The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union has brought significant uncertainty for the fisheries sector. Fisheries, and especially EU fishing rights in UK waters, played a prominent role in the recent negotiations on future EU-UK relations and ultimately became the final obstacle ...
US-Iran military tension and Europe’s uneasy job running the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism displays a complicated path to resolve Iran crisis. How can the E3/EU contain the crisis below a manageable threshold? What could be done if the dispute resolution mechanism fails to produce positive ...
In a complex, connected and contested world, the European Union remains fully committed to multilateralism and to the rules-based global order with the United Nations at its core, promoting peace and security and developing stable partnerships, while defending universal rights and freedoms. This...
‘Around the world in 80 pictures : zooming in on EU diplomacy’ is the outcome of an open call for photos launched by the European External Action Service (EEAS) in November 2018. The objective was to gather photos, taken by EU staff in delegations, missions and operations, showcasing the EU’s ac...
A number of “Future of Europe” surveys have been conducted in the EU Member States since 2006. These surveys explore the way Europeans perceive the EU, including its assets, values and their opinions about Europe’s influence in the world. The most recent survey was conducted in September – Octob...
What purpose does the EU serve? Why and how was it set up? How does it work? What has it already achieved for its citizens, and what new challenges does it face today? Find the answers to these – and many more - questions thanks to 12 easy lessons prepared by EU expert Pascal Fontaine....
This In-Depth Analysis by the European Council Oversight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) is the second in a series of annual publications examining the activity of the European Council. In 2016, the Heads of State or Government devoted most of their attention to three ...