Research > EU, politics and institutions

  • InvigoratEU: Invigorating Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy for a Resilient Europe

    “How can the EU invigorate its enlargement and neighbourhood policy to enhance Europe’s resilience?"
    This project aims to investigate how to reform the EU’s enlargement strategy in a new...

    Start/End: 2024 - 2026
  • GEM-DIAMOND

    This project (2022-2026), coordinated by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), will assess the EU’s capacity to act given the challenges facing...

    Start/End: 2022 - 2026
  • REWEU: (Re)uniting the East and West: Reflections on the 2004 EU enlargement

    The project (Re)uniting the East and West: Reflections on the 2004 EU enlargement (REWEU) is focused on the commemoration of the 2004 “big bang” EU enlargement at the occasion of its 20th...

    Start/End: 2024 - 2026
  • More diverse than united? A comparative analysis of the EU elections 2024

    In June 2024, EU citizens will head to the polls for the 10th time to elect their representatives in the European Parliament. How are political parties addressing today’s complex challenges in...

    Start/End: 2024 - 2024
  • REGROUP: Rebuilding governance and resilience out of the pandemic

    The REGROUP project aims to: 1) provide the European Union with a body of actionable advice on how to rebuild postpandemic governance and public policies in an effective and democratic way;...

    Start/End: 2022 - current
  • RECLAIM: Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Post-Factual Age

    RECLAIM addresses the challenge of post-truth politics for the future of liberal democracy in Europe. The project focuses on the concept of liberal democracy in the 21st century with the stated...

    Start/End: 2022 - current
  • Italian-German Strategic Dialogue

    The Italian-German Strategic Dialogue (IGSD) is the continuation of the Italian-German Strategic Forum, organized by the IAI since 2016 on an almost annual basis. From the outset, the aim of the...

    Start/End: 2022 - current
  • Nexus25 - Shaping Multilateralism

    Nexus25 - Shaping Multilateralism is a project carried out by IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali) in partnership with The Center for Climate and Security in Washington DC, a part of the Council...

    Start/End: 2021 - current
  • The future of EU enlargement: Accelerating European integration in the Western Balkans

    The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has tested the EU’s cohesion and effectiveness not only with regard to its internal governance, but also with regard to its relationship with neighbouring...

    Start/End: 2021 - current
  • Van Wittel-Vanvitelli Roundtable

    In spite of differences, Italy and the Netherlands are both founding members of the European Union and share a common outlook in a number of policy areas that are crucial to the EU’s future. The...

    Start/End: 2019 - current