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Written by Marcin Grajewski,
The run-up to the European Parliament elections on 23-26 May has intensified debate about the state of the European Union, the challenges it faces and the reforms needed, both to strengthen its resilience and to enhance its international role. Many analysts focus on the rise of anti-establishment movements and a perceived divide between the east and west of the Union regarding adherence to EU values and the rule of law. Some others discuss whether the EU should have more competence in areas such as defence, international relations, migration and taxation.
This note offers links to reports and commentaries from some major international think-tanks and research institutes on the state of the Union, proposed reforms and other issues being discussed ahead of the European elections.
Studies and commentaries on Brexit can be found in a previous item in the series. Papers on economic challenges faced by the EU and the euro area are available in still another. Some further analyses on the European elections can be found in a ‘What think tanks are thinking’ published in January.
The state of Europe
Friends of Europe, March 2019
The EU Global Strategy 2020
Egmont, March 2019
The changing global order and its implications for the EU
Finnish Institute of International Affairs, March 2019
L’Union européenne, grande absente des journaux télévisés
Fondation Jean Jaurès, March 2019
Germany’s options for European policy reform: Instruments for progressive EU economic and social policy
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, March 2019
No end in sight for the EU’s democracy and rule of law crisis
German Marshall Fund, March 2019
Hungary’s systematic threat to the EU core values
Clingendael, March 2019
Is Europe doing enough to protect its democracy?
Carnegie Europe, March 2019
La triste dérive de la France et de l’Allemagne
Institute Montaigne, March 2019
What comes after the last chance Commission? Policy priorities for 2019-2024
Centre for European Policy Studies, February 2019
Élections européennes 2019: Les grands débats
Institut français des relations internationales, January 2019
The 2019 European election: How anti-Europeans plan to wreck Europe and what can be done to stop it
European Council on Foreign Relations, February 2019
Shaking up the 2019 European election: Macron, Salvini, Orbán, and the fate of the European party system
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, February 2019
The European Council’s strategic agenda
Clingendael, February 2019
Joining forces: The way towards the European Defence Union
European Political Strategy Centre, February 2019
The European Court of Justice: Do all roads lead to Luxembourg?
Centre for European Policy Studies, February 2019
Shaping power: A strategic imperative for Europe
European Policy Centre, February 2019
Sleeping with the enemy: The dangers for Europe of accommodating nationalists
European Council on Foreign Relations, February 2019
Consultations citoyennes: Transformer l’essai
Confrontations Europe, February 2019
Italy in the EU: Shared priorities, provocative politics
European Council on Foreign Relations, February 2019
Austria’s toughest EU presidency
European Council on Foreign Relations, February 2019
Europa: Brauchen wir das noch oder kann das weg? Wie schauen junge Deutsche vor der Europawahl 2019 auf Europa und die EU?
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, January 2019
The resurgence of bilateral diplomacy in Europe
Egmont, January 2019
Is the EU a Union of values?
Clingendael, January 2019
A European Security Council: Added value for EU Foreign and Security Policy?
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, January 2019
What political role for the EU’s fundamental rights agency?
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, January 2019
The Treaty of Aachen: New impetus for Franco-German defense cooperation?
Institut français des relations internationales, January 2019
Vers une intégration des économies française et allemande? Les ambitions du traité franco-allemand d’Aix-la-Chapelle
Institut français des relations internationales, January 2019
Non-euro countries in the EU after Brexit
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, January 2019
Euros for oil: A first step, but towards what?
European Policy Centre, January 2019
The German-French Treaty: Sign of strength or of weakness?
LUISS School of European Political Economy, January 2019
Voting methods and issues at stake in the European elections of May 2019
Fondation Robert Schuman, Centre Kantar, December 2018
Taking stock on future of the EU according to Macron: Perspective from the V4
EUROPEUM, February 2019
An EU New Year’s resolution: Keep boosting the Single Market
European Policy Centre, December 2018
When populism meets nationalism: Reflections on parties in power
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, December 2018
EU agencies after 25 years
Clingendael, December 2018
Reconnecting European political parties with European Union citizens
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, December, 2018
Safeguarding democracy in the European Union: A study on a European responsibility
Heinrich Böll Stiftung, December 2018
Europe in disarray
Council on Foreign Relations, December 2018
Populism in Central Europe 2018
Austrian Society for European Politics, December 2018
The future of EU science diplomacy: Conceptual and strategic reflections
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, December 2018
Security and defence policy: An agenda for 2019-2024
Wilfried Martens Centre, November 2018
Direct democracy in the EU: The myth of a citizens’ union
Centre for European Policy Studies, November 2019
Getting Europe’s direct democracy right
Carnegie Europe, November 2018
The European citizens’ consultations: Evaluation report
European Policy Centre, November 2018
Millennial dialogue on Europe: Shaping the new EU agenda
Foundation for European Progressive Studies, November 2018
Was 2018 der Demokratie in der EU gebracht hat : Und worauf es jetzt ankommt
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, November 2018
Shadows over the European elections: Three scenarios for EU-sceptical parties after the 2019 elections
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, November 2018
Angela Merkel’s gradual retreat: What does it mean for Europe?
European Policy Centre, November 2018
Reconciling core state power integration with market regulation? The potential of the Macron-Rutte alliance
Center for European Neighborhood Studies, November 2018
EU scenarios for 2027
Real Instituto Elcano, October 2018
The power of the past: How nostalgia shapes European public opinion
Bertelsmann Stiftung, October 2018
Strengthening cohesion in the EU: How can structural reforms contribute?
European Policy Centre, October 2018
The four ‘classical federalisms’
Wilfried Martens Centre, October 2018
Attentes et ressentis, l’état des opinions publiques avant les élections européennes
Notre Europe, October 2018
The Nordic-Baltic region in the EU: A loose club of friends
Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, October 2018
Spitzenkandidaten and shifting electorates: towards the 2019 EP elections
Institute for Development and International Relations, September 2018
State of the Union 2018: Our destiny in our hands
European Political Strategy Centre, September 2018
One size does not fit all: European integration by differentiation
Bruegel, September 2018
Read this briefing on ‘State of the Union: Spring 2019‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
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