Analyses 16 January 2021 Article 50: self-destruct button or safety valve? By Anna Kyriazi and Niccolo Donati As the Brexit process has finally concluded, this post goes back to the beginning asking why the EU has established the right to unilateral withdrawal, in the first place?
Analyses 5 September 2020 The EU’s response to the climate crisis, before and after COVID-19 By Anna Kyriazi As the immediate threat to public health in the context of the COVID-crisis seems to have abated, there is a danger that economic reconstruction will undermine climate targets in Europe. Is a “Green Recovery” possible?
Policy focus 12 June 2020 Emigration in Eastern and Southern Europe: the awakening giant By Anna Kyriazi Governments in Eastern and Southern Europe struggle to reverse emigration. Will emigration become the new big political issue in the region?
Policy focus 24 April 2020 Immigration, free movement and the politicisation of demography. The move of Hungary to demographic nationalism By Anna Kyriazi Hungary faces adverse demography due to low birthrates and large-scale emigration. The government’s skewed focus on pronatalism puts the burden on the most vulnerable and undermines emancipatory politics.