Kosovo Debate on European Issues - A compilation of eight Policy Papers in the area of education, rule of law and economy |
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Research repeatedly confirms that investment in education is an important source of
sustainable economic growth of a country. A quality education increases the opportunities
of new generations for better employment and thus a higher living standard.
In Kosovo, with the smallest economic growth in the region of 3.9 % and the highest
unemployment rate of 43.6 % on the one hand, and on the other with the highest
birth rate of 1.6 % and more than 33 % of the population under 15, the investment
in the quality of education has to...
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Think Global - Act European - The Contribution of 14 European Think Tanks to the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Trio Presidency of the European Union |
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“United in diversity” was the spirit that guided the contributors of this volume,
as in 2008. However, this time the participating think tanks decided to increase
their efforts to foster collective thinking. Firstly, as coordinator of the project,
Notre Europe worked closely, within an Editorial Committee, with three think
tanks based in the countries of the Trio Presidency, i.e. Real Instituto Elcano,
Egmont and GKI. Secondly, some of the papers were written by several think tanks
together. Finally...
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Eastern Partnership in Context of European Neighbourhood Policy and V4 Agenda |
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The publication The Eastern Partnership in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and V4 Agenda initiated by The Kosciuszko Institute and prepared jointly with the consortium of European think tanks – the Europeum Institute for European Policy and Centre for EU Enlargement Studies with invited experts, aims to present a project of the European Union – the Eastern Partnership (EaP) as an initiative actively supported by the Visegrad Group (V4) countries. This project has been co-funded by The International Visegrad Fund. You can download this publication here. Available in English language only. :: order :: |
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Transatlantic Relations 2009: A Chance for a Fresh Start? |
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The initial versions of nearly all contributions to the fi rst part of this publication saw the light of day during the international conference “Transatlantic
Relations 2009 – A Chance for a Fresh Start?” held in Prague in May 2009. The second part of this publication consists of policy papers, developed by leading EU and US experts in the framework of the Transatlantic Policy Forum project, focusing on the following issues: Trade, Energy and Climate Change, Democracy Promotion and EU Neighbourhood. Publication is available to download here. :: order :: |
Finding Common Grounds - Rediscovering the Common Narrative of Turkey and Europe |
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The collection of essays offered in this volume contains some of the ideas that came out of the brainstorming and the long and insightful conversations that were held in various European
cities. Whether it was in Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and of course Istanbul, the authors engaged in a process that could best
be described as looking for a way out of the Turkey-EU drama. The authors could be compared to a very atypical group of passengers who found themselves in the same carriage of a train that was speeding towards a point where the track might end. Publication is available to download here. :: order :: |
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The 2009 Czech EU Presidency: Contested Leadership at a Time of Crises |
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A new publication assessing the mid-term performance of the Czech EU Presidency, written by Vladimír Bartovic, David Král (ed.) and Věra Řiháčková and published by Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), in the framework of its project on EU Presidencies. The report can be downloaded here, as well as from the Sieps website. The report was presented at the seminar in Stockholm on 14 May 2009, by David Král and Vladimír Bartovic, with comments on the report presented by Ingrid Hjelt af Trolle and the Czech Ambassador to Sweden Mr Jan Kara.
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A new publication: „Not Your Grandfathers‘ Eastern Bloc“ |
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The publication is a product of the Open Society Institute – Sofia within the European
Policies Initiative (EuPI, www.eupi.eu) and the project “The EU New Member States as Agenda Setters in the Enlarged European Union”. This EuPI project has been implemented in close partnership with EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, with funding provided by the Open Society Institute – Sofia. The report is based mainly on in-depth country reports from the ten New Member States. You will find the comparative study here. To access the individual country reports for the 10 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, please follow this link. :: order :: |
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Views on American Foreign Policy - The Atlanticism of Political Parties in Central and Eastern Europe |
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This publication is an outcome of a year-long project on the foreign policy agenda, positions, orientation, and behaviour of political parties in selected Central and Eastern European countries. The research was funded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and co-funded by the Konrad-
Adenauer-Stiftung. The interviews were held under Chatham House Rules. Any errors
of the analysis or the factual interpretation are the authors’ sole responsibility. The authors would also like to thank the US Embassy in Prague for additional financial assistance, which allowed for the publication of this book.
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Democracy´s New Champions - European Democracy Assistance After EU Enlargement |
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This publication is an output of international research project co-ordinated by PASOS - Policy Association for an Open Society. There were four PASOS members from the Visegrad countries participating at this publication, namely EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic, the Center for Policy Studies at the Central European University, Hungary, the Institute of Public Affairs, Poland, and the Institute for
Public Affairs, Slovakia. The project was made possible with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund, the Open Society Institute Think-Tank Fund, and the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of the Open Society Institute.
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TGAE - Think Global - Act European - Contribution of European Think-Tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish Trio Presidencies of the EU |
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EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy has been actively involved in major international network project “Think Global-Act European – The Contribution of European Think Tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies (TGAE)”. Under the leadership of Notre Europe and the Fondation pour l’Innovation Politique, leading French think-tanks, the project mobilizes a limited number of dynamic European think tanks for the purpose of formulating concrete recommendations on major issues of concern to the French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies. The project is held under the auspices of Mr. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic´s Government for European Affairs, Mr. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Secretary of State for European Affairs and Mrs Cecilie Malström, Minister for EU Affairs, Swedish Prime Minsiter Office. The final publication is available to download Publication is available to download here (4 MB) .:: order :: |
