This briefing paper by Chris Venables introduces the problem of the militarisation of the European Union and outlines recommendations of what individuals, NGOs, and policy makers can do to build the strength of the EU as a peace project rather than attempting to transform it into a defence institution. Click here to read the briefing …
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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. In 2011, QCEA updated these with a set of three briefing papers which included an evaluation, legal and …
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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 Occupied Palestinian Territories (v1)” (PDF …
The EEAS: First Year Score Card – Room for Improvement; Election of the new Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe; Daylight Madness: The UK’s Lacklustre Green Transformation; Council of Europe: Structure, History and Issues in European Politics Click here to dowload (PDF – 746 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Februar 2012 Der Europäische …
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 resources at peacebuilding and conflict …
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APRODEV, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Front Line, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and the Quaker Council for European affairs call for the EU to condemn the Israeli anti-boycott law. Read “Anti-boycott law violates human rights and further undermines Israeli democracy: EU must unequivocally condemn the law” in English(PDF – …
The ILUC Factor: the Bane of the Biofuels Boom; Conflict Prevention: At the Heart of EU External Action?; The European Dash for Shale Gas Click here to download (PDF – 1.3 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Mai 2011 Der ILUC-Faktor: Der Fluch des Biokraftstoff-Booms Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 236 Kb)
Gaza – the largest prison on earth?; Energy Efficiency: Time for the EU to put its money where its mouth is; An open letter to the European External Action Service Click here to download (PDF – 643 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Dezember 2010 / Januar 2011 Ein offener Brief an den Europäischen Auswärtigen Dienst Klicken …
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Photovoltaics – Now is the Time to Act; The Muscular Dove – EU Conflict Prevention in Practice; Water – the Stuff of Life or the Source of Conflict?; QCEA’s 30th Birthday Celebrations Click here to download (PDF – 359 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – November 2009 Photovoltaik – es ist Zeit zu handeln; Die muskulöse Taube …
Double Trouble with Climate Change; Will the European External Action Service Deliver?; May Peace Prevail on Earth; Changes afoot in the EU’s counterterrorism strategy? Click here to download (PDF – 282 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Oktober 2009 Doppelte Sorgen; Kommt der Europäische Außenpolitische Dienst zustande? Am anderen Ende der unruhigen Welle; Möge der Friede in …
