Political visions 30 June 2018 A dialogue on Europe: young leaders debate the present and future of the Union. Interview By Alexander Damiano Ricci From the analysis of the main political conflict lines tearing apart the EU, to the issue of populism. From the relation between economic and social Europe, to the evaluation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Young leaders from the JEF, YES, AEGEE, ETUC and EYF, debate the state of the Union and possible developments in the upcoming months leading to the European Parliamentary elections of 2019.
Policy focus 15 June 2018 MFF – Proposal for a stronger Europe? By Niccolo Donati The European Commission proposed to substantially change the allocation of different spending priorities. In general, the EU budget will reinforce the existing thematic priorities in the field of research, environmental policies, youth policies, migration and borders, security and external action.
Political visions 28 May 2018 The European Union as a project of ‘recognition’ By Giulia Bistagnino and Maurizio Ferrera Effectively responding to the existing negative emotions (fear, resentment, etc.) directed towards European institutions and essential to the rise of the populist movements requires a new commitment on new premises, a renewed regime of equal respect, equal dignity and political equality.
Political visions 8 May 2018 Solidarity and the Future of Europe By Erik Oddvar Eriksen The debate on the future of Europe should be a rallying cry for redeeming the promise of fraternite, which under conditions of economic globalisation can be realized only by politically catching up with it at the supranational level.
Analyses 23 April 2018 The road to EU’s multiannual financial framework amidst Brexit and national tensions By Niccolo Donati The negotiations linked to the MFF are starting; the Commission has opted for a cautious approach, while Brexit has the potential to impact budgetary politics.
Survey data 23 March 2018 The REScEU mass survey – Infographic #3: European integration and people’s fears By Alessandro Pellegata This multi-item question investigates attitudes toward Europe by asking respondents whether they are afraid of several potential consequences of integration
Political visions 18 March 2018 Four options for the democratic future of the EU By Jan Pieter Beetz The Euro-crisis, migration crisis and the Brexit have been catalysts for a vibrant debate on a democratic future of the EU. Politicians and academics have contributed to this debate defending blueprints for democratizing Europe. I propose that we can broadly distinguish four proposals.
Survey data 16 March 2018 The REScEU mass survey – Infographic #2: Should EU member states help one another? By Alessandro Pellegata This question and the next two investigate respondents’ attitudes regarding the second REScEU divide, separating core and peripheral EU member states on the issues of cross-national financial assistance and fiscal discipline
Public opinion 12 March 2018 National elites and EU economic governance: the art of cherry-picking solidarity By Luca Verzichelli and Francesco Marangoni Politicians still tend to support consensual solutions to the problems of EU economy. However, a polarization is emerging across countries and, above all, across parties. Moreover, being supportive of some kind of burden sharing does not necessarily mean being ready to delegate the economic policies to the EU institutions
Survey data 7 March 2018 These factors explain why British citizens left the EU By Alessandro Pellegata IPSOS-Mori researchers found the degree of correlation between different groups of variables and how much they affected Britons’ vote to leave the EU.