Future of Europe Blog
Exploring the potentials and pitfalls of differentiation in Europe
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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.
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Merkel’s Corona-shift breaks with the past; however, public opinion in Germany remains reticent
The Franco-German Covid-19 recovery plan marks a shift in Germany’s EU policy, but the German public might not be on board, argues EU3D Researcher Dirk Leuffen.
Future of Europe Blog, June 2020.
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The ideological blinkers of the Karlsruhe court
The German Constitutional Court is stuck on an ideological position that prevents it from understanding the substantial difference between the German situation and European integration, argues Sergio Fabbrini and takes a closer look at some of the court’s rulings over the last decades.
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
