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  • The Commission should stand firm on Iceland's accession negotiations
    Insight by Stephen Tindale, 08 August 2012
    Iceland & the EU
  • Is Turkey our partner now?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 28 November 2011
    Is Turkey our partner now?
  • Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
    Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011
    Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
  • An asset but not a model: Turkey, the EU and the wider Middle East
    Essay by Steven Everts, 01 October 2004

    Many politicians and commentators tend to disparage the EU's nascent foreign policy. They should travel to Turkey. It is true that the EU has a poor record in making its mark on global crises.
  • Ukraine's European choice
    Policy brief by Kataryna Wolczuk, 01 October 2004

    During the 1990s, the EU was busy completing its single market, introducing the euro and helping the Central and East European applicants get ready for accession.
  • Is tax competition bad?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 02 August 2004

    EU enlargement was meant to be a cause for celebration. But one seemingly esoteric issue is threatening to spoil the fun: taxation. West Europeans fear that low tax rates in the new member-states will lure companies eastward, taking jobs and investment with them.
  • From drift to strategy: Why the EU should start accession talks with Turkey
    Essay by Heather Grabbe, 02 July 2004

    The prospect of membership has been the EU's single most effective foreign policy tool. In their desire to join the EU, countries across the European continent have consolidated democracy, opened up their economies, strengthened their public administrations, and improved relations with their neighbours.
  • The US heads home: Will Europe regret it?
    Opinion piece by Mark Leonard
    Financial Times, 26 June 2004

    The burning of Bush The US president was once known for his ability to unite factions but, with his foreign policy in tatters around him, he is dubbed the Great Polariser. What went wrong for George W. Bush and his advisers?
  • EU enlargement: How to reap the benefits
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    Economic Trends, 04 June 2004

    The overall economic impact of EU enlargement is likely to remain small. The newcomers are tiny compared with the existing EU countries and most economic integration has already taken place.

  • How the EU should help its neighbours
    Policy brief by Heather Grabbe, 04 June 2004

    The EU has had huge success in using its enlargement process to help ten Central and East European countries along the path to becoming stable democracies and successful market economies. Can it do the same for its neighbours, such as Ukraine and Algeria?
  • Where are the Eastern hordes?
    Bulletin article by Heather Grabbe, 01 June 2004

    Readers of best-selling British newspapers must have the strong impression that the EU's eastward enlargement is primarily about migration.