Refugees welcome? Cross-European public opinion on asylum seekers following the 2015 crisis

Sandra Bermúdez. ARI 119/2020 - 27/10/2020.

This study examines the preferences regarding solidarity and asylum seekers following the 2015 refugee crisis, by comparing different European countries, and how opinions on the issue have evolved over time.

EUCO diaries: will the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean lead to a watershed?

Ilke Toygür. Expert Comment 33/2020 - 9/10/2020.

The recent tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean have once again shown the need to have a functioning dialogue channel with Turkey.

Turkey and Spain: bilateral relations and the road ahead for Customs Union modernisation

Ilke Toygür. ARI 113/2020 - 29/9/2020.

This paper analyses the bilateral relationship between Turkey and Spain, with a specific focus on the current state of economic relations. It aims to examine the Spanish position on the modernisation of the Customs Union (CU) agreement with Turkey.

Against 'the other'? Expanding or reducing ‘the other’ in populist mobilisation: the case of refugees

Margarita Gómez-Reino, Hans-Jörg Trenz & Beatriz Acha. ARI 112/2020 - 28/9/2020.

Taking 2015 as a critical juncture, this paper analyses the different trajectories of the politicisation of refugees in the European Union.

G20: political snapshots of power dynamics

Beatriz Pérez de la Fuente. ARI 109/2020 - 22/9/2020.

How has the G20 evolved politically since the 2017 German Presidency?

The design of an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law: what are the options?

Alina Averchenkova & Lara Lázaro-Touza. 8/9/2020.

The European Parliament and Council are currently discussing the draft European Climate Law. The aim of this report is to inform the debate on the need for, and the design of, an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law, based on experiences with the implementation of national climate change legislation.

The challenge for Spain to use the EU’s pandemic recovery fund wisely

William Chislett. ARI 101/2020 - 31/8/2020.

Spain is one of the main beneficiaries of the EU’s pandemic recovery fund, aimed at making the economy more sustainable and innovative, but will it be able to take full advantage?

In the desert or at sea? Securing Europe’s southern flank

Sven Biscop. ARI 96/2020 - 16/7/2020.

Europe’s neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa is set to become even more instable. Are Europeans capable of securing their own southern flank?

Russia in Latin America: repercussions for Spain

Mira Milosevich-Juaristi. WP 13/2020 (English version) - 10/7/2020.

Russia’s future role in Latin America and how its actions will benefit or harm Spain remain unclear.

A plea for the German Presidency: invest boldly and smartly in the future of Europe

Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin & Ilke Toygür. Expert Comment 26/2020 - 30/6/2020.

Expectations for leadership are high, as are hopes that the German Presidency of the Council of the EU will give substance to the claim ‘Together for Europe’s recovery’.