Category Archives: Briefing Papers
Briefing paper: Horizon 2020 – reflecting on changes proposed for the new EU research agenda
A new QCEA briefing paper addresses the questions which arise from the proposals for the EU research programme for the security agenda, ethics and participation of third countries. What is important for QCEA in examining these proposals in details is the question of how the funding is to be used, … More…
Briefing paper: EU security research and peacebuilding – a case of institutional and political disconnect
QCEA has done work on the European Security Research Programme for several years; this was focused initially on making the programme better known in order to demonstrate the involvement of the defence industry in the programme. This briefing paper brings this strand of our work together with research we have … More…
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Tagged Democratic governance, European Commission (EC), European Union (EU), Militarisation, Peace
Briefing Paper: the EU Crisis Management Missions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
This briefing paper looks at two European Union Crisis Management missions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the EU-BAM Rafah border mission and the European Union Police Co-ordinating Office Palestinian Territories mission, particularly in the context of the Common Defence and Security Policy. Read “The EU Crisis Management Missions in the … More…
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Tagged Common Defence and Security Policy, EU Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM) Rafah, European External Action Service (EEAS), Israel-Palestine, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Middle East, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Treaty of Amsterdam, Treaty of Lisbon, Treaty of Maastricht, Treaty of Nice
Briefing paper: the green agenda in the EU budget
This briefing paper continues the work done by QCEA on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. The Paper examines the latest proposals from the European Commission for the next EU budget and the potential effects of this on climate change, environmental and resource sustainability, biodiversity and other issues on the … More…
Briefing paper: EU trade with Israeli settlements
This briefing paper discusses EU trade with Israeli settlements, looking at how this trade reinforces illegal settlements in the West Bank and the effect that this has on the Palestinian population. It contrasts the trade between the EU and settlements with the EU’s own position on the illegality of settlements, … More…
Briefing paper: EU external action – the agenda as reflected in spending priorities
As part of our ongoing work on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2014 to 2020, today QCEA has published a new briefing paper examining the proposals for external action financing after 2013. The paper looks at key changes proposed and examines critically the prospects for external action financing to direct … More…
Briefing paper: the EU’s response to the threat of terrorism (update)
In 2005 QCEA published twelve briefing papers outlining and evaluating EU responses to terrorism, and in its 2007 report “Effective Counter-Terrorism: A Critical Assessment of European Union Responses” QCEA set out a series of recommendations to policy makers. Since then, there has been a dizzying array of counter-terrorism related policy … More…
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Tagged Complicity in the use of torture, Counter-terrorism, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), European Union (EU), Extra-ordinary rendition, Passenger Name Records, Secret detention, Stockholm Programme, Terrorism, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, Treaty of Lisbon
Briefing paper: poverty, inequality and climate change
This briefing paper was created to create a discussion on the need for policy coherence between climate change, energy, external action (including conflict prevention), trade, economic policy, and international development as these all relate directly to a sustainable future for those within Europe and those in other areas. The paper … More…
Briefing paper: EU security research and peacebuilding
The Security Research theme of the 7th Framework Programme is funded at a level of 1.4 billion euros out of a total research budget of 50.5 billion euros. Horizon 2020 is set to be much bigger; the figure proposed by the European Commission is 80 billion euros. Even if the … More…
Briefing paper: the role of the EU in the Israel/Palestine conflict in context
This briefing paper assesses the role of the European Union in the potential resolution of the conflict, and seeks to evaluate how this role can be strengthened. Firstly, the paper sets out the official positions of the EU on the conflict, and then gives examples of recent regional and global … More…
