Choosing Europe's Future: The ESPAS global trends report 2024
In a year when the European Union enters a new institutional cycle, it is timely to look ahead to the strategic choices our political leaders may be asked to make in the next five years. These choices...
18 Okt 20249min
Confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate
Ahead of the autumn 2024 Commissioners-designate hearings, Parliament has adapted the rules for the process, which will apply for the members of the second von der Leyen College. Since the 2004 invest...
4 Okt 20245min
European Parliament's scrutiny of the European Council: The use of Parliament resolutions
The need for accountability and increased scrutiny of the European Council has been a constant theme in the European Parliament's resolutions throughout the 2019-2024 legislative term. The increased n...
4 Okt 20246min
The EU's role in promoting health and well-being for all - SDG 3
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing crises, progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 3 ('ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages') is off trac...
13 Sep 20248min
Financing the European defence industry
Although the European defence industry is generally competitive, more than a decade of underinvestment has kept it from reaching its full potential. The significant under-investment in European defenc...
13 Sep 20248min
Rules on 'revolving doors' in the EU
How does the EU regulate the post term activities of members of the EU institutions, as for example, Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament, as opposed to staff members? The European Omb...
10 Juli 20247min
How is the European Parliament's President elected?
How does the EU regulate the post term activities of members of the EU institutions, as for example, Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament, as opposed to staff members? The European Omb...
10 Juli 20244min
New European Parliament: First key tasks
With the European Elections now behind us, the process to kick-start the formation of the new European Parliament has begun. And a lot needs to happen between now and the official start of the new leg...
20 Juni 20244min
