In the new issue of integration, Florian Trauner describes the attempt of the European Commission to push for a new system of refugee distribution within Europe in order to achieve more solidarity between EU member states. Burkard Steppacher analyses the …
Brexit: the need to maintain EU-27 unity
Today is a sad day for Europe. The British electorate unequivocally voted to leave the European Union. Populistic slogans on the repatriation of national sovereignty ostensibly resonated with the public, even though sovereignty in …
Concerning the negotiations between the EU and the US on a transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP the public debate has focused on the question of a possible decline in European social and environmental standards, as well as on the …
IEP Vice-President Elmar Brok, MEP continues to lead the Union of European Federalists (UEF). He was re-elected at the UEF-Congress, which took place from 10 to 12 June 2016 in Strasbourg. Otto Schmuck, former member of IEP’s team and member …
In his contribution to the TruLies Blog, Prof. Timm Beichelt advocates the necessity to scrutinise the European Union. Only a critical and reflective public debate can deepen the processes of European integration and help develop a European identity. This contribution …
The IEP’s new project “Think Tanks in Ukraine: Strengthening expertise and promoting European cooperation” focuses on Ukrainian think tanks and will be jointly implemented with the partner organization Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Kyiv, and is supported by the German …
Within the framework of the joined project “Ukrainians in Poland and Germany – Civic and Political Engagement, Expectations, and Courses of Action” of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), Warsaw, and the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), Berlin, the complete …
From 23–25 of May the second workshop of the „Training The Trainers on EU Project Cycle Management“ was successfully implemented by Project Manager Martin Stein in Kyiv. During the three-day long workshop the participants continued working on their project ideas …