The future of the EU’s lead-candidate procedure

Paul Schmidt & Johanna Edthofer. ARI 40/2021 - 5/4/2021.

The EU’s lead-candidate procedure should not be abandoned. To save it, it should be embedded in a reform of the EU’s electoral law well before the next European elections in 2024.

Towards a new technology foreign policy line in Spain and the EU

Raquel Jorge Ricart. ARI 34/2021 (English version) - 17/3/2021.

The coordinated management of challenges and opportunities derived from digitisation and from emerging and disruptive technologies paves the way for an innovative adaptation of Spain to the new multilateralism’s conditions and needs and should also serve to update the much-needed anticipation and future scenario techniques driven by foresight exercises.

The EU-Japan partnership in the Indo-Pacific: opportunities and challenges

Céline Pajon. ARI 31/2021 - 12/3/2021.

This paper analyses the common and divergent interests of Japan and the EU in the Indo-Pacific and identifies the most promising areas for cooperation.

‘We finally have our Conference on the Future of Europe!’: now, what do we do with it?

Ilke Toygür. Expert Comment 11/2021 - 11/3/2021.

After months of toing and froing on the leadership issue, the Joint Declaration on the Conference was finally signed on 10 March by the European Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Parliament’s President, David Sassoli, and the President of Portugal, Antonio Costa, who is currently occupying the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

European Indo-Pacific strategies: convergent thinking and shared limitations

Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI 30/2021 - 10/3/2021.

France, Germany and the Netherlands have issued strategic papers on the Indo-Pacific that could serve as an inspiration for other EU member states and for the development of a common EU strategy towards the region.

Europe and the Indo-Pacific: comparing France, Germany and the Netherlands

Gudrun Wacker. ARI 29/2021 - 9/3/2021.

This paper provides an analysis of the Indo-Pacific concept in Europe. It compares the positions of France, Germany and the Netherlands, the three EU member states that have so far published documents on the topic.

Key aspects of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Enrique Feás & Álvaro Anchuelo. ARI 26/2021 (English version) - 26/2/2021.

Brexit represents a major setback for European integration. Over the coming months, the costs will cease to be theoretical and will begin to manifest in practice.

The EU-China investment agreement: a step in the right direction

Mario Esteban & Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 9/2021 (English version) - 19/1/2021.

The announcement of an investment agreement between the EU and China (EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI) on 30 December has generated a huge controversy.

The Portuguese Presidency: striking the balance between unfinished business and leaving its own mark

Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin and Ilke Toygür. Expert Comment 2/2021 (English version) - 4/1/2021.

On 1 January 2021 Germany handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Portugal.

Collaborative efforts to stimulate sustainable investment for COVID-19 recovery in developing countries

San Bilal. ARI 142/2020 - 30/12/2020.

Limited fiscal space in many developing countries demands collective efforts and EU leadership to help improve their macro-economic conditions and attract more investments for a higher impact and sustainability for recovery from COVID-19.