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| Updated 04/10/2011
The Contribution of 16 European think tanks to the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Trio Presidency of the European Union. The entire version is published in English and extracts in French are available.
The Contribution of 16 European think tanks to the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Trio Presidency of the European Union
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The report and the report article by article
The twelve key recommendations
The Presentation of the Report, 15 June 2011, Brussels
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The synthesis of the Presentation
The programme
PRESENTATION
With the establishment of the permanent European Council presidency and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Lisbon Treaty modified the role of the rotating presidencies. All of the formations of the Council – including the General Affairs Council, most Council preparatory bodies, and even the powerful Committee of Permanent Representatives are chaired by the rotating presidencies. The only exceptions to this rule are the European Council and the Foreign Affairs Council (and its corresponding preparatory committees). The former is chaired by its permanent President, for two and a half years, and the latter is chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Treaty also asks three consecutive presidencies to cooperate in the form of a Trio, based on a common 18-month programme.
Meanwhile, the analytical work of European think tanks is increasingly seen as an essential contribution to the definition of the EU agenda. The strength of these organisations lies in their capacity to develop synergies and mutual intellectual stimulation. This is why Notre Europe has assembled a group of think tanks, whose aim is to review the forthcoming 18-month agenda of each new Trio Presidency. For each specific issue (structural reform, economic governance, energy, climate change, migration, internal security...), experts analyse both the global context and existing challenges. They then take into account the new institutional structure and put forward concrete proposals.
Every 18 months, Notre Europe collects its expert analyses and produces a new edition of the Think Global Act European report.
Trio Presidency Calendar
THINK GLOBAL - ACT EUROPEAN I
TGAE I: The Contribution of 13 European think tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish Trio Presidency of the European Union (July, 2008 – December, 2009).
Directed by Elvire Fabry and Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul (Fondation pour l’innovation politique, Notre Europe, May 2008).
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Think Global – Act European II
TGAE II: The Contribution of 14 European think tanks to the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Trio Presidency of the European Union (January, 2010 – June, 2011).
Directed by
Elvire Fabry and Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul (
Notre Europe, March, 2010).
The TGAE II report is available in English.
Some extracts (preface, introduction, and the 15 key recommendations) are available in French.
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Policy Briefs (French versions) taken from the articles written by the Notre Europe staff and published in the TGAE II report
Europe 2020 : l'urgence d'impliquer les porteurs de stratégie, by Elvire Fabry and Sofia Fernandes, June 2010.
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CAP budget negotiations: Make or break for the European Union, by Nadège Chambon, September 2010.
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Des réformes institutionnelles à la politisation - Ou comment l'Union européenne du Traité de Lisbonne peut intéresser ses citoyens, by Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul and Göran Van Sydow, November 2010.
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Country studies
How does the European policy of the various member states change?
By answering this question we can better understand the current dynamics of European integration, since states are an essential actor in this process. Notre Europe publishes research on member states which throws light on today's Europe. In particular it proposes country studies to accompany the six-monthly rhythm of rotating EU presidencies. These are especially interesting moments for analysis, to the extent that they encourage the government assuming the presidency to clarify its priorities in European policy and to raise its citizens' awareness of European integration.
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