Building on the success and results of the 2023 Project “France-Italy-Germany Trilateral Dialogue: in Pursuit of a common agenda”, the 2024 Quadrilateral Project will continue to promote intra-European dialogue between capitals, extending last year’s trilateral format to Spain
A new power audit of member states’ positions on EU enlargement shows broad agreement that it is a geopolitical necessity, but major disagreements about how to prepare the EU. To make credible progress, EU member states need to agree on a roadmap that addresses their conflicting concerns at the European Council meeting in December
A United States of Europe is an ambitious goal but an increasing necessity if Europeans are to maintain their place in the world
The emerging partnership between France and Italy can help redefine the EU’s international role and ensure that the bloc takes action on the policy issues they care about most
In order to achieve economies of scale that would ensure Europe’s economic security and defend its prosperity model,a radical change is required
The Right has positioned itself as the defender of the people, while those who wish to defend Europe seem to offer only a tradition of cosmopolitanism and common values in response
Lea Ypi analyses the winding gap between the European people and the political elite
The key challenge for Europeans in their relationship with the US is the lack of a consensus on handling it, which impairs the development of a cohesive European foreign policy
EU is now focused on sealing its external borders. Instead, it should have championed stability and economic growth in the countries of departure and transit, while creating regular migration routes.
Arturo Varvelli analyses the politicization of the migration issue in UE between electoral deadlines and NGO’s criminalization
While Europeans previously viewed their project as post-national, they now acknowledge that the EU model is exceptional rather than universal
