Future of Europe Blog
Exploring the potentials and pitfalls of differentiation in Europe
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Will the Italian economy recover?
The Next Generation EU superfoods are on their way. Can they save a starving Italian patient? Read Simona Piattoni's take on the EU economic growth model in light of the pandemic.
Future of Europe Blog, March 2021
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Brexit: The cold waters between Canada and Norway
The UK’s push for the frictionless market of the Norway option, while accepting only the obligations of the Canada option, was not viable. It was a delusion, either due to ignorance or self-deception, Jean-Claude Piris argues.
Future of Europe Blog, February 2021
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Differentiated integration meets a divided public
Differentiated integration is a political reality in the EU. However, public opinion remains divided, both across countries and among individual citizens. Jana Gómez Díaz, Julian Schuessler and Dirk Leuffen argue that this fact highlights important challenges for the workings of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Future of Europe Blog, January 2021
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Differences between national institutions condition who interacts with whom
The EU relies on networks of representatives from national institutions to assist in the implementation and enforcement its policies. Studies by Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, Reini Schrama, and Ellen Mastenbroek find that the differences between national institutions condition the patterns of interactions on these networks.
Future of Europe Blog , October 2020
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The cases of Kosovo and Ukraine suggest a fragmented EU foreign policy
Despite the centralisation envisaged by the Lisbon Treaty, informal groups of member states shaped EU’s policy on Kosovo and Ukraine, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré argues.
Future of Europe Blog , October 2020
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Without good governance, the EU borrowing mechanism to boost the recovery could fail
The EU recovery fund needs clearer objectives, sustainable growth criteria and close monitoring so that spending achieves its goals and is free of corruption, Guntram Wolff warns.
Future of Europe Blog, September 2020
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To strengthen democratic legitimacy in a differentiated EU, turn to transnational lists
The EU’s legitimacy depends on institutional procedures that respect democratic principles – both in cases of uniform and differentiated integration, Max Heermann argues.
Future of Europe Blog, September 2020
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Bringing Rhetorical Action Back In. Brexit and the Corona crisis show the strength of norm-based arguments
EU researchers have been rather silent about rhetorical action in recent years. The current Brexit and Corona reconstruction negotiations show why they shouldn’t be, Dirk Leuffen and Pascal Mounchid argue.
Future of Europe Blog, September 2020
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The differentiating effects of COVID-19 in Europe
The coronavirus measures implemented by the EU and member states have had differentiating effects, which ultimately may lead to further fragmentation of the European political system, argues EU3D researcher Filippa Chatzistavrou on the Future of Europe Blog.
Future of Europe Blog, July 2020.
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What can Italy’s economic ailments tell us about the euro area’s current slowdown?
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the euro area slowdown was the result of EMU-induced domestic deflation. EU3D researcher Simona Piattoni offers a different reading of Italy's disappointing economic performance on the Future of Europe Blog.
Future of Europe Blog, June 2020.
Welcome to the Future of Europe Blog
The Future of Europe blog is an academic blog run by EU3D. Our aim is to debate the EU's current and future challenges and to enhance the understanding of the democratic potentials and the dominance pitfalls of differentiation in today’s EU.
The blog is hosted on UACES' Ideas on Europe.
Editor
Editorial team
- John Erik Fossum
- Endre Stangeby
