Notre Europe publishes its report "Reshaping EU-US Relations:A Concept Paper" Presentation on 16 March at the European Parliament at the invitation of Jerzy Buzek In the context of its research project "Europe and World Governance", Notre Europe* is publishing a report entitled "Reshaping EU-US Relations:A Concept Paper". The document is the product of a high-level working group established by Notre Europe, comprising former European ministers and heads of government: Romano Prodi, Guy Verhofstadt (co-chairpersons), Jerzy Buzek, Etienne Davignon, Jacques Delors, Joschka Fischer, Paavo Lipponen and Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa. The report was edited by Nicole Gnesotto as rapporteur, and coordinated by Sami Andoura, Timo Behr and Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul of Notre Europe.

Several years ago the then President of the European Commission Romano Prodi suggested, perhaps rather rashly, that the European model of regional integration was an export item. Certainly, given that political integration and the concomitant institutional creations in the EU are the most advanced in any regionalisation process, there is a tendency to see the EU as a reference point. In the case of projects, say for an Asian Monetary Unit, this makes sense, for given the total lack of any other example, the euro imposes itself by default. Notre Europe's Comparative Regional Integration project.