EU Energy Platform: Facilitating joint purchases of gas
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU took immediate action to address rising energy prices and secure energy supply for its Member States.
Briefings
Proposal for a directive on the violation of Union restrictive measures [EU Legislation in Progress]
European Union (EU) restrictive measures (or sanctions) are imposed under the framework of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP), in order to promote the EU’s objectives on the international stage, which include safeguarding the EU’s values, fundamental interests and security; preserving peace and strengthening international security; and consolidating and supporting democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law.
Revision of the EU legislation on design protection [EU Legislation in Progress]
Industrial design – the act of shaping a product’s form and features in advance of producing it – is what gives products their visual appeal and influences consumers in choosing one product over another.
Erdoğan’s third term in Türkiye [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on the implications of Erdoğan’s victory.
Stepping up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance: The ‘One Health’ approach
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as the ability of a microorganism (for instance, a bacterium, a virus, a fungus, a protozoon) to survive in the presence of a medicine designed to inhibit or kill it.
Protection of workers from asbestos at work [EU Legislation in Progress]
Asbestos is a highly dangerous, cancer-causing substance that is still present in many buildings in the European Union and is responsible for many avoidable deaths.
Reinforcing the European defence industry
The European defence industry comprises a number of large multinational companies, mid-caps and over 2 000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
NATO’s July summit in Vilnius [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on the NATO summit and related issues.
China-US global rivalry and the EU [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note offers links to recent reports and commentaries from some major international think tanks and research institutes on the global rivalry of the three regional powers. It focuses on politics, the economy and technology.
EU pact on migration and asylum: State of play
According to the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), the EU ‘shall ensure the absence of internal border controls for persons’ and shall ‘frame a common policy on asylum, immigration and external border control, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third-country nationals’ (Article 67(2) TFEU).