Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul holds a degree in political science and public administration from the University of Liège and an MPhil and a DPhil in European politics and society from Oxford University. Research areas: institutions, democracy, civil society, education and culture.
Financial manager and public events coordinator. Ute holds a Franco-German degree in town-planning. She occasionally takes part in Notre Europe's research.
Renaud Dehousse is a Jean Monnet professor at the Paris Political Studies Institute ("Sciences Po"), where he runs the European Center. Activities: Academic sector and research.
Former Principal adminstrator in the European Commission, Jean-Pierre Bobichon joined Notre Europe as advisor. Research areas: Liaison with civil society
Special Adviser to the Chairman of ADETEF, former Member of the cabinet of the president of the EU Committee of the Regions (2006-2008). A graduate in political science (1979), former student of ENA (1989). Research areas: employment policy; rural development and agriculture; EU enlargement; regional development.
Vice-President de Notre Europe. Executive Director of IFRI from 2002 to 2005, Pierre Lepetit directed the agricultural policy programme and the climate change programme at the Centre français sur les États-unis. Areas of research: Regulation of markets, competition, and international trade.
Sami Andoura completed his degree in Law at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (France) in 2003. In 2004 he specialised in a LLM (DESS) in European Business Law at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and in a LLM (DEA) in International Economic Law at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Areas of research: European Energy Policy (internal and external) and with the external relations of the European Union.
Timo holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC and a BA in Political Science from the University of London. Areas of research: World Governance, comparative regional integration.
Nadège holds a degree from the Institut d'Études Politiques in Lyon (economics and finance) and an M.A. in political science from the Institut d'Études Politiques in Strasbourg. Research areas: Common Agricultural Policy. In charge of: CAP beyond 2013 project and the European Estates General.
Research Fellow at Notre Europe, Elvire Fabry holds a PhD in political science from the IEP (Sciences-Po) Paris, and Master's degrees in philosophy and international relations from the University of Paris I. She specialises in European institutional questions, including political integration (democracy, civil society, citizenship), perceptions of globalisation, and issues relating to climate change regulation.
Areas of research: TGAE (Think Global Act European) for Spanish, Belgium and Hungarian presidencies of the EU ».
Sofia Fernandes is currently working on her PhD dissertation in Economics at the Higher Institute of Economics and Management (Lisbon), she joined Notre Europe, as a Research Fellow, dealing with economic and social affairs in Junuary 2010. Research areas: economic and social affairs, Lisbon Strategy.
Aziliz Gouez is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies ('Sciences-Po') and of the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris). Research areas: European identity, enlargement, anthropology of the Western Balkans.
Eulalia holds a degree in Law from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) and a degree in Political Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and she obtained a PhD degree in Political Science from the European University Institute in March 2007. Research areas: economic and social affairs, Lisbon Strategy.
Communication's Officer. Holder of a degree in history and political science from the University of Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne) and from the EFAP (Ecole Française des Attachés de Presse et des Professionnels de la Communication.
PA and research assistant. Tamara Buschek graduated from Graz University (Austria) in 2003 with a Masters in Law (magistra juris) after finishing her studies in European and international law.
With the establishment of the permanent European Council presidency and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the role of rotating presidencies has changed. This will have an impact on the role of the Trio Presidency in future. Does the rotating presidency still matter?
In this new edition of Think Global – Act European (TGAE), launched by Notre Europe, 14 Europeans think tanks answer that question by scrutinizing the 18-month agenda of the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Trio Presidency. For each specific issue (structural reform, economic governance, energy, climate change, migration, internal security, global governance, foreign policy defence, enlargement, neighbourhood, EU institutions, European political space and budget) they analyse the global context, existing challenges and put forward concrete proposals concerning key initiatives that can be taken by the Trio Presidency during this period.
In the sensitive context of the Lisbon Treaty implementation and complex management of the economic crisis, specific attention is given to the decisive coordination role that can be played by the Trio Presidency in defining more efficient – more integrated – European strategies.
With the establishment of the permanent European Council presidency and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the role of rotating presidencies has changed. This will have an impact on the role of the Trio Presidency in future. Does the rotating presidency still matter?
In this new edition of Think Global – Act European (TGAE), launched by Notre Europe, 14 Europeans think tanks answer that question by scrutinizing the 18-month agenda of the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Trio Presidency. For each specific issue (structural reform, economic governance, energy, climate change, migration, internal security, global governance, foreign policy defence, enlargement, neighbourhood, EU institutions, European political space and budget) they analyse the global context, existing challenges and put forward concrete proposals concerning key initiatives that can be taken by the Trio Presidency during this period.
In the sensitive context of the Lisbon Treaty implementation and complex management of the economic crisis, specific attention is given to the decisive coordination role that can be played by the Trio Presidency in defining more efficient – more integrated – European strategies.
This paper was published as a chapter in ‘unlocking a low-carbon Europe: perspectives on EU budget reform’, published by Green Alliance in February 2010 and available to download from Green Alliance Website.