Increasingly illiberal and populist politics in Europe: (How) does it matter for European foreign policy cooperation?

view the talk now online via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087-SWgPnhk Guest talk at the University of Vienna in the framework of the INEX research group 2 June 2021, onlineModeration: Ivan Josipovic (IPW | University of Vienna) Abstract: European Union foreign policy has always been dependent on EU member states ́ support. More profoundly, the Common Foreign and Security

Member States in EU foreign and security policy

* * * now online * * * LEGOF policy brief * * * This policy brief reviews the effects of the institutional adjustments in EU foreign policy as instigated by the Lisbon Treaty. It scrutinises the implications of these reforms for the distribution of power between member states and EU actors involved. Our analysis

The EU’s Political and Security Committee: Still in the shadows but no longer governing?

LSE EUROPP Blogpost in European Politics and Policy Series to synthesize the results of the joint research with Nick Wright about the changing interaction of EU member states in EU foreign and security policy

The Future of Diplomacy in Europe – HJD podcast

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Podcast: Episode 9: Heidi Maurer and Sophie Vériter on the Future of Diplomacy in Europe In this episdoe, Sophie (Leiden University) and I talked about our recent contributions to the special issue “Diplomacy and COVID-19” in the Hague Journal of Diplomacy. We explain why you should read our articles, we synthesize

Interview with Agencia EFE: Spain’s International News Agency

I talked to Viviana García, Deputy Bureau Chief of Agencia EFE – Spain’s International News Agency about the EU-UK disagreement about the diplomatic recognition of the EU ambassador in London: https://www.clarin.com/agencias/efe-embajador-ue-nueva-friccion-londres-bruselas_0_P5XTRr8cw.html

UK refuses to grant diplomatic status to the EU ambassador in London, causing a row. Why does it matter?

more details on BBC or The Guardian The decision to not grant diplomatic status to the EU ambassador is a political one. Legally there is no automatic need to do so, but at the same time it is legally no problem for the EU and UK to agree on such a status. If both parties