Analysis of the European Union budget review 2008-2009 The budget of the European Union is an important tool of the European Union and its institutions to implement its policies. It has often been criticised for various reasons. Popular complaints and criticisms include: The budget is not transparent; The budget is not democratically controlled; The budget […]
Preservation and management of natural resources
Mainstreaming Conflict Prevention Report – A Study of EU Action in ACP Countries
The EU introduced the approach of ‘mainstreaming’ conflict prevention into all elements of its programming and policy-making in 2001. Mainstreaming conflict prevention means that conflict prevention should be systematically incorporated into all areas of EU policy and engagement in third countries. This implies conflict-sensitivity in all areas of programming. QCEA studied the impact that this […]
Briefing paper: the EU and international trade
How is EU Trade Policy Decided? External trade has been an exclusive EU competence since 1958. As the Union’s common customs area has been harmonised and the measures to create a common market (internal to the EU) have been completed, their impact upon third countries has become increasingly apparent. The regulation of products through health […]