Search Results - subject_exact:"European political integration"

EU enlargement - moving forward with pragmatism

Swoboda, Hannes - 2026

A credible EU enlargement policy remains necessary from a geopolitical perspective, but can only succeed through a more pragmatic and gradual integration approach. New members amplify the existing challenges to EU decision making, rule-of-law conditionality and political cohesion, particularly...

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Reassessing the benefits of European integration and the European Union's ability to achieve strategic autonomy

Fontagné, Lionel; Yotov, Yoto - 2026

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The EU's hybrid governmentalities : enlargement policy and the carbon border adjustment mechanism in the Western Balkans

Odrich, Peter - 2026

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EU integration after the Liberal International Order

Hansen, Olle - 2026

The European Union (EU) emerged as a product and beneficiary of the Liberal International Order (LIO). Yet, as this order disintegrates, marked by multipolarity, thin multilateralism, and the return of power politics, the EU has taken unprecedented integrative steps, including joint debt...

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Avoiding the China shock : how Chinese state-backed internationalization drives changes in European economic governance

Gräf, Helena; Schmalz, Stefan - 2026

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Migration and the politics of integration : IMISCOE short reader

Borevi, Karin; Kaya, Ayhan - 2026

This open access short reader provides an introductory yet critically analytical exploration of migration and the politics of integration. Drawing inspiration from Nira Yuval-Davis' concept of the 'politics of belonging,' we define the 'politics of integration' as various political projects...

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EU enlargment: Ukraine as a special case - the Western Balkans as the norm : anchoring Kyiv in the EU through a new type of accession association

Lippert, Barbara; Ondarza, Nicolai von; Seebass, Frauke - 2026

Since Russia launched its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, the European Union (EU) has pursued its enlargement policy as part of a geopolitical approach. According to the European Commission and candidate states, the EU could admit new members from 2028 onwards, while...

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Economic and institutional convergence in Europe (2004-2023) : EU Core, new members, and the Western Balkans

Lalić, Goran; Trifunović, Dragana - 2026

This paper examines economic and institutional convergence between EU Core, EU New, and Western Balkan countries over the period 2004-2023 using a comprehensive panel dataset and multiple convergence frameworks. Evidence of absolute β-convergence is found, although at a slow pace, while...

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Western Balkans 2035: demographic resilience and strategic migration planning under EU integration and isolation scenarios : analytical report

Jurić, Tado - 2026

This report examines how migration will shape the region’s demographic and socio-economic future by 2035 under two trajectories: EU Integration, marked by institutional strengthening and circular mobility, and Strategic Isolation, characterised by governance stagnation and one-way outflows....

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The legacy of growing up in a recession on attitudes towards European Union

Gavresi, Despina; Litina, Anastasia - 2026

In an era marked by repeated crises and the growing traction of populist movements, understanding the deep-rooted factors shaping EU cohesion has become increasingly urgent. This paper investigates how lifetime exposure to economic recessions influences individual attitudes toward the European...

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The legacy of growing up in a recession on attitudes towards European Union

Gavresi, Despina; Litina, Anastasia - 2025 - Original version: August 2025, this version: September 2025

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The legacy of growing up in a recession on attitudes towards European Union

Gavresi, Despina; Litina, Anastasia - 2026

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The legacy of growing up in a recession on attitudes towards European Union

Gavresi, Despina; Litina, Anastasia - 2025 - Original version: August 2025, this version: September 2025

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From periphery to power : the geoeconomic case for Southeast Europe

Seebass, Frauke; Lamprecht, Philipp - 2026

This Policy Brief analyses the effects of geoeconomic competition in the (potential) candidate countries in Southeast Europe on the EU accession process. We find that while enlargement is once again a strategic objective of the EU and its member states, the effects of a stalled process and a...

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Re-bordering Schengen? : Explaining the spatial patterns of border control measures

Chilla, Tobias; Bertram, Dominik; Hippe, Stefan - 2026

This article examines the temporary reintroduction of internal border controls within the Schengen area and its implications for spatial and political integration. While European cross-border integration has intensified over recent decades, recent crises, most notably the migration crisis and...

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Resilience and solidarity in European Commission communication on the war in Ukraine : instruments, territories and integration signals

Bourdin, Sébastien - 2026

This article examines how the European Commission used four policy registers - resilience, solidarity, unity, and security - in relation to concrete instruments with territorial scope in its communication on Ukraine between March 2022 and June 2025. The study relies on 125 press releases and...

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What future for the EU? : the contours of a new narrative for European integration

Székely, István P.; Halmai, Péter - 2026

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Europe, we have a problem! : local economic winners and losers of border closures

Kapanadze, Ketevani; Pytliková, Mariola - 2026

In response to COVID-19, Schengen countries temporarily reintroduced internal border controls, disrupting cross-border integration. Using this policy change as a natural experiment and monthly nighttime lights data, we estimate the short-run effects on European municipalities. Municipalities...

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Europe, we have a problem! : local economic winners and losers of border closures

Kapanadze, Ketevani; Pytliková, Mariola - 2026

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Challenges to the integration of the Western Balkans into European Union supply chains'

Barata da Rocha, Madalena; Poitiers, Niclas; … - 2026

Western Balkan economic integration with the European Union has advanced significantly over the past two decades, driven by trade liberalisation and significant EU foreign direct investment in the region. Yet integration remains incomplete. Though tariffs have been eliminated, firms in the...

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Europe, we have a problem! : local economic winners and losers of border closures

Kapanadze, Ketevani; Pytliková, Mariola - 2026

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Europe, we have a problem! : local economic winners and losers of border closures

Kapanadze, Ketevani; Pytliková, Mariola - 2026

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Economic polarization in the European Union : development models in the race for the best location

Dominy, Jonas; Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius; … - 2025

This paper analyzes developmental trajectories in the EU. In doing so, it diagnoses economic polarization on two different levels: for one, we observe a divergence of average incomes across EU countries as a persistent empirical feature associated with European integration. For another, European...

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Economic polarization in the European Union : development models in the race for the best location

Dominy, Jonas; Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius; … - 2025

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Regionalism in broader Eurasia : the dynamics and typology of regional cooperation and integration

Apostolov, Mario - 2026

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The future of European integration : challenges and opportunities

2026

1. What Future for the EU? The contours of a new narrative for European Integration -- 2. The recent rise of populism and European integration -- 3. The Economic Dynamics of European Union Enlargements: A Call to Arms -- 4. Enlargement – How To Do It Without Undermining the EU's Internal...

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The European Council in 2023 : overview of dynamics, discussions and decisions

2025

Ukraine, migration, and the economy were uppermost on the agenda of the European Council in 2023 as EU leaders sought to maximise support for the victim of Russia's military aggression, cope with a rising number of refugees and asylum seekers and halt the EU's declining global competitiveness....

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The role played by the European Investment Bank in Spain

Clifton, Judith; Díaz Fuentes, Daniel; Gómez, Ana Lara - 2026

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Orientarea europeană a Republicii Moldova : demersuri de sprijinire din partea României

Brie, Mircea; Costea, Ana-Maria; Toderaş, Nicolae - 2025

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Policy dynamics in the European Union

Thomann, Eva; Weaver, Robert Kent; Zgaga, Tiziano - 2026

In multilevel governance systems, member states work together to address cross-border problems, yet people lack clear understanding of how/why their policies differ or converge. Existing research offers many explanations but often treats them separately or overstates the EU's independent...

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Agenda europeană a Ucrainei : impactul integrării Ucrainei asupra funcționării politicilor și structurii instituționale a UE

Popescu, Dorin; Gherman, Marin; Pantelimon, Răzvan Victor - 2025

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Eine europäische Arbeitslosenversicherung? : ein Beitrag zum sozialpolitischen Kompetenzgefüge der Europäischen Union

Mülder, Marje - 2026

Zur Stabilisierung der europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion wird die Einführung einer europäischen Arbeitslosenversicherung diskutiert. Eines der vorgeschlagenen Modelle sieht vor, eine Art Kernversicherung auf europäischer Ebene für einen bestimmten Zeitraum einen bestimmten...

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Ukraine: European democracy's affordable arsenal

Kirkegaard, Jacob Funk - 2025

European NATO members must raise defence spending by enough to deter through strength an irredentist Russia. This must be done possibly without the United States and when ageing populations demand higher social spending. Raising defence spending to sufficient levels could result in a doubling of...

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The clash of the policies : the joint effect of EU Cohesion Policy and Common Agricultural Policy on the public support for European integration

Radojičić, Nikola - 2025

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Divergent attitudes of Eurosceptic parties towards intergovernmental and supranational EU institutions

Gad, Nikolai; Conceição, Eugénia da; Csehi, Robert - 2025

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The return of the repressed : the colonial history of the EU's geopolitical turn

Hansen, Peo - 2025

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Central Europe : the very idea : riding the wave of the Age of Uncertainty

Solioz, Christophe - 2025

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The impact of European integration on the labour market in Albania : challenges, opportunities and perspectives

Spahija, Suela; Xhaferri, Shqipe - 2025

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Income convergence clubs in the Eurozone : a tale beyond the core/periphery divide

García-Solanes, José; Beyaert, Arielle; Lopez-Gomez, Laura - 2025

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Western Balkan's attitudes regarding the EU integration

Qorraj, Gazmend; Kacani, Jolta; Kopani, Sajmira; Jahic, … - 2025

Western Balkan countries aim to intensify their path toward the European Union as an opportunity to ensure peace, economic growth, and institutional sustainability. Apart from the regional challenges, the EU integration process of the WB is affected by different geopolitical challenges, such as...

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Barriers and initiatives to access international market for European cross-border regions

Karagkouni, Aristi; Dimitriou, Dimitrios - 2025

This paper explores the role of export-oriented firms in shaping regional economic development, with a focus on their operational footprint, strategic orientation, and interaction with institutional and infrastructural environments. Set within the broader context of regional competitiveness and...

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Echoes of place : mapping Europe's cultural mosaic : a theoretical framework for understanding regional characterization

Brandtjen, Roland - 2025

This study proposes a comprehensive theoretical framework for regional identity formation across 95 European regions integrating Social Identity Theory, constructivist approaches, and nested identity theory. Using virtual snowball sampling from 2019 to 2024, participants selected their region's...

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Gibraltar: the new EU territory? : analysing the historic 2025 agreement

Brandtjen, Roland - 2025

This paper analyses the transformative 2025 political agreement redefining Gibraltar's relationship with the European Union (EU) in the post-Brexit era. Historically a British Overseas Territory with strategic significance, Gibraltar has long occupied a unique legal and geopolitical position....

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Paying for euroscepticism

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Dijkstra, Lewis; Dorati, Chiara - 2025

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Paying for euroscepticism

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Dijkstra, Lewis; Dorati, Chiara - 2025

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2024 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2024.

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

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Are Jean Monnet designated institutions unique? : study mapping institutions in EU Member States pursuing an aim of European interest and European integration : final report

2025

Jean Monnet Designated institutions (JMDIs) are seven institutions designated in Article 8(c) of the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ Regulation1 as institutions pursuing an aim of European interest. They are the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, including its School of Transnational...

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Are Jean Monnet designated institutions unique? : study mapping institutions in EU Member States pursuing an aim of European interest and European integration : final report

2025

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

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The EU in 2024 : general report on the activities of the European Union

2025

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EU law and economics

Steinbach, Armin - 2025

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EU law and economics

Steinbach, Armin - 2025

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Economic development and policies : realities and prospects European integration, convergence and cohesion : collection of articles presented at the Jubilee International Conference 2024 dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences November 25th, 2024

2025

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Explaining preferences for EU integration : theory and empirical evidence

Mauerer, Ingrid; Puy, M. Socorro; Urzay-Gómez, Sergi - 2025

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Social concertation in times of austerity : European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland

Afonso, Alexandre - 2025 - First edition.

List of Tables and Figures, List of Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, 1 The Strange Survival of Social Concertation in Times of Austerity, 2 Social Concertation as a Political Strategy, 3 European Integration, Domestic Politics and Social Concertation, 4 Methods and Cases, 5 The Context of Social...

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Social concertation in times of austerity : European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland

Afonso, Alexandre - 2013

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Social Concertation in Times of Austerity : European Integration and the Politics of Labour Market Reforms in Austria and Switzerland

Afonso, Alexandre - 2010

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The benefits of the EU single market : evidence from the gravity model

Rybacki, Jakub; Sułkowski, Dawid - 2025

Empirical economic studies based on gravity models have generally portrayed European integration in a highly positive light. However, the success of Eurosceptic parties in the German regional elections and the Dutch legislative elections highlights growing resistance to further integration. This...

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