The EU’s international challenges [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on the EU’s global challenges.
Briefings
Protecting whistle-blowers in the EU
In recent years, a number of major whistle-blowing cases have been brought to public attention.
Russia’s war on Ukraine [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia and the Western Balkans: Geopolitical confrontation, economic influence and political interference
The Western Balkans, a term used to refer to six countries in south-eastern Europe that are covered by EU enlargement policy (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia) have emerged as a frontline in Russia’s geopolitical confrontation with the West.
Russia’s war on Ukraine: Forcibly displaced Ukrainian children
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine started more than one year ago and has disproportionately affected and harmed vulnerable categories of Ukraine’s population, including women and children.
Improving the design of the EU electricity market [EU Legislation in Progress]
Energy prices have been rising since mid-2021, initially in the context of the post-Covid economic recovery.
European Peace Facility: State of play as of 31 March 2023
The European Peace Facility (EPF), an off-budget instrument made up of yearly contributions from Member States in proportion to their gross national income, initially had a financial ceiling of €5.7 billion (in 2021 prices, or €5 billion in 2018 prices) for 2021-2027. The EPF was set up by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021 and entered into force on the same day.
Revision of EU air quality legislation: Setting a zero pollution objective for air [EU Legislation in Progress]
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in the EU, causing chronic disease and premature mortality.
EU rules for renewable hydrogen: Delegated regulations on a methodology for renewable fuels of non-biological origin
Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in a climate-neutral economy, acting as a feedstock, fuel or energy carrier.
Women’s rights in Afghanistan: An ongoing battle
This briefing analyses the current situation of women’s rights in Afghanistan, taking a long view. Women’s rights have been an intense battleground between different actors for over a century, with periods of promising reforms followed by resistance and often reversals of progress.