Section: European Parliamentary Research Service Blog (EU)
12 Graphs: Three decades later – the state of nuclear power
Written by Clare Ferguson, Thirty years ago, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster released radioactive material over much of Europe. Following the accident, some 600 000 people took part in the containment operations and around 350 000 people were displaced. Accidents like Chernobyl, and the more recent disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, have...
12 Graphs: Two strategic partners – EU and NATO defence cooperation
Written by Clare Ferguson, We will remember 2016 as a tumultuous year worldwide, a 12-month period of vicious conflicts and political upheaval that will have long-lasting consequences is coming to an end. The resulting insecurity and uncertainty as to the foreign policy intentions of major world powers means that the EU strategic partnership with...
La Politique européenne de voisinage
Écrit par Philippe Perchoc © ismailgazel / Fotolia Depuis 2004, la Politique européenne de voisinage instaure un cadre général pour les relations de l’UE avec ses 16 États voisins les plus proches géographiquement. Ce cadre offre une coopération renforcée et un accès au marché européen par le biais de plans d’actions bilatéraux...
Outcome of the European Council of 15 December 2016
Written by Ralf Drachenberg and Suzana Anghel, Shutterstock As flagged up in the EPRS Outlook for the European Council on 15 December 2016, this European Council meeting concentrated on migration and internal and external security, as well as economic and social development. As events unfolded, EU leaders discussed external relations at greater...
Outlook for the 15 December 2016 European Council
Written by Ralf Drachenberg and Susanna Tenhunen, koya979 / Shutterstock.com At their 15 December 2016 European Council meeting, EU Leaders will mainly discuss migration, and internal and external security, as well as economic and social development. Particular attention will be paid to assessing the implementation of previous European Council...
December EP Plenary Session: Human rights in focus: Yazidi activists win Sakharov Prize
Written by Clare Ferguson with Jack Meredith, European Union 2015 – EP Yazidi survivors and public advocates Nadia Murad Busee and Lamiya Aji Bashar will receive the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – the European Parliament’s recognition of human rights activism, bestowed annually – on Tuesday. Parliament’s Conference of...
EU energy policy [What Think Tanks are Thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski, On 30 November, the European Commission unveiled its ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans‘ legislative package, which it hopes will mark a major step twards creating an Energy Union that ensures a functioning internal market in gas and electricity, addresses security of supply issues, promotes renewable energy sources,...
The EU’s Eastern Partnership [What Think Tanks are Thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski, The Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009 as a regional programme of the European Neighbourhood Policy to promote integration and cooperation between the European Union, its Member States and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It has achieved limited progress, partly due to conflicts and...
Event Summary: Obama’s legacy
Written by Elena Lazarou, Bruce STOKES director of global economic attitudes at Pew Research Center Against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s surprise election victory the previous week, the External Policies Unit of EPRS organised an event asking ‘Will There Be an Obama Legacy: Impacts on America, Europe, and the World’, on Monday, 14...
Ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit: Increasing pressure for progress
Written by Naja Bentzen, © peteri / Fotolia Three years ago, on 21 November 2013, Ukraine’s then President, Viktor Yanukovich, caved in to Russian pressure and decided against signing the EU-Ukraine association agreement. The following ‘dignity revolution’ paved the way for Yanukovich’s own ousting on 22 February 2014, igniting...
