The European border guard: New in name only?
The migrant crisis has spurred reforms to Europe’s border agency Frontex, but it can only be as strong as member states allow it to be
Rethink:Europe
Poland: Europe’s unlikely influencer
Poland appears to be firmly anchored among the six large member states of the EU, seen as more important than Spain
EU Cohesion Monitor
Josef Janning introduces the EU Cohesion Monitor and explains some of the stories hidden in its data
11 May
EU Cohesion Monitor in Berlin vorgestellt: Wie viel EU steckt in Europa?
Wie viel EU steckt in Europa? Wir diskutieren zur Vorstellung des EU Cohesion Montior den Zusammenhalt Europas
Making sense of Europe’s cohesion challenge
A new study from ECFR shows that, perhaps surprisingly, between 2007 and 2014, cohesion among EU member states has improved, even after years of crises
10 May
Berlin Foreign Policy Club: Ökonomie der Flüchtlingskrise
The Berlin Foreign Policy Club in May invited Sebastian Dullien to present his new paper about the economic dimension of the refugee crisis to discuss the current trends and possible future for Europe.
9 May
Strategy group on rethinking Europe’s near abroad
Strategic reflection on the assets a more active European policy should prioritize in a changing and challenging regional environment
Paying the price: The cost of Europe’s refugee crisis
Europe can more sustainably and cost-efficiently handle refugee arrivals by centralising management at a European level
20 Apr
Coalitions, Power, Preferences
Rethink: Europe workshop on EU member state interaction discusses coalition survey results and EU power taxonomy
The complex tale of EU cohesion
Josef Janning discusses the first set of results from ECFR’s EU Cohesion Monitor