieri, Skills mismatches in the EU: A perpetual impasse?
The global financial crisis has led to an alarmingly high unemployment and underemployment across the EU. Yet more than one in three employers in Europe has difficulty finding the right job candidates to fill their vacancies. Marvin Cuschieri (ZEI Alumnus “MES Class of 2006”) argues that existing skills mismatches in Europe can be ascribed to labour market policies and their related institutions which have not kept up with the changes in business practices and technology. More...
Comparative Regional Integration
Regional Integration Observer No. 2016/02
The second edition of the Regional Integration Observer (RIO) in 2016 is taking stock of the bi-regional project “Sustainable Regional Integration: The European Union and West Africa” between the West Africa Institute (WAI) and the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI). More...
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Ludger Kühnhardt, Managing the Forces of European Populism: The next election to the European Parliament in May 2019 may become the first pan-European referendum.
Referenda have become weapons of populist politics, as the Brexit-vote in the United Kingdom has shown. In the latest ZEI Insight (Original published in: The Globalist, July 19, 2016, www.theglobalist.com/managing-the-forces-of-european-populism), Ludger Kühnhardt (ZEI Director) argues that national referenda are a profoundly undemocratic exercise, ultimately leading to the confusion of representative and direct democracy. The number of citizens in Europe who are not able to cast their vote, but have to live with the consequences of plebiscites held in another EU member state, is immense. More...
Master of European Studies
"Time to show courage" - ZEI Final Ceremony Master Class of 2016
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"There is no better time than now to embark on your personal path in European affairs." With these words Prof. James D. Bindenagel, (Henry Kissinger Chair for International Security at the University of Bonn) addressed the ZEI fellows. More... |
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Discussion Paper C 236/2016
James D. Bindenagel:
America and Europe in the Twenty-first Century
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European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Ilva Ifland, The Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy: A new framework for a more connected, contested and complex world?
Over a decade after the adoption of the European Security Strategy (ESS) in 2003, the vision of Europe as a ‘soft power’, spreading its rule-based paradigm of cooperation around the world, has hardly translated into reality. This new ZEI Insight by Ilva Ifland (ZEI Research Fellow) analyses the new “Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy” presented on the 28th of June 2016 and explores under what conditions this strategy can succeed. More...
Comparative Regional Integration
Latest WAI-ZEI Paper out now
René N’Guettia Kouassi: Plus de 50 Ans d’Intégration Africaine : Quel Bilan ?/ More than 50 Years of African Integration: The State of Play More...
Emmanuel Kam Yogo: Le Processus d‘Intégration Regionale en Afrique Centrale : État des Lieux et Défis More...
Kocra L. Assoua: Unpacking the Relationship between Decentralization and Regional Economic Integration in Sub-Sahara Africa. Towards an analytical framework for regional governance More...
Manuel Guilherme Júnior: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area – New Regionalism and Lessons from the EU More...
Wanyama Masinde / Chris Omolo: Key Factors of Capacity Development for Regional Integration in Africa More...
Solomon Gebreyohans Gebru: Regional Integration in the Horn of Africa: State of Affairs and Challenges More...
Michael Amoah Awuah: The ECOWAS Area without Internal Borders: Lessons from EU Cross-Border Mobility More...
Further information about the WAI-ZEI paper series can be found here...
For more information on the WAI-ZEI project on “Comparative Regional Integration: European Union and West Africa” click here..
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Future of Europe Observer Vol. 4 No. 2/2016
The EU Economy: A Construction Site
Low growth, high unemployment in Southern European member states, TTIP negotiations and EU economic integration stalling, this is how headlines about the EU economy often look like these days. More...
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Discussion Paper C 235/2016
Ludger Kühnhardt:
Maturing beyond Cotonou: An EU-ACP Association Treaty for Development. A proposal for reinventing EU relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. More...
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Sarah Gansen, Brexit: What is at stake for the Single Market?
With the EU referendum just under 4 weeks away, the debate of the impact of Brexit is growing increasingly fierce and gaining more and more momentum. In this new ZEI Insight Sarah Gansen (ZEI Alumna “MES Class of 2014” ) investigates what kind of impact a Brexit would have on the Single Market. More...
Comparative Regional Integration
Crisis management in West Africa and the role of regional cooperation
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Second Annual Symposium of the West Africa Peace and Security Network (WAPSN) on Peace Support Operations in West Africa, 28 to 29 April 2016, Accra, Ghana. More... |
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Discussion Paper C 234/2016
Rike Sohn:
EU environmental policy and diplomacy from Copenhagen to Paris and beyond
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European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Robert Stüwe, The EU Commission’s Energy Security Package: A Challenge To Russia’s Gas Dominance?
In February 2016, the European Commission released its “Energy Security Package” to give new political impetus for an integrated European energy market and to diversify suppliers and routes. Do the new proposals challenge Russia’s dominance as the main supplier for natural gas to the EU? More...
Comparative Regional Integration
ARISA presents innovative approaches to regional migration
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ARISA presents innovative approaches to regional integration research coordination in Africa, particularly regarding the issue of migration. More... |
European Governance and Regulation
The Future of Europe – ZEI-MEDAC Roundtable 2016: Challenges of migration in a discussion with Arab diplomats
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Workshop, held on the 14th of April 2016 at the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI), organised by the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) and ZEI. More... |
Comparative Regional Integration
Regional Integration Observer No. 2016/01
The first edition of the Regional Integration Observer (RIO) in 2016 is dedicated to the challenges that (West) Africa will be facing in the year ahead...
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European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Future of Europe Observer Vol. 4 No. 1/2016
EU Migration and its complexities
Migration has climbed to the top of the European political agenda, both at the EU level and in the member states. This issue of the Future of Europe Observer sheds light on the different aspects of the migratory crisis. More...
ZEI mourns Hans-Dietrich Genscher
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The long-time German Foreign Minister Hans Dietrich Genscher has passed away on March 31, 2016. During the first years of ZEI, Genscher served as Chairman of the International Board of the institute. More... |
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Henri de Waele, EU Institutional Governance: Exploiting the Potential for Democratic Reform
The current financial, migration and geopolitical crises created a perfect storm, placing further dents in the general support for the Union and its policies. In this latest ZEI Insight Prof. Dr. Henri de Waele (ZEI Senior Fellow) analyses the democratic deficit of the European Union and examines its systemic root causes. More...
Master of European Studies
ZEI Alumni successful in Shanghai
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Jing Li, ZEI Alumni Class of 2007, has pursued a highly successful career in several public institutions and in the private sector since returning to her home in Shanghai (China). More... |
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Discussion Paper C 233/2016
Carla Manzanas:
Movement, Security and Media
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European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Robbert Jaspers, When data travels - The Commission’s objective of making EU data protection travel across the Atlantic
While the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights states in Article 8(1) that everyone has the right to the protection of his personal data, the US view stringent data protection as a potential threat to innovation. In this new ZEI Insight Robbert Jaspers (ZEI Visiting Lecturer) investigates how far the EU Commission has achieved its goal of obtaining guarantees that US government agencies and companies adequately protect EU citizens' personal data. More...
Master of European Studies
Europe in practice: ZEI Fellows visit Brussels
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The participants of the Master of European Studies – Governance and Regulation, ZEI Class of 2016, visited several EU institutions and international organizations in Brussels. More... |
European Governance and Regulation
ZEI Insights
Katharina Boldt, A new direction in the EU’s fight against terrorism?
The latest series of terrorist attacks has once again substantiated the judgement that European values are under attack. As Jean-Claude Juncker underlined in the political guidelines for his presidency, the European Union (EU) is not only a common market, but a Union of shared values. Katharina Boldt (ZEI MES Office) analyses the current EU strategies to tackle the major challenges in order to secure these values. More...
